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
2.12
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. Lance McCullers Jr.MIL0.868
- 2. Tommy NanceMIN0.846
- 3. Tristan BeckSF0.814
- 4. Shane BieberTOR0.779
- 5. Scott BarlowATH0.752
- 6. Braydon FisherTOR0.749
- 7. Ryan BoruckiSF0.737
- 8. Sam MollCIN0.732
- 9. Nolan McLeanNYM0.719
- 10. Max MeyerMIA0.719
- 11. Kyle LeahySTL0.708
- 12. Jake BirdWSH0.700
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Lance McCullers Jr.2026: 86.8 mph / 23.6%
- Tommy Nance2026: 89.3 mph / 23.3%
- Tristan Beck2026: 88.3 mph / 16.5%
- Shane Bieber2026: 88.5 mph / 21.0%
- Scott Barlow2026: 80.9 mph / 32.3%
- Braydon Fisher2026: 87.4 mph / 25.6%
- Ryan Borucki2026: 88.0 mph / 26.6%
- Sam Moll2026: 86.8 mph / 21.2%
- Nolan McLean2026: 91.1 mph / 22.1%
- Max Meyer2026: 91.0 mph / 26.6%
- Kyle Leahy2026: 89.5 mph / 20.0%
- Jake Bird2026: 88.8 mph / 25.7%