Braxton Ashcraft Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Pittsburgh Pirates

Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 5" 218 lbs | Age: 26

Draft: 2018 | Rd. 2, No. 51, Pittsburgh Pirates | Robinson HS

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	4	4	2.71	26	8	69.2	71	1.25
2026	1	1	2.43	5	5	29.2	32	1.01
2 Seasons	5	5	2.63	31	13	99.1	103	1.18

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	26	4-4	2.71	69.2	71	1.25
2026	5	1-1	2.43	29.2	32	1.01
2 Seasons	31	5-5	2.63	99.1	103	1.18

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Pitch Usage

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

No MLB Hitting Statistics.

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	PIT	NL	292	4	4	2.71	26	8	69.2	63	22	21	3	24	71	1.25
2026	PIT	NL	116	1	1	2.43	5	5	29.2	21	11	8	1	9	32	1.01
2 Seasons	PIT	NL	408	5	5	2.63	31	13	99.1	84	33	29	4	33	103	1.18

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	FPCT%
2025	PIT	NL	P	26	8	69.2	10	2	8	0	1.000
2026	PIT	NL	P	5	5	29.2	4	2	1	1	.750
2 Seasons	PIT	NL	P	31	13	99.1	14	4	9	1	.929

Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2018	GCL Pirates	GCL	ROK	0	1	4.58	5	5	17.2	16	9	9	2	5	12	1.19
2019	West Virginia Black Bears	NYP	A(Short)	1	9	5.77	11	11	53.0	49	40	34	4	22	39	1.34
2021	Greensboro Grasshoppers	A+ E	A+	1	1	5.35	10	10	38.2	35	23	23	8	12	41	1.22
2023	3 Teams		Minors	0	3	2.39	19	19	52.2	46	18	14	4	11	63	1.08
2023	Bradenton Marauders	FSL	A	0	0	0.00	2	2	6.1	3	0	0	0	1	11	0.63
2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers	SAL	A+	0	2	3.76	9	9	26.1	29	12	11	4	5	29	1.29
2023	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	0	1	1.35	8	8	20.0	14	6	3	0	5	23	0.95
2024	2 Teams		Minors	3	2	2.84	16	14	73.0	66	26	23	6	12	77	1.07
2024	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	2	2	3.69	11	10	53.2	51	24	22	6	8	63	1.10
2024	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	1	0	0.47	5	4	19.1	15	2	1	0	4	14	0.98
2025	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	3	3	5.03	10	10	48.1	53	29	27	5	19	56	1.49
	FCL Pirates	FCL	ROK	0	1	4.58	5	5	17.2	16	9	9	2	5	12	1.19
	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	4	3	3.72	15	14	67.2	68	31	28	5	23	70	1.34
	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	2	3	3.05	19	18	73.2	65	30	25	6	13	86	1.06
	Greensboro Grasshoppers	SAL	A+	1	3	4.71	19	19	65.0	64	35	34	12	17	70	1.25
	Bradenton Marauders	FSL	A	0	0	0.00	2	2	6.1	3	0	0	0	1	11	0.63
	West Virginia Black Bears	MLBDL	A(Short)	1	9	5.77	11	11	53.0	49	40	34	4	22	39	1.34
Career Minors	6 Teams			8	19	4.13	71	69	283.1	265	145	130	29	81	288	1.22

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2018	GCL Pirates	GCL	ROK	P	5	5	17.2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	West Virginia Black Bears	NYP	A(Short)	P	11	11	53.0	14	8	5	1	1	.929
2021	Greensboro Grasshoppers	A+ E	A+	P	10	10	38.2	6	2	3	1	0	.833
2023	3 Teams		Minors	P	19	19	52.2	4	1	2	1	0	.750
2023	Bradenton Marauders	FSL	A	P	2	2	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers	SAL	A+	P	9	9	26.1	3	1	1	1	0	.667
2023	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	P	8	8	20.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2024	2 Teams		Minors	P	16	14	73.0	8	3	4	1	0	.875
2024	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	P	11	10	53.2	7	3	3	1	0	.857
2024	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	P	5	4	19.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2025	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	P	10	10	48.1	12	3	9	0	1	1.000
	FCL Pirates	FCL	ROK	P	5	5	17.2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Indianapolis Indians	INT	AAA	P	15	14	67.2	13	3	10	0	1	1.000
	Altoona Curve	EAS	AA	P	19	18	73.2	8	3	4	1	0	.875
	Greensboro Grasshoppers	SAL	A+	P	19	19	65.0	9	3	4	2	0	.778
	Bradenton Marauders	FSL	A	P	2	2	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	West Virginia Black Bears	MLBDL	A(Short)	P	11	11	53.0	14	8	5	1	1	.929
Career Minors	6 Teams			P	71	69	283.1	44	17	23	4	2	.909

