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
4.37
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. Kai-Wei TengHOU0.846
- 2. Nolan McLeanNYM0.844
- 3. Josh SimpsonSEA0.839
- 4. Cade GibsonMIA0.832
- 5. Lance McCullers Jr.MIL0.831
- 6. Braydon FisherTOR0.803
- 7. Tyler PhillipsMIA0.793
- 8. Kyle LeahySTL0.769
- 9. Jake BirdWSH0.762
- 10. Sonny GrayBOS0.760
- 11. Andrew AlvarezWSH0.759
- 12. Aaron BummerKC0.758
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Kai-Wei Teng2026: 88.3 mph / 25.5%
- Nolan McLean2026: 91.1 mph / 22.1%
- Josh Simpson2026: 86.1 mph / 20.3%
- Cade Gibson2026: 84.8 mph / 19.1%
- Lance McCullers Jr.2026: 86.8 mph / 23.6%
- Braydon Fisher2026: 87.4 mph / 25.6%
- Tyler Phillips2026: 88.6 mph / 24.7%
- Kyle Leahy2026: 89.5 mph / 20.0%
- Jake Bird2026: 88.8 mph / 25.7%
- Sonny Gray2026: 87.4 mph / 21.1%
- Andrew Alvarez2026: 87.3 mph / 23.7%
- Aaron Bummer2026: 85.8 mph / 18.8%