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
2.43
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. Nick PivettaSD0.879
- 2. Sean BurkeCWS0.872
- 3. Justin VerlanderDET0.809
- 4. Pierce JohnsonCIN0.806
- 5. MacKenzie GoreTEX0.762
- 6. Caleb ThielbarCHC0.747
- 7. Kyle NicolasCIN0.732
- 8. Spencer TurnbullTOR0.724
- 9. Slade CecconiCLE0.724
- 10. Reid DetmersLAA0.717
- 11. David BednarNYY0.705
- 12. Braydon FisherTOR0.692
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Nick Pivetta2026: 89.2 mph / 19.4%
- Sean Burke2026: 89.6 mph / 22.9%
- Justin Verlander2026: 87.9 mph / 15.4%
- Pierce Johnson2026: 89.9 mph / 20.0%
- MacKenzie Gore2026: 90.3 mph / 24.0%
- Caleb Thielbar2026: 85.9 mph / 25.1%
- Kyle Nicolas2026: 92.4 mph / 16.9%
- Slade Cecconi2026: 88.4 mph / 18.4%
- Reid Detmers2026: 88.0 mph / 25.6%
- David Bednar2026: 90.4 mph / 28.6%
- Braydon Fisher2026: 87.4 mph / 25.6%