Rankings

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
2026	1	7th in NL

Strikeouts

Year	SO	Rank
2026	32	18th in NL

Batting Average

Year	AVG	Rank
2026	.202	15th in NL

Caught Stealing

Year	CS	Rank
2026	2	2nd in NL

Earned Run Average

Year	ERA	Rank
2026	2.43	8th in NL

WHIP

Year	WHIP	Rank
2026	1.01	12th in NL

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	04/25/2026	Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the bereavement list.
	04/16/2026	RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 35.
	04/15/2026	RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 42.
	02/16/2026	RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 35.
	09/16/2025	RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 67.
	09/15/2025	RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 21.
	05/26/2025	Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Indianapolis Indians.
	03/11/2025	Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Braxton Ashcraft to Indianapolis Indians.
	10/01/2024	Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Indianapolis Indians.
	09/25/2024	Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
	08/31/2024	Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list.
	08/30/2024	Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
	07/12/2024	Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list retroactive to July 11, 2024.
	07/06/2024	Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
	06/28/2024	Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 27, 2024.
	06/11/2024	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
	03/11/2024	Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Braxton Ashcraft to Altoona Curve.
	03/07/2024	Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
	11/14/2023	Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Altoona Curve.
	09/30/2023	Altoona Curve activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
	08/11/2023	Altoona Curve transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
	06/20/2023	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
	06/20/2023	Altoona Curve activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
	05/16/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
	05/09/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
	05/09/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
	04/21/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
	04/21/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
	04/09/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers sent RHP Braxton Ashcraft on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
	04/07/2023	Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list.
	11/08/2022	Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 60-day injured list.
	04/08/2022	Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list.
	11/07/2021	Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 60-day injured list.
	07/27/2021	Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list.
	05/01/2021	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Pirates Organization.
	02/12/2021	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Pirates Organization.
	02/12/2021	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Pirates Organization.
	06/12/2019	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to West Virginia Black Bears.
	06/12/2019	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to West Virginia Black Bears from GCL Pirates.
	07/07/2018	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to GCL Pirates.
	06/22/2018	Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
	07/28/2017	RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to UA National.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	vs Left				5			14.1	62	10			0	7	20	1.19
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	vs Right				5			14.2	54	11			1	2	12	0.89

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	March	0	1	3.00	1	1	6.0	25	4	2	2	0	4	3	1.33
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	April	1	0	2.28	4	4	23.2	91	17	9	6	1	5	29	0.93
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	1	2.43	5	5	29.2	116	21	11	8	1	9	32	1.01

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Bases Empty	5	16.2	72	14	0	7	21	1.26
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runner at 1st	5	7.1	24	6	1	1	5	0.95
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runner at 2nd	3	3.0	9	0	0	0	2	0.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	2	0.1	2	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Runner at 3rd	4	1.0	4	1	0	0	2	1.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Scoring Position	5	5.2	20	1	0	1	6	0.35

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Home Games	1	0	2.31	2	2	0	11.2	46	9	6	3	0	2	15	0.94
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Away Games	0	1	2.50	3	3	0	18.0	70	12	5	5	1	7	17	1.06
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Day Games	1	0	2.16	3	3	0	16.2	66	13	7	4	0	3	24	0.96
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Night Games	0	1	2.77	2	2	0	13.0	50	8	4	4	1	6	8	1.08
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Leading Off Inning				5			7.0	30	5			0	3	9	1.14

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	No Outs	5	10.1	41	8	1	4	12	1.16
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	One Out	5	10.1	41	8	0	3	9	1.06
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Two Outs	5	9.0	34	5	0	2	11	0.78

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	First Inning	0.00	5	5.0	17	2	0	0	0	1	6	0.60
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Second Inning	3.60	5	5.0	19	4	2	2	1	1	9	1.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Third Inning	0.00	5	5.0	17	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.40
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Fourth Inning	5.40	5	5.0	23	7	3	3	0	3	5	2.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Fifth Inning	3.60	5	5.0	24	4	5	2	0	3	5	1.40
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Sixth Inning	2.45	4	3.2	13	1	1	1	0	1	4	0.55
Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB	Seventh Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.00

