compare-players

name	compare-players
description	Compare two sports players side-by-side with advanced stats and contextual analysis
argument-hint	<player-a> vs <player-b> [season|career]
allowed-tools	["Read","Bash","Grep"]

Compare Players

Side-by-side player comparison with advanced statistics and contextual analysis.

Arguments

The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS

Expected format: /compare <player-a> vs <player-b> [season|career]

• player-a — First player name
• player-b — Second player name
• season|career — Optional. Specify a year (e.g., 2025) or career for career totals. Default: current season.

Instructions

When this command is invoked:

1. Parse both player names and the optional time frame
2. Determine the sport from the players (or ask if ambiguous)
3. Retrieve stats for both players
4. Present a side-by-side comparison

Output Format

Baseball Comparison

⚾ Player Comparison — 2025 Season

                    Mike Trout          Aaron Judge
  Team              LAA                 NYY
  Position          CF                  RF
  Age               33                  33
  ─────────────     ──────────────      ──────────────
  AVG               .278                .292
  OBP               .385                .398
  SLG               .555                .638
  OPS               .940                1.036
  HR                32                  52
  wOBA              .380                .418
  wRC+              148                 182
  BABIP             .305                .312
  WAR               5.4                 8.2
  ─────────────     ──────────────      ──────────────
  Edge                                  ✓ Judge

Football Comparison

🏈 Player Comparison — 2025 Season

                    Jalen Hurts         Lamar Jackson
  Team              PHI                 BAL
  Position          QB                  QB
  ─────────────     ──────────────      ──────────────
  Pass Yds          3,800               3,400
  Pass TD           28                  24
  INT               8                   6
  Rush Yds          550                 820
  Rush TD           10                  6
  Passer Rating     98.5                102.3
  QBR               72.1                75.8
  ─────────────     ──────────────      ──────────────
  Edge              Mixed               Mixed

Notes

• Highlight the winner in each category
• Provide a summary verdict with reasoning
• Note context like games played, injury time missed, or team quality differences
• For college players, note conference strength differences

Example Usage

/compare Mike Trout vs Aaron Judge 2025
/compare Jalen Hurts vs Lamar Jackson career
/compare Ivan Melendez vs Jace Jung college-career