The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 256 qualified hitters (340+ 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. Ramos, Heliot in signal, the comp in amber.

SF · bats R · 458 PA

Ranked comps for Ramos, Heliot

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 666 PA 0.70 Barrel ratexwOBA on contactChase rate Swing length +1.2zSweet-spot rate +1.0zGround-ball rate -1.0z
02 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 619 PA 0.67 xwOBA on contactChase rateBarrel rate Sprint speed +1.3zFly-ball rate +1.3zSwing length +1.3z
03 House, Brady WSH · R · 371 PA 0.66 Hard-hit rateOppo rateChase rate Swing length +1.8zBarrel rate -1.1zSweet-spot rate -1.0z
04 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 675 PA 0.65 Avg exit velocityIn-zone contactBat speed Oppo rate -1.5zGround-ball rate -1.4zBarrel rate -1.0z
05 Stewart, Sal CIN · R · 725 PA 0.61 Barrel rateMax exit velocityxwOBA on contact Swing length +1.9zIn-zone contact -1.0zStrikeout rate -0.9z
06 Butler, Lawrence ATH · L · 554 PA 0.61 Isolated powerBat speedGround-ball rate Walk rate +1.6zChase rate -1.4zBarrel rate -1.3z
07 Tawa, Tim AZ · R · 370 PA 0.60 Whiff ratePull rateSprint speed Oppo rate -2.0zAvg exit velocity -1.3zGround-ball rate -1.1z
08 Ballesteros, Moisés CHC · L · 371 PA 0.59 Whiff ratePull rateIn-zone contact xwOBA on contact -1.7zSprint speed -1.7zBarrel rate -0.9z
09 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 719 PA 0.58 Whiff rateIn-zone contactHard-hit rate Walk rate +2.1zChase rate -1.5zSweet-spot rate +1.0z
10 Tatis Jr., Fernando SD · R · 740 PA 0.58 Pull rateAvg exit velocityOppo rate Strikeout rate -1.4zSprint speed +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.3z
11 Arozarena, Randy SEA · R · 695 PA 0.57 Sprint speedFly-ball ratePull rate In-zone contact -1.6zBarrel rate -1.4zWalk rate +1.2z
12 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 432 PA 0.57 xwOBA on contactIsolated powerBarrel rate Oppo rate -1.7zSprint speed -1.4zIn-zone contact -1.4z

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.