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
5.59
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. T.J. McFarlandATH0.820
- 2. Connor ThomasKC0.726
- 3. Hoby MilnerSEA0.710
- 4. Chris BassittBAL0.703
- 5. Chase LeeTOR0.690
- 6. Kyle BackhusPHI0.675
- 7. Scott EffrossNYY0.649
- 8. Paul BlackburnNYY0.628
- 9. Ranger SuarezBOS0.601
- 10. Mike VasilCWS0.597
- 11. Tanner HouckBOS0.596
- 12. Max FriedNYY0.589
What similar players did next season
Stored 2026 rates for these neighbors. Research history, not a projection or pick.
- Connor Thomas2026: 87.8 mph / 21.7%
- Hoby Milner2026: 83.3 mph / 15.0%
- Chris Bassitt2026: 85.4 mph / 19.1%
- Chase Lee2026: 85.9 mph / 18.4%
- Kyle Backhus2026: 85.4 mph / 18.3%
- Paul Blackburn2026: 89.7 mph / 20.9%
- Ranger Suarez2026: 85.9 mph / 20.6%
- Max Fried2026: 88.1 mph / 22.5%
