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
1.85
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. Seth LugoKC0.884
- 2. Matthew LiberatoreSTL0.836
- 3. Ryan PresslyCHC0.816
- 4. Andrew AlvarezWSH0.770
- 5. Cade PovichBAL0.766
- 6. David RobertsonPHI0.748
- 7. Aaron BummerKC0.741
- 8. Clarke SchmidtNYY0.732
- 9. Aaron CivaleCHC0.723
- 10. Charlie MortonATL0.723
- 11. David PetersonCHC0.710
- 12. Paul BlackburnNYY0.700
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Seth Lugo2026: 85.7 mph / 16.5%
- Matthew Liberatore2026: 88.6 mph / 22.6%
- Andrew Alvarez2026: 87.3 mph / 23.7%
- Cade Povich2026: 86.8 mph / 21.1%
- Aaron Bummer2026: 85.8 mph / 18.8%
- Clarke Schmidt2026: — / —
- Aaron Civale2026: 85.9 mph / 18.4%
- David Peterson2026: 88.9 mph / 20.6%
- Paul Blackburn2026: 89.7 mph / 20.9%