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. Young, Cole in signal, the comp in amber.
SEA · bats L · 569 PA
Ranked comps for Young, Cole
| # | Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Differs on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stott, Bryson PHI · L · 533 PA | 0.87 | Whiff rateStrikeout rateHard-hit rate | Walk rate +1.1zSwing length +0.8zIn-zone contact +0.7z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 02 | Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 367 PA | 0.79 | Bat speedWalk ratexwOBA on contact | Pull rate -1.3zSprint speed -0.8zSwing length +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 03 | Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R · 403 PA | 0.77 | Max exit velocityChase rateFly-ball rate | Swing length +1.3zWhiff rate +0.8zBat speed +0.7z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 04 | Young, Jared NYM · L · 299 PA | 0.76 | xwOBA on contactAvg exit velocityWalk rate | Whiff rate +1.0zMax exit velocity +0.8zGround-ball rate +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 05 | Rocchio, Brayan CLE · L · 523 PA | 0.75 | In-zone contactPull rateWalk rate | Sweet-spot rate +0.9zSwing length +0.9zHard-hit rate -0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 06 | Lee, Brooks MIN · L · 549 PA | 0.75 | Walk rateStrikeout rateGround-ball rate | Sprint speed -1.2zxwOBA on contact -0.9zIsolated power +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 07 | Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 627 PA | 0.73 | Pull rateChase rateOppo rate | Bat speed +1.1zSwing length +1.1zWalk rate +1.0z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 08 | Springer, George TOR · R · 459 PA | 0.71 | Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateMax exit velocity | Swing length +1.3zWalk rate +1.1zChase rate -0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 09 | Bazzana, Travis CLE · L · 444 PA | 0.70 | Ground-ball rateHard-hit rateIsolated power | Walk rate +1.6zPull rate -1.1zWhiff rate +1.0z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 10 | Young, Jacob WSH · R · 431 PA | 0.69 | xwOBA on contactStrikeout rateIsolated power | Pull rate -1.5zOppo rate +1.0zSweet-spot rate +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 11 | Varsho, Daulton TOR · L · 482 PA | 0.69 | Hard-hit rateIn-zone contactOppo rate | Swing length +1.9zPull rate -1.0zChase rate +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 12 | Smith, Dominic ATL · L · 302 PA | 0.67 | Swing lengthChase rateBarrel rate | Sprint speed -1.5zPull rate -1.2zBat speed -0.9z | 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.