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
1.12
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. Andrew SaalfrankAZ0.834
- 2. Tim HerrinCLE0.817
- 3. Phil MatonCHC0.814
- 4. Charlie MortonATL0.814
- 5. Aaron NolaPHI0.812
- 6. Max FriedNYY0.783
- 7. Caleb ThielbarCHC0.758
- 8. Rich HillKC0.757
- 9. Yu DarvishSD0.756
- 10. Cade PovichBAL0.753
- 11. Seth LugoKC0.752
- 12. Landen RouppSF0.735
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Tim Herrin2026: 88.4 mph / 28.9%
- Phil Maton2026: 84.6 mph / 22.2%
- Aaron Nola2026: 86.0 mph / 25.4%
- Max Fried2026: 88.1 mph / 22.5%
- Caleb Thielbar2026: 85.9 mph / 25.1%
- Cade Povich2026: 86.8 mph / 21.1%
- Seth Lugo2026: 85.7 mph / 16.5%
- Landen Roupp2026: 87.2 mph / 22.3%