The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 261 qualified hitters (223+ 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. Rodríguez, Julio in signal, the comp in amber.

SEA · bats R · 420 PA

Ranked comps for Rodríguez, Julio

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Adell, Jo LAA · R · 449 PA 0.84 Whiff rateSwing lengthIn-zone contact Walk rate -1.4zSweet-spot rate +0.7zSprint speed -0.6z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 397 PA 0.77 Max exit velocityFly-ball rateBat speed Chase rate -1.7zGround-ball rate +0.9zBarrel rate +0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 331 PA 0.72 Walk ratexwOBA on contactSweet-spot rate Chase rate -1.1zSwing length -1.0zFly-ball rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Duran, Jarren BOS · L · 434 PA 0.70 Walk rateMax exit velocityBarrel rate Strikeout rate +1.3zPull rate +1.3zWhiff rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Crews, Dylan WSH · R · 230 PA 0.67 Avg exit velocityGround-ball rateBarrel rate Fly-ball rate +1.2zChase rate -1.2zBat speed -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 420 PA 0.67 Walk rateAvg exit velocityBarrel rate Pull rate +1.5zSprint speed -1.3zWhiff rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 441 PA 0.64 Sweet-spot rateHard-hit rateOppo rate Fly-ball rate +1.4zStrikeout rate +1.3zChase rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 447 PA 0.62 Sprint speedBarrel rateOppo rate Max exit velocity -1.7zSweet-spot rate +1.3zBat speed -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Turner, Trea PHI · R · 471 PA 0.61 In-zone contactWhiff rateSweet-spot rate Bat speed -1.6zMax exit velocity -1.6zxwOBA on contact -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Harris II, Michael ATL · L · 414 PA 0.60 Fly-ball rateMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Oppo rate -1.2zWalk rate -1.2zBarrel rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Pages, Andy LAD · R · 468 PA 0.58 Hard-hit rateSwing lengthStrikeout rate Max exit velocity -1.7zBat speed -1.4zChase rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 493 PA 0.57 Hard-hit rateWalk rateFly-ball rate Pull rate +1.9zChase rate -1.3zOppo 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.