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	vs Left				10			19.1	93	22			4	12	22	1.76
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	vs Right				10			28.1	126	31			1	7	34	1.34

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	March	0	1	8.10	1	1	3.1	19	5	3	3	0	4	5	2.70
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	April	2	1	5.48	5	5	23.0	107	31	16	14	3	9	22	1.74
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	May	1	1	4.09	4	4	22.0	93	17	10	10	2	6	29	1.05
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	First Half	3	3	5.03	10	10	48.1	219	53	29	27	5	19	56	1.49

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Bases Empty	10	23.2	111	24	4	12	27	1.52
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	4	2.0	9	3	0	0	2	1.50
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	10	9.2	44	12	1	4	13	1.66
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	8	5.1	21	5	0	2	8	1.31
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	3	0.2	4	0	0	0	0	0.00
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	9	4.1	18	4	0	1	5	1.15
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	6	2.0	11	5	0	0	1	2.50
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Scoring Position	9	14.2	64	17	0	3	16	1.36

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Home Games	0	1	5.87	5	5	0	23.0	116	31	17	15	0	11	25	1.83
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Away Games	3	2	4.26	5	5	0	25.1	103	22	12	12	5	8	31	1.18
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Day Games	2	1	6.00	5	5	0	24.0	106	27	17	16	5	8	29	1.46
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Night Games	1	2	4.07	5	5	0	24.1	113	26	12	11	0	11	27	1.52
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Leading Off Inning				10			9.2	51	12			2	7	9	1.97

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	No Outs	10	16.2	85	23	2	10	19	1.98
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	One Out	10	16.0	71	17	1	5	20	1.38
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Two Outs	10	15.1	63	13	2	4	17	1.11

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	First Inning	1.80	10	10.0	45	10	3	2	1	7	14	1.70
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Second Inning	2.70	10	10.0	39	7	3	3	2	2	12	0.90
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Third Inning	5.40	10	10.0	50	12	6	6	1	5	13	1.70
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	7.71	10	9.1	44	12	9	8	0	4	6	1.71
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	10.50	8	6.0	31	11	7	7	0	1	7	2.00
Indianapolis Indians	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	3.00	3	3.0	10	1	1	1	1	0	4	0.33

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-03-30	Cincinnati Reds	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	1	3.00	1	1	6.0	4	2	2	0	4	3	1.33
March	Pittsburgh Pirates		0	1	3.00	1	1	6.0	4	2	2	0	4	3	1.33
2026-04-05	Pittsburgh Pirates	Baltimore Orioles	1	0	2.25	1	1	6.0	4	1	1	0	0	8	1.00
2026-04-11	Chicago Cubs	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	2.12	1	1	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	9	1.00
2026-04-16	Pittsburgh Pirates	Washington Nationals	0	0	2.38	1	1	5.2	5	5	2	0	2	7	1.06
2026-04-22	Texas Rangers	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	2.43	1	1	7.0	4	2	2	1	2	5	1.01
April	Pittsburgh Pirates		1	0	2.28	4	4	23.2	17	9	6	1	5	29	0.93

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-03-28	St. Paul Saints	Indianapolis Indians	0	1	8.10	1	1	3.1	5	3	3	0	4	5	2.70
March	Indianapolis Indians		0	1	8.10	1	1	3.1	5	3	3	0	4	5	2.70
2025-04-03	Indianapolis Indians	Iowa Cubs	0	1	5.40	1	1	5.0	8	2	2	0	1	5	2.16
2025-04-09	Louisville Bats	Indianapolis Indians	1	0	4.05	1	1	5.0	3	1	1	1	0	6	1.58
2025-04-15	Indianapolis Indians	Toledo Mud Hens	0	0	4.15	1	1	4.0	6	3	2	0	3	3	1.73
2025-04-20	Indianapolis Indians	Toledo Mud Hens	0	0	5.06	1	1	4.0	7	5	4	0	3	3	1.88
2025-04-26	St. Paul Saints	Indianapolis Indians	1	0	5.81	1	1	5.0	7	5	5	2	2	5	1.86
April	Indianapolis Indians		2	1	5.48	5	5	23.0	31	16	14	3	9	22	1.74
2025-05-02	Omaha Storm Chasers	Indianapolis Indians	1	0	4.73	1	1	6.0	2	0	0	0	1	6	1.61
2025-05-08	Indianapolis Indians	Columbus Clippers	0	0	4.95	1	1	4.0	5	3	3	0	2	6	1.62
2025-05-14	Indianapolis Indians	Louisville Bats	0	0	5.10	1	1	6.0	5	4	4	0	2	8	1.56
2025-05-21	Toledo Mud Hens	Indianapolis Indians	0	1	5.03	1	1	6.0	5	3	3	2	1	9	1.49
May	Indianapolis Indians		1	1	4.09	4	4	22.0	17	10	10	2	6	29	1.05

