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

CIN · bats L · 556 PA

Ranked comps for De La Cruz, Elly

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Langeliers, Shea ATH · R · 429 PA 0.65 Whiff rateBat speedSprint speed Ground-ball rate -2.1zChase rate +1.0zHard-hit rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 621 PA 0.61 Barrel rateSwing lengthSweet-spot rate Sprint speed -2.5zGround-ball rate -1.1zMax exit velocity -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 382 PA 0.61 Pull rateWhiff rateChase rate Avg exit velocity -1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.2zSprint speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Tatis Jr., Fernando SD · R · 610 PA 0.60 Chase rateBarrel rateHard-hit rate In-zone contact +1.4zStrikeout rate -1.4zFly-ball rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 387 PA 0.58 Hard-hit rateStrikeout rateChase rate Sprint speed -1.8zGround-ball rate -1.4zMax exit velocity -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 478 PA 0.57 Barrel rateOppo rateSprint speed In-zone contact +1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.3zMax exit velocity -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 530 PA 0.57 Barrel rateOppo rateHard-hit rate Sprint speed -1.9zMax exit velocity -1.5zChase rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 512 PA 0.56 Bat speedOppo rateWhiff rate Pull rate +1.6zWalk rate +1.5zSprint speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 620 PA 0.56 Ground-ball rateWhiff rateOppo rate Bat speed -1.3zIsolated power -1.2zAvg exit velocity -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Cruz, Oneil PIT · L · 345 PA 0.54 Sprint speedWalk rateGround-ball rate Oppo rate -1.6zPull rate +1.3zWhiff rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Greene, Riley DET · L · 515 PA 0.54 Strikeout rateBarrel rateChase rate Ground-ball rate -1.7zMax exit velocity -1.6zSprint speed -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 594 PA 0.53 Hard-hit rateMax exit velocityIn-zone contact Pull rate +2.2zSwing length +1.7zOppo rate -1.2z 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.