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
2.29
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. Max ScherzerTOR0.853
- 2. Justin VerlanderDET0.819
- 3. Austin CoxATL0.772
- 4. Cristian JavierHOU0.734
- 5. Lucas GiolitoSD0.722
- 6. Sean BurkeCWS0.685
- 7. Mitchell ParkerWSH0.682
- 8. Colton GordonHOU0.642
- 9. Joey WentzATL0.634
- 10. Yusei KikuchiLAA0.633
- 11. Miles MikolasWSH0.623
- 12. Janson JunkMIA0.610
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Max Scherzer2026: 87.4 mph / 18.4%
- Justin Verlander2026: 87.9 mph / 15.4%
- Cristian Javier2026: 88.3 mph / 27.7%
- Lucas Giolito2026: 84.5 mph / 23.1%
- Sean Burke2026: 89.6 mph / 22.9%
- Mitchell Parker2026: 86.1 mph / 26.3%
- Colton Gordon2026: 86.5 mph / 16.2%
- Yusei Kikuchi2026: 90.0 mph / 21.5%
- Miles Mikolas2026: 88.2 mph / 12.1%
- Janson Junk2026: 88.0 mph / 12.6%