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Player Charlotte Knights Refreshed Sep 26 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Charlotte Knights

Rikuu Nishida

RF · Bats/Throws L/R · 5' 6", 150 lb · Age 25

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Club Charlotte Knights Position RF Roster Current MLB team Status Out / inactive
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Season by season

3D Swing Sim Projections
PARHHRSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026303700.241.241.241.482
1 Seasons303700.241.241.241.482
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-09-26
53
Offense
percentile
Defense1 metrics
50
Speed2 metrics
45
Plate skills8 metrics
56
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-09-26
xwOBA preseason0.272
xwOBA current pace0.247
xwOBA rolling p500.269
Observed weight13%
xwOBA
0.184 0.224 0.269 0.314 0.354
wOBA
0.237 0.287 0.341 0.396 0.446
ISO
0.040 0.070 0.103 0.136 0.166
K%
8.6% 14.0% 20.1% 26.2% 31.6%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-26
Defense · percentile strip
Outs Above Avg0.0 · RF
50
Arm Runs1.4 · RF
Small sample
Range Runs-1.1 · RF
Small sample
Baserunning · percentile strip
Bolts2.0 · RF
26
Sprint Speed28.0 · RF
65
Mithrandir+

Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance

Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.

2026-09-26
Avoids Bad ChasesST 72.4% · rebadged research
86
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 27.6% · rebadged research
27
Correct Decisions68.6% · rebadged research
76
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.295 · borderline
35
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.282 · insufficient sample
43
Resists FastballwOBA 0.336 · validated
53
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.355 · validated
56
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline105
72
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Spray profile

Field-coordinate spray profile

15 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.

Mithrandir Metrics SPRAY CHART Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Spray Chart Nishida, Rikuu · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 20% of plotted batted ballsPull 20%Center field third: 80% of plotted batted ballsCenter 80%Right field third: 0% of plotted batted ballsOppo 0% LF 330 CF 400 RF 335 2026-03-15 · field out · CH · line_drive · EV 78.8 / LA 23.02026-03-17 · single · SI · ground_ball · EV 52.6 / LA -75.02026-03-22 · single · CH · fly_ball · EV 70.7 / LA 29.02026-05-25 · field out · SL · ground_ball · EV 82.7 / LA -6.02026-05-25 · single · SL · ground_ball · EV 102.0 / LA -22.02026-05-26 · single · ST · line_drive · EV 81.7 / LA 23.02026-05-26 · field out · KC · line_drive · EV 88.7 / LA 23.02026-05-26 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 93.8 / LA -6.02026-05-31 · single · FF · ground_ball · EV 90.5 / LA -11.02026-06-01 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 93.3 / LA -29.02026-06-01 · single · KC · ground_ball · EV 83.6 / LA -28.02026-06-01 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 32.0 / LA 11.02026-06-05 · double play · SI · line_drive · EV 78.7 / LA 8.02026-06-07 · field out · FF · line_drive · EV 99.0 / LA 11.02026-06-07 · single · FF · ground_ball · EV 65.0 / LA 13.0 1B2B3BHROut Zone shading = batted-ball density by field third · hover dots for date, pitch, EV, and LA. MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Nishida, Rikuu · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 54%54%Chase: 29%29%Whiff: 15%15%Zone contact: 78%78%Contact: 85%85%Hard hit: 11%11% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age25
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lb
Debut2026-05-25
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Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.300 xwOBA | 7 HRProjection
2026-03-22 vs SEA0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E1-1
2026-03-19 @ SD0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0-0 | BB