The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (288+ PA). Closer to the center star = more alike. xwOBA is deliberately excluded: this maps how hitters are built, not results twins.

strong match (0.55+) moderate (0.45 to 0.55) weaker (< 0.45) star size + line weight scale with similarity · rings mark 0.70 / 0.50 / 0.30 · hover a star for why, click for the fingerprint
Radial fingerprint · population percentiles

Two profile shapes drawn over the same axes: overlap is what makes them comps, gaps are where they part. Canzone, Dominic in signal, the comp in amber.

SEA · bats L · 439 PA

Ranked comps for Canzone, Dominic

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Basallo, Samuel BAL · L · 364 PA 0.76 Ground-ball rateWalk rateHard-hit rate Sprint speed -1.2zStrikeout rate +0.9zChase rate +0.8z
02 Burleson, Alec STL · L · 595 PA 0.74 Walk rateIn-zone contactFly-ball rate Max exit velocity -1.1zIsolated power -0.9zStrikeout rate -0.8z
03 Contreras, Willson BOS · R · 534 PA 0.73 Sweet-spot rateHard-hit rateIsolated power Ground-ball rate -1.1zSwing length +1.1zWalk rate +0.8z
04 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 539 PA 0.70 Pull rateWalk rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate -1.4zWhiff rate +1.1zStrikeout rate +0.8z
05 García Jr., Luis WSH · L · 493 PA 0.70 Sprint speedBat speedGround-ball rate In-zone contact +1.4zWalk rate -1.3zWhiff rate -1.2z
06 Caglianone, Jac KC · L · 501 PA 0.67 Sweet-spot rateGround-ball rateIn-zone contact Swing length +1.3zHard-hit rate +1.2zxwOBA on contact +1.0z
07 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 377 PA 0.67 Bat speedFly-ball rateWalk rate Chase rate -1.2zWhiff rate -1.1zIn-zone contact +1.1z
08 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 530 PA 0.67 Strikeout rateGround-ball rateSwing length Oppo rate +1.6zPull rate -1.6zIsolated power -0.9z
09 Marte, Ketel AZ · L · 533 PA 0.66 Walk rateSprint speedBat speed In-zone contact +1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1zPull rate +1.0z
10 Soderstrom, Tyler ATH · L · 466 PA 0.66 Isolated powerBat speedGround-ball rate Chase rate -1.5zWalk rate +1.1zxwOBA on contact -1.0z
11 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 367 PA 0.66 Ground-ball ratexwOBA on contactBarrel rate Strikeout rate +1.4zIsolated power -1.4zWhiff rate +1.1z
12 Walker, Christian HOU · R · 560 PA 0.64 Ground-ball rateFly-ball rateSwing length Oppo rate +1.6zxwOBA on contact -1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1z

Weighted RMS z-distance over 6 feature groups, standardized within the qualified population; similarity = exp(-alpha * d^2), one global fixed transform. xwOBA excluded by design: this matches profile shape, not outcome twins. Descriptive, not predictive.