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. De La Cruz, Elly in signal, the comp in amber.

CIN · bats L · 659 PA

Ranked comps for De La Cruz, Elly

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Wood, James WSH · L · 650 PA 0.71 Ground-ball rateBarrel rateIsolated power Walk rate +1.6zOppo rate +1.1zSprint speed -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Cruz, Oneil PIT · L · 438 PA 0.65 Walk rateSprint speedxwOBA on contact Oppo rate -1.3zWhiff rate +1.1zPull rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 662 PA 0.60 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactIsolated power Pull rate +1.9zSwing length +1.7zGround-ball rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 723 PA 0.58 Swing lengthSweet-spot rateWalk rate Sprint speed -2.6zMax exit velocity -1.0zGround-ball rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 631 PA 0.55 Sweet-spot rateIsolated powerStrikeout rate Walk rate +1.8zGround-ball rate -1.2zSprint speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Langeliers, Shea ATH · R · 480 PA 0.55 Sprint speedMax exit velocityWhiff rate Ground-ball rate -1.9zHard-hit rate -1.5zChase rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Kurtz, Nick ATH · L · 452 PA 0.52 Pull rateOppo rateIsolated power Walk rate +2.3zSprint speed -1.4zSwing length +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Tatis Jr., Fernando SD · R · 740 PA 0.51 Swing lengthChase rateHard-hit rate In-zone contact +1.6zSweet-spot rate -1.6zStrikeout rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.48 Chase rateStrikeout rateWhiff rate Sprint speed -1.8zMax exit velocity -1.4zGround-ball rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 509 PA 0.47 Fly-ball rateWhiff rateIn-zone contact Avg exit velocity -1.8zHard-hit rate -1.4zxwOBA on contact -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 719 PA 0.44 Whiff rateFly-ball rateChase rate Isolated power -1.7zxwOBA on contact -1.5zAvg exit velocity -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Greene, Riley DET · L · 615 PA 0.43 Swing lengthWalk rateWhiff rate Ground-ball rate -1.8zMax exit velocity -1.8zAvg exit velocity -1.8z 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.