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
2.55
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. José RuizATL0.787
- 2. Louis VarlandTOR0.768
- 3. Hayden BirdsongSF0.761
- 4. Zach BrzykcyMIA0.752
- 5. Mick AbelMIN0.740
- 6. Ben BrownCHC0.721
- 7. Shane BazBAL0.718
- 8. Rico GarciaBAL0.690
- 9. Nick AndersonCOL0.688
- 10. Anthony MolinaSF0.682
- 11. Pierce JohnsonCIN0.680
- 12. Charlie MortonATL0.658
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Louis Varland2026: 93.8 mph / 25.6%
- Zach Brzykcy2026: 89.8 mph / 16.7%
- Mick Abel2026: 89.5 mph / 24.9%
- Ben Brown2026: 92.5 mph / 24.5%
- Shane Baz2026: 90.7 mph / 19.8%
- Rico Garcia2026: 90.0 mph / 29.1%
- Anthony Molina2026: 91.1 mph / 22.2%
- Pierce Johnson2026: 89.9 mph / 20.0%