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. Moniak, Mickey in signal, the comp in amber.

COL · bats L · 389 PA

Ranked comps for Moniak, Mickey

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 586 PA 0.61 In-zone contactHard-hit rateAvg exit velocity Oppo rate +1.7zFly-ball rate -1.6zWalk rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Adames, Willy SF · R · 517 PA 0.60 Whiff rateGround-ball rateStrikeout rate Chase rate -1.8zSweet-spot rate +1.5zIsolated power -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Buxton, Byron MIN · R · 418 PA 0.55 Ground-ball rateIn-zone contactBat speed Barrel rate +1.9zChase rate -1.4zxwOBA on contact +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Clemens, Kody MIN · L · 506 PA 0.54 Pull rateIsolated powerIn-zone contact Swing length -1.6zChase rate -1.6zOppo rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Neto, Zach LAA · R · 612 PA 0.51 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateBarrel rate Swing length -1.8zSweet-spot rate +1.4zBat speed -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Lewis, Royce MIN · R · 442 PA 0.48 Avg exit velocityBat speedGround-ball rate Isolated power -1.7zFly-ball rate -1.7zChase rate -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 579 PA 0.48 Pull rateGround-ball rateOppo rate Swing length -1.8zChase rate -1.5zWalk rate +1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 587 PA 0.47 In-zone contactAvg exit velocityBarrel rate Oppo rate +1.7zSweet-spot rate +1.6zIsolated power -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Lile, Daylen WSH · L · 598 PA 0.45 Ground-ball rateBarrel rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate +2.1zOppo rate +1.9zStrikeout rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Castro, Willi COL · L · 498 PA 0.44 Hard-hit rateStrikeout rateSprint speed Max exit velocity +1.8zIsolated power -1.6zSwing length -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Peña, Jeremy HOU · R · 382 PA 0.44 Hard-hit rateWalk rateIn-zone contact Fly-ball rate -2.6zGround-ball rate +1.9zOppo rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 557 PA 0.44 Pull rateSwing lengthStrikeout rate Chase rate -2.4zSprint speed -1.4zWalk rate +1.4z 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.