2025 pitcher Overall neighbors. The league map stays overall cosine. Closest match is not a recommendation.
Archetype
curve-heavy / slider-light
Cluster size
139
Centroid distance
2.75
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. Caleb ThielbarCHC0.926
- 2. Rich HillKC0.793
- 3. Landen RouppSF0.792
- 4. Yu DarvishSD0.775
- 5. Tim HerrinCLE0.770
- 6. Andrew SaalfrankAZ0.744
- 7. Ryan RolisonCHC0.730
- 8. Josh SimpsonSEA0.713
- 9. Sean BurkeCWS0.709
- 10. Framber ValdezDET0.707
- 11. Colin SelbyBAL0.705
- 12. Shinnosuke OgasawaraWSH0.704
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Caleb Thielbar2026: 85.9 mph / 25.1%
- Landen Roupp2026: 87.2 mph / 22.3%
- Tim Herrin2026: 88.4 mph / 28.9%
- Ryan Rolison2026: 89.7 mph / 18.5%
- Josh Simpson2026: 86.1 mph / 20.3%
- Sean Burke2026: 89.6 mph / 22.9%
- Framber Valdez2026: 88.2 mph / 17.9%