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	xBA	xSLG	wOBA	xwOBA	xwOBAcon	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2025	25	1102	195	9	4.6	3.1	88.0	111.5	9.1	30.8	.235	.350	.286	.289	.343	38.5	24.3	8.2	2.71	3.43
2026	26	435	74	3	4.1	2.6	89.0	110.1	14.4	27.0	.175	.249	.257	.231	.267	31.1	27.6	7.8	2.43	2.07
Player		1537	269	12	4.5	2.9	88.3	111.5	10.5	29.7	.218	.321	.278	.272	.322	36.4	25.2	8.1
MLB					7.2	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.4	33.3	.243	.408	.316	.316	.369	37.0	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ashcraft relies on 5 pitches.

Four Seamer

(30.1%) ,

Curveball

(26.7%) ,

Slider

(21.1%) ,

Sinker

(18.2%) ,

Split Finger

(3.9%) ,

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Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2025	50.8	49.2	22.1	23.1	4.1	38.5	41.0	20.5	24.6	21.5	4.6	13.8	19.5	15.9
2026	50.0	50.0	27.0	13.5	9.5	24.3	45.9	29.7	13.5	28.4	8.1	10.8	17.6	21.6
Player	50.6	49.4	23.4	20.4	5.6	34.6	42.4	23.0	21.6	23.4	5.6	13.0	19.0	17.5
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.1	24.6	7.1	37.4	37.3	25.1	20.7	17.6	5.9	16.7	19.7	19.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2025	3.6	35.9	23.1	27.2	4.6	4.6	3.1
2026	1.4	36.5	29.7	20.3	6.8	4.1	2.6
Player	3.0	36.1	24.9	25.3	5.2	4.5	2.9
MLB	4.0	32.4	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.2	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Similar Pitchers to Braxton Ashcraft:

2025 - Ryan Walker

2025 - Mark Leiter Jr.

2025 - Calvin Faucher

2026 - Paul Skenes

2025 - Pete Fairbanks

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2026	Sinker	PIT	R	79	96.4	22.1	1.4	16.5ARM	0.9	7.4	0.4	16.5ARM	1.0
2026	Split-Finger	PIT	R	17	91.0	26.4	-4.2	15.1ARM	2.7	6.7	-4.0	15.1ARM	3.6
2026	4-Seam Fastball	PIT	R	131	96.7	13.7	-0.7	9.4ARM	2.2	15.6	-0.6	9.4ARM	1.7
2026	Slider	PIT	R	92	91.8	27.2	-2.7	0.8GLV	-1.6	5.2	-3.7	0.8GLV	-3.4
2026	Curveball	PIT	R	116	84.7	48.6	0.5	7.1GLV	0.8	-10.5	0.2	7.1GLV	-2.0
2025	4-Seam Fastball	PIT	R	327	97.0	13.4	-0.3	7.3ARM	0.3	15.7	-0.1	7.3ARM	-0.3
2025	Sinker	PIT	R	163	96.6	21.0	0.4	15.6ARM	0.7	8.4	-1.0	15.6ARM	0.5
2025	Changeup	PIT	R	36	91.6	26.0	-2.5	13.6ARM	-1.5	6.4	-2.3	13.6ARM	-0.9
2025	Curveball	PIT	R	232	84.3	51.0	2.6	8.0GLV	2.0	-12.4	2.2	8.0GLV	-1.0
2025	Slider	PIT	R	344	92.0	26.5	-1.9	2.0GLV	-0.9	5.6	-3.8	2.0GLV	-2.3

