2025 pitcher Overall neighbors. The league map stays overall cosine. Closest match is not a recommendation.
Archetype
slider-heavy / fastball-light
Cluster size
150
Centroid distance
2.17
Feature profile vs centroid
Standardized season profile against this cluster’s mean. Observed bars are the player; comparison bars are the cluster center.
League map
Two-axis projection of the same season profiles, colored by archetype. Focus player uses accent. Stays overall when Dimension changes.
Nearest neighbors
Cosine similarity for Overall. Top 12, same role and season. Closest match is not a recommendation.
- 1. Kyle BackhusPHI0.776
- 2. Patrick CorbinTOR0.749
- 3. Danny YoungATL0.732
- 4. PJ PoulinWSH0.711
- 5. Matt FestaCLE0.709
- 6. Angel ZerpaMIL0.690
- 7. Ethan RobertsCHC0.681
- 8. Penn MurfeeCWS0.669
- 9. Justin BruihlSTL0.653
- 10. José CastilloBAL0.643
- 11. Cristopher SánchezPHI0.640
- 12. Jesús LuzardoPHI0.619
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Kyle Backhus2026: 85.4 mph / 18.3%
- Patrick Corbin2026: 84.6 mph / 18.9%
- Danny Young2026: 88.2 mph / 23.6%
- PJ Poulin2026: 84.8 mph / 15.7%
- Matt Festa2026: 88.9 mph / 24.4%
- Angel Zerpa2026: 93.5 mph / 14.4%
- Ethan Roberts2026: 89.4 mph / 20.5%
- Justin Bruihl2026: 84.4 mph / 16.7%
- Cristopher Sánchez2026: 90.4 mph / 29.6%
- Jesús Luzardo2026: 90.6 mph / 29.8%