The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 258 qualified hitters (286+ 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. Lewis, Royce in signal, the comp in amber.

MIN · bats R · 438 PA

Ranked comps for Lewis, Royce

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Adames, Willy SF · R · 517 PA 0.75 Sprint speedOppo ratePull rate Max exit velocity -1.1zFly-ball rate +1.0zIsolated power +0.8z
02 Crews, Dylan WSH · R · 362 PA 0.71 Chase rateMax exit velocityxwOBA on contact Pull rate -1.6zGround-ball rate +1.2zSwing length -1.1z
03 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 557 PA 0.71 Max exit velocityOppo rateWhiff rate Isolated power +1.2zSprint speed -1.1zFly-ball rate +0.9z
04 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 557 PA 0.70 Walk rateWhiff rateChase rate Swing length -1.2zStrikeout rate +1.1zPull rate -1.1z
05 Castro, Willi COL · L · 494 PA 0.69 Pull ratexwOBA on contactIsolated power Swing length -1.9zAvg exit velocity -0.9zGround-ball rate +0.9z
06 Bell, Josh MIN · L · 552 PA 0.67 Walk ratexwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Ground-ball rate +1.5zWhiff rate -1.5zSprint speed -1.4z
07 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 586 PA 0.67 Avg exit velocityStrikeout rateHard-hit rate Isolated power +1.6zSwing length -0.9zOppo rate +0.9z
08 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 582 PA 0.66 Strikeout rateBarrel rateIn-zone contact Swing length -1.4zOppo rate +0.9zSprint speed +0.9z
09 Soler, Jorge LAA · R · 381 PA 0.65 Fly-ball rateOppo ratexwOBA on contact Strikeout rate +1.5zSprint speed -1.4zIn-zone contact -1.2z
10 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 535 PA 0.63 Walk rateBarrel rateFly-ball rate Ground-ball rate +1.8zSweet-spot rate -1.4zSwing length -1.3z
11 Wells, Austin NYY · L · 335 PA 0.63 In-zone contactOppo rateSweet-spot rate Sprint speed -1.5zBarrel rate -1.3zSwing length -1.1z
12 Montgomery, Colson CWS · L · 564 PA 0.63 Chase rateWalk rateSweet-spot rate Strikeout rate +1.7zFly-ball rate +1.1zIsolated power +1.0z

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.