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How does clustering analysis impact the evaluation of baseball hitters?

I′ve been trying to evaluate baseball hitters using traditional stats like batting average, home runs, and RBIs, but I feel like I′m missing deeper insights. Recently, I heard about clustering analysis in sports analytics and how it can offer a more nuanced evaluation. Can anyone explain how clustering analysis impacts the evaluation of baseball hitters? How does it work and what kind of additional information can it provide that traditional stats might miss?

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How does clustering analysis help identify different hitter profiles beyond traditional metrics? Can it reveal insights into player consistency or situational performance that we might overlook with just batting average and home runs?

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How does clustering analysis differentiate between hitter profiles beyond traditional stats, and what specific metrics are most useful for creating these clusters?