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. Mead, Curtis in signal, the comp in amber.

WSH · bats R · 343 PA

Ranked comps for Mead, Curtis

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Suzuki, Seiya CHC · R · 527 PA 0.72 Sweet-spot ratexwOBA on contactWalk rate Max exit velocity +1.0zStrikeout rate +1.0zWhiff rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Grisham, Trent NYY · L · 491 PA 0.70 Whiff rateSweet-spot rateStrikeout rate Isolated power -1.4zChase rate -1.1zAvg exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Steer, Spencer CIN · R · 405 PA 0.67 Pull rateHard-hit rateChase rate Isolated power -1.2zSprint speed +1.1zIn-zone contact -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Jeffers, Ryan MIN · R · 311 PA 0.65 In-zone contactAvg exit velocityChase rate Pull rate -1.3zMax exit velocity +1.2zIsolated power -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Bregman, Alex CHC · R · 625 PA 0.64 In-zone contactSwing lengthGround-ball rate xwOBA on contact -1.4zIsolated power -1.4zBarrel rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 377 PA 0.62 Sweet-spot rateHard-hit ratexwOBA on contact Swing length +1.2zSprint speed -1.1zPull rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 419 PA 0.60 Hard-hit rateSprint speedSweet-spot rate Isolated power -1.5zWalk rate -1.3zChase rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Dingler, Dillon DET · R · 551 PA 0.60 Bat speedBarrel rateOppo rate Walk rate -2.0zChase rate +1.5zPull rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Rutschman, Adley BAL · L · 358 PA 0.60 Max exit velocityIn-zone contactSwing length Isolated power -1.9zPull rate -1.6zBarrel rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Soderstrom, Tyler ATH · L · 466 PA 0.59 Walk rateSprint speedChase rate Sweet-spot rate -1.5zMax exit velocity +1.3zGround-ball rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Ramírez, José CLE · L · 462 PA 0.58 Sweet-spot rateHard-hit rateFly-ball rate Isolated power -1.7zBarrel rate -1.3zGround-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 491 PA 0.58 Ground-ball rateChase rateIsolated power In-zone contact -1.6zWhiff rate +1.6zPull rate +1.1z 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.