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. Tawa, Tim in signal, the comp in amber.

AZ · bats R · 288 PA

Ranked comps for Tawa, Tim

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 419 PA 0.75 Chase rateWalk ratexwOBA on contact Oppo rate +1.3zGround-ball rate -0.8zIn-zone contact +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 579 PA 0.75 Swing lengthWalk rateFly-ball rate Avg exit velocity +1.3zWhiff rate -1.0zxwOBA on contact +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Schneemann, Daniel CLE · L · 290 PA 0.73 Bat speedSprint speedIn-zone contact Hard-hit rate -1.2zPull rate +1.2zStrikeout rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R · 403 PA 0.70 Walk rateSweet-spot rateChase rate Barrel rate -1.4zOppo rate +1.1zSwing length +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 372 PA 0.70 Pull rateChase rateSweet-spot rate In-zone contact +1.2zOppo rate +1.1zHard-hit rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Larnach, Trevor MIN · L · 420 PA 0.70 Oppo rateMax exit velocityBat speed Hard-hit rate -1.2zGround-ball rate -1.1zSweet-spot rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Young, Jared NYM · L · 303 PA 0.69 Sprint speedOppo rateAvg exit velocity Max exit velocity +1.4zPull rate +1.1zSweet-spot rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 631 PA 0.69 Ground-ball rateChase rateHard-hit rate Pull rate +1.2zBat speed +0.9zSwing length +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Sánchez, Jesús TOR · L · 305 PA 0.68 Ground-ball rateWhiff rateHard-hit rate Oppo rate +1.7zMax exit velocity +1.0zChase rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Crews, Dylan WSH · R · 362 PA 0.66 xwOBA on contactFly-ball rateStrikeout rate Swing length +1.4zSprint speed +1.3zMax exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Steer, Spencer CIN · R · 405 PA 0.66 Bat speedMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Pull rate +1.4zOppo rate +1.0zSweet-spot rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Ballesteros, Moisés CHC · L · 292 PA 0.65 Hard-hit rateBarrel rateWhiff rate Sprint speed -1.8zOppo rate +1.7zxwOBA on contact -0.8z 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.