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Similarity score, with max being 1000 by bizdomer09
Every player with enough games has a list of guys on their bbref page whose cumulative stats are the most similar statistically at each age in their career. They start with 1000 (the max possible) and then count down from there based on difference in counting stats like ABs, HRs, BBs, etc. So by this measure, Harper's stats are the most similar of any player ever at age 25 to Soto. There's nothing remotely perfect about it, just makes for conversation. I don't think they account for fielding.
If you're a supreme talent like Soto there aren't going to be too many guys that match up with you with similarity scores in the 900s. For run-of-the-mill players with 1000s of comparable players in baseball history to choose from, you'll see more guys matched up closer to 1000.