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. Hernández, Teoscar in signal, the comp in amber.

LAD · bats R · 411 PA

Ranked comps for Hernández, Teoscar

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 561 PA 0.77 Fly-ball rateWalk rateWhiff rate Ground-ball rate -1.2zBat speed +1.1zPull rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Crews, Dylan WSH · R · 362 PA 0.76 Whiff rateAvg exit velocitySweet-spot rate Oppo rate -1.5zSprint speed +0.7zFly-ball rate -0.6z Player Projection Swing lab
03 House, Brady WSH · R · 303 PA 0.74 Barrel ratePull rateOppo rate Fly-ball rate -1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.0zGround-ball rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Lowe, Josh LAA · L · 306 PA 0.67 Strikeout rateBat speedSprint speed Ground-ball rate -1.2zChase rate +1.1zHard-hit rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Stewart, Sal CIN · R · 624 PA 0.66 Chase rateMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Sprint speed -1.3zIsolated power +1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Cowser, Colton BAL · L · 352 PA 0.66 Fly-ball rateBarrel rateChase rate Oppo rate -1.6zWalk rate +1.4zPull rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 497 PA 0.65 Chase rateHard-hit rateOppo rate Bat speed +1.7zMax exit velocity +1.3zFly-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 587 PA 0.64 Avg exit velocityMax exit velocityIsolated power Pull rate +1.4zChase rate +1.2zIn-zone contact +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 McMahon, Ryan NYY · L · 326 PA 0.64 xwOBA on contactFly-ball rateBarrel rate Sprint speed -1.8zPull rate +1.6zSwing length -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Goldschmidt, Paul NYY · R · 363 PA 0.63 Oppo rateIn-zone contactPull rate Sprint speed -2.2zAvg exit velocity -1.0zWhiff rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Baty, Brett NYM · L · 430 PA 0.62 Avg exit velocityBarrel rateStrikeout rate Sprint speed -1.1zIn-zone contact +1.1zIsolated power -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 382 PA 0.60 In-zone contactIsolated powerGround-ball rate Walk rate +1.7zMax exit velocity +1.5zFly-ball rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab

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.