Rikuu Nishida

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Chicago White Sox

2026 Stats

AVG

.286

RBI

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

There was no outlook written for Rikuu Nishida in 2026. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.

League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'6"

Weight 150

DOB 5/6/2001

Born Osaka, Japan

College Oregon

Drafted 11th Rd 2023 CWS

Added to big-league roster

2BChicago White Sox

May 25, 2026

The White Sox selected Nishida's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.

Analysis
Nishida earned the promotion after slashing .323/.449/.384 with one home run and 15 stolen bases between Double-A Birmingham and Charlotte. The 25-year-old is starting in right field and batting ninth Monday versus the Twins in what will be his major-league debut.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

vs Right-Handed Pitchers

vs RHP

vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2024

-100%

OPS vs RHP

2026

-100%

OPS vs RHP

2025

No Stats

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Since 2024vs Right	.667	3	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
2026vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026vs Right	.667	3	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
2025vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2024

-100%

OPS at Home

2026

-100%

OPS at Home

2025

No Stats

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024Home	.667	3	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
Since 2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026Home	.667	3	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
2026Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Rikuu Nishida compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.