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. Stowers, Kyle in signal, the comp in amber.

MIA · bats L · 425 PA

Ranked comps for Stowers, Kyle

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 579 PA 0.83 Pull rateWhiff rateOppo rate Hard-hit rate -1.2zBat speed -0.8zSwing length +0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Mayo, Coby BAL · R · 376 PA 0.66 Chase ratexwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Swing length +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.4zIn-zone contact +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 491 PA 0.60 Max exit velocityFly-ball rateSweet-spot rate Hard-hit rate -1.3zChase rate -1.3zBat speed -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Greene, Riley DET · L · 515 PA 0.57 Sprint speedFly-ball rateMax exit velocity Pull rate -1.6zOppo rate +1.2zChase rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Seager, Corey TEX · L · 344 PA 0.57 Avg exit velocitySwing lengthFly-ball rate Sprint speed -1.3zBat speed -1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 McMahon, Ryan NYY · L · 326 PA 0.57 Fly-ball rateBarrel rateStrikeout rate Oppo rate +1.4zIsolated power -1.4zSwing length +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 382 PA 0.57 Fly-ball ratexwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Pull rate -1.8zWhiff rate -1.3zSwing length +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 557 PA 0.55 Isolated powerIn-zone contactGround-ball rate Swing length +2.7zHard-hit rate -1.6zBat speed -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 364 PA 0.55 Max exit velocityWalk rateOppo rate Hard-hit rate -1.6zGround-ball rate +1.5zSwing length +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Goodman, Hunter COL · R · 509 PA 0.54 Strikeout rateWhiff rateIn-zone contact Isolated power +1.6zSwing length +1.3zMax exit velocity +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 423 PA 0.54 Avg exit velocityBarrel rateFly-ball rate Swing length +1.5zPull rate -1.3zSprint speed -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 400 PA 0.53 xwOBA on contactIn-zone contactPull rate Swing length +2.3zSprint speed +1.4zChase rate -1.3z 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.