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. Neto, Zach in signal, the comp in amber.

LAA · bats R · 612 PA

Ranked comps for Neto, Zach

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 579 PA 0.77 Swing lengthWalk rateStrikeout rate Oppo rate -0.9zBat speed +0.7zPull rate +0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Lowe, Josh LAA · L · 306 PA 0.65 Max exit velocityChase rateSprint speed In-zone contact -1.3zPull rate -1.2zIsolated power -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 587 PA 0.63 Chase rateIn-zone contactSweet-spot rate Whiff rate -1.2zFly-ball rate -1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Manzardo, Kyle CLE · L · 378 PA 0.62 Barrel rateHard-hit ratexwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.9zOppo rate -1.6zChase rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 586 PA 0.61 xwOBA on contactHard-hit rateAvg exit velocity Swing length +1.4zFly-ball rate -1.4zStrikeout rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Castro, Willi COL · L · 498 PA 0.60 In-zone contactPull rateChase rate Max exit velocity +1.6zGround-ball rate +1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Adames, Willy SF · R · 517 PA 0.59 Isolated powerIn-zone contactSprint speed Swing length +2.7zChase rate -1.0zWhiff rate -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Benintendi, Andrew CWS · L · 427 PA 0.58 Sweet-spot rateMax exit velocitySwing length Pull rate +1.6zOppo rate -1.5zStrikeout rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Suárez, Eugenio CIN · R · 438 PA 0.58 Pull rateIsolated powerOppo rate Swing length +1.7zChase rate -1.5zSprint speed -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Clemens, Kody MIN · L · 506 PA 0.57 Sprint speedOppo rateSwing length Whiff rate -1.5zStrikeout rate -1.4zGround-ball rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 561 PA 0.56 Sprint speedStrikeout ratexwOBA on contact Bat speed +1.7zSwing length +1.1zPull rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Lile, Daylen WSH · L · 598 PA 0.55 Fly-ball rateMax exit velocityChase rate Strikeout rate -2.0zWhiff rate -1.8zSprint speed +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.