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2026	4-Seam Fastball	1.7	2	131	30.1	30	.185	.296	.240	16.4	16.7	18.5	.161	.291	.225	26.1
2026	Curveball	3.2	4	116	26.7	27	.074	.185	.107	50.9	63.0	40.5	.099	.148	.106	30.0
2026	Slider	-1.9	-2	92	21.1	28	.304	.391	.407	38.8	28.6	27.6	.196	.232	.279	26.7
2026	Sinker	3.1	2	79	18.2	24	.200	.250	.263	20.0	4.2	11.1	.280	.369	.339	45.0
2026	Split-Finger	-2.4	0	17	3.9	7	.429	.429	.386	10.0	14.3	33.3	.174	.214	.171	16.7
2025	Slider	1.1	4	344	31.2	112	.225	.333	.278	32.4	26.8	23.6	.213	.298	.257	30.1
2025	4-Seam Fastball	-0.2	-1	327	29.7	74	.323	.462	.373	19.3	16.2	16.9	.293	.492	.375	46.3
2025	Curveball	1.7	4	232	21.1	54	.122	.204	.191	36.6	42.6	24.2	.151	.223	.211	34.6
2025	Sinker	1.9	3	163	14.8	41	.237	.289	.288	19.1	12.2	21.7	.281	.379	.315	48.5
2025	Changeup	-5.2	-2	36	3.3	9	.444	.556	.539	5.9	0.0	0.0	.358	.518	.378	33.3

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2026	Curveball	116	84.7	62	14.8	7:30	7:00	30
2026	4-Seam Fastball	131	96.7	91	18.0	1:30	1:00	30
2026	Split-Finger	17	91.0	92	16.9	1:30	2:30	-60
2026	Sinker	79	96.4	86	18.5	1:30	2:15	-45
2026	Slider	92	91.8	35	4.6	12:00	11:45	15
2025	Changeup	36	91.6	83	15.3	1:15	2:15	-60
2025	Curveball	232	84.3	72	17.1	7:15	7:00	15
2025	4-Seam Fastball	327	97.0	87	17.0	1:15	1:00	15
2025	Sinker	163	96.6	84	18.0	1:15	2:15	-60
2025	Slider	344	92.0	39	5.3	12:00	11:15	45

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2025		290	1,102	8	10	-6	-4	8
2026		116	435	3	7	-1	-2	6
Player		406	1,537	11	17	-7	11	15

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2025		290	1,102	11	8	-5	-4	11	2
2026		116	435	0	8	-2	-2	5	-1
Player		406	1,537	11	16	-6	11	16	1

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2025	1,102	53.4	68.4	82.8	29.4	49.7	43.3	58.1	50.2	26.2	9.4	73.1
2026	435	46.9	63.2	82.2	33.8	47.4	43.2	61.2	47.6	30.9	7.1	71.0
Player	1,537	51.5	67.0	82.7	30.7	48.9	43.3	59.0	49.4	27.5	8.8	72.6
MLB		48.8	67.0	82.6	28.5	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.4	76.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Curve Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2025	73	55	87	32	75	86	83	77	80	63	57	62	44	94	66	85	45
2026	94	94	83	32	95	82	76	79	55	78	81	80	64	82	84	73	43

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone
2025	21.67	3	5.3	-2	4	7
2026	21.70	1	0.6	0	1	1
Player	21.68	4	5.9	-2	5	8

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone
2025	21.67	3	5.8	-3	4	7
2026	21.70	1	0.8	0	1	1
Player	21.68	4	6.6	-3	5	8

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2025	3	7	3	3	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	6	7	7	6	4	7	5	5	6	6	3	8	7	4	4	4	6	8	5	5
2026	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
Player	4	8	4	3	6	6	5	6	5	4	5	7	7	8	7	5	7	5	5	8	6	3	10	7	4	4	5	6	9	6	6

Standard

Year	HR
2025	3	7	6	8	8	6	7	7	5	2	5	6	7	6	8	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	9	7	4	6	3	1	8	5	5
2026	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Player	4	8	7	10	9	7	8	8	6	2	5	7	7	7	9	5	6	7	8	7	7	5	10	7	5	6	3	1	9	6	6

