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
1.98
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. Paul BlackburnNYY0.784
- 2. Max FriedNYY0.768
- 3. José SorianoTOR0.750
- 4. Shawn DubinBAL0.748
- 5. Chris BassittBAL0.702
- 6. Charlie MortonATL0.668
- 7. Clay HolmesCHC0.653
- 8. Sean HjelleSF0.644
- 9. Zach EflinBAL0.638
- 10. Aaron BummerKC0.631
- 11. Logan EvansSEA0.629
- 12. Yu DarvishSD0.619
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Paul Blackburn2026: 89.7 mph / 20.9%
- Max Fried2026: 88.1 mph / 22.5%
- José Soriano2026: 92.6 mph / 25.8%
- Chris Bassitt2026: 85.4 mph / 19.1%
- Clay Holmes2026: 88.8 mph / 19.9%
- Zach Eflin2026: 86.3 mph / 35.3%
- Aaron Bummer2026: 85.8 mph / 18.8%