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. Garcia, Maikel in signal, the comp in amber.

KC · bats R · 319 PA

Ranked comps for Garcia, Maikel

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Bohm, Alec PHI · R · 562 PA 0.84 Sweet-spot rateHard-hit rateSwing length Sprint speed -0.9zPull rate -0.9zFly-ball rate +0.6z
02 Vaughn, Andrew MIL · R · 315 PA 0.76 Chase rateStrikeout rateGround-ball rate Sprint speed -1.4zOppo rate +0.8zWalk rate +0.8z
03 Antonacci, Sam CWS · L · 479 PA 0.72 Strikeout rateBarrel rateWhiff rate Hard-hit rate -1.1zSwing length -1.1zAvg exit velocity -1.0z
04 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 381 PA 0.69 Ground-ball ratePull rateStrikeout rate Sprint speed -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.0zAvg exit velocity -0.8z
05 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 372 PA 0.69 Sweet-spot ratexwOBA on contactGround-ball rate Chase rate +1.4zWhiff rate +1.1zFly-ball rate +0.9z
06 Cortes, Carlos ATH · L · 337 PA 0.67 Oppo rateWalk rateMax exit velocity In-zone contact -1.9zWhiff rate +1.2zSprint speed -1.2z
07 Yoshida, Masataka BOS · L · 316 PA 0.66 Swing lengthBat speedWhiff rate Pull rate +1.5zOppo rate -1.3zSprint speed -1.2z
08 Contreras, William MIL · R · 562 PA 0.66 Pull ratexwOBA on contactSwing length Sprint speed -1.4zBarrel rate +1.3zFly-ball rate +0.9z
09 Lopez, Otto MIA · R · 597 PA 0.65 Hard-hit rateIn-zone contactxwOBA on contact Chase rate +1.5zWalk rate -1.1zSwing length -0.9z
10 Collins, Isaac KC · L · 464 PA 0.65 Barrel rateBat speedIsolated power Fly-ball rate +1.1zWalk rate +1.1zStrikeout rate +1.1z
11 Herrera, Iván STL · R · 620 PA 0.65 xwOBA on contactAvg exit velocityHard-hit rate Swing length +1.3zSprint speed -1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1z
12 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 507 PA 0.65 Fly-ball rateSweet-spot rateChase rate Whiff rate +1.3zIn-zone contact -1.3zStrikeout rate +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.