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Year to Year Changes

	2026	+/-		2025
Results
BA	.202	-.037	↓	.239
xBA	.175	-.060	↓	.235
OBP	.270	-.036	↓	.306
xOBP	.248	-.055	↓	.303
SLG	.288	-.053	↓	.341
xSLG	.249	-.101	↓	.350
ISO	.087	-.015	↓	.102
xISO	.074	-.041	↓	.115
BABIP	.278	-.036	↓	.314
wOBA	.257	-.029	↓	.286
xwOBA	.231	-.058	↓	.289
wOBAcon	.307	-.032	↓	.339
xwOBAcon	.267	-.076	↓	.343
BACON	.288	-.037	↓	.325
xBACON	.253	-.068	↓	.321
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit %	31.1	-7.4	↓	38.5
Avg Exit Velocity	89.0	+1.0	↑	88.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %	27.0	-3.8	↓	30.8
Barrel %	4.1	-0.5	↓	4.6
Avg Launch Angle	14.4	+5.3	↑	9.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed	72.0	+0.2	↑	71.8
Attack Angle	12°	+2°	↑	11°
Ideal Attack Angle %	54.1	-3.1	↓	57.2
Attack Direction	-4°	-1°	↓	-3°
Swing Path - Tilt	34°	+1°	↑	33°
Swing Length	7.4	0.0		7.4
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity	96.6	-0.2	↓	96.8
Breaking Velocity	87.9	-1.0	↓	88.9
Offspeed Velocity	91.0	-0.6	↓	91.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels	3	-6	↓	9
Popup %	9.5	+5.4	↑	4.1
Flyball %	27.0	+4.9	↑	22.1
Line Drive %	13.5	-9.6	↓	23.1
Groundball %	50.0	-0.8	↓	50.8
Pull %	24.3	-14.2	↓	38.5
Straight Away %	45.9	+4.9	↑	41.0
Opposite Field %	29.7	+9.2	↑	20.5
Weak Contact %	1.4	-2.2	↓	3.6
Pull Airball %	10.8	-3.0	↓	13.8
Topped Contact %	36.5	+0.6	↑	35.9
Under Contact %	29.7	+6.6	↑	23.1
Flare/Burner Contact %	20.3	-6.9	↓	27.2
Solid Contact %	6.8	+2.2	↑	4.6
HR/FB %	5.0	-2.0	↓	7.0
Popups	7	-1	↓	8
Flyballs	20	-23	↓	43
Line Drives	10	-35	↓	45
Groundballs	37	-62	↓	99
Plate Discipline
In Zone %	46.9	-6.5	↓	53.4
Out of Zone %	53.1	+6.5	↑	46.6
Edge %	43.2	-0.1	↓	43.3
Zone Swing %	63.2	-5.2	↓	68.4
Out of Zone Swing %	33.8	+4.4	↑	29.4
In Zone Contact %	82.2	-0.6	↓	82.8
Out of Zone Contact %	47.4	-2.3	↓	49.7
Whiff %	30.9	+4.7	↑	26.2
First Strike %	61.2	+3.1	↑	58.1
First Pitch Swing %	31.0	-1.0	↓	32.0
Swing %	47.6	-2.6	↓	50.2
Meatball Swing %	71.0	-2.1	↓	73.1
Meatball %	7.1	-2.3	↓	9.4
Zone Swing & Miss %	17.8	+0.6	↑	17.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss %	52.6	+2.3	↑	50.3
In Zone	204	-384	↓	588
Out of Zone	231	-283	↓	514
Edge	188	-289	↓	477
In Zone Swings	129	-273	↓	402
Out of Zone Swings	78	-73	↓	151
In Zone Swing & Misses	23	-46	↓	69
Out of Zone Swing & Misses	41	-35	↓	76
Basic
Pitches	435	-667	↓	1,102
PA	116	-176	↓	292
AB	104	-160	↓	264
Hits	21	-42	↓	63
Singles	15	-28	↓	43
Doubles	4	-12	↓	16
Triples	1	0		1
Home Runs	1	-2	↓	3
Walks	9	-15	↓	24
Strikeouts	32	-39	↓	71
K%	27.6	+3.3	↑	24.3
BB%	7.8	-0.4	↓	8.2
HBP	1	-1	↓	2
Batted Balls	74	-121	↓	195
Number of Fastballs	210	-280	↓	490
Number of Offspeed	17	-19	↓	36
Number of Breaking	208	-368	↓	576

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2025	Shades	290	.287	164	2	1.2	126	59	46.8
2026	Shades	116	.256	54	0	0.0	62	26	41.9

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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2025		271	14.6	56.1%	0.0%	166	18.5	4.8%	0.6%
2026		135	14.1	68.9%	0.0%	52	17.0	13.5%	1.9%

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Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

			Infield/Outfield				Catching				Innings By Position
Year	Team	Run Value	INF/OF Runs	Range	Arm	Inf. DP	Catching Runs	Framing	Throwing	Blocking	Total Innings	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2025		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	70	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2026		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	99	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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