Graham Ashcraft
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 248LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 6, #174, Cincinnati Reds | Alabama - Birmingham
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 7 9 4.76 26 26 0 145.2 111 1.37
2024 5 5 5.24 15 15 0 77.1 57 1.50
2025 0 1 0.00 8 0 0 9.2 7 1.14
4 Seasons 17 21 4.77 68 60 0 337.2 246 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 26 7-9 4.76 145.2 111 1.37
2024 15 5-5 5.24 77.1 57 1.50
2025 8 0-1 0.00 9.2 7 1.14
4 Seasons 68 17-21 4.77 337.2 246 1.41
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2022 24 1756 355 17 4.8 3.7 86.9 115.9 3.8 31.0 .262 .375 .326 .310 .332 36.3 15.3 6.5 4.89 4.00
2023 25 2324 450 31 6.9 5.0 88.4 112.3 8.1 34.0 .272 .429 .339 .340 .374 38.9 17.8 8.3 4.76 4.96
2024 26 1342 260 20 7.7 5.7 90.6 113.7 8.8 31.9 .278 .438 .342 .347 .379 42.7 16.3 7.7 5.24 5.18
2025 27 135 28 0 0.0 0.0 80.0 104.0 -2.2 17.9 .218 .251 .247 .256 .258 17.9 17.9 10.3 0.00 2.41
Player 5557 1093 68 6.2 4.6 88.2 115.9 6.6 32.1 .269 .409 .334 .330 .359 38.4 16.7 7.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ashcraft relies on 2 pitches.
Cutter
(75.6%) ,
Slider
(24.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 54.6 45.4 18.9 22.5 3.9 35.2 37.7 27.0 25.6 20.0 9.0 9.6 17.7 18.0
2023 48.0 52.0 22.4 24.4 5.1 34.2 41.1 24.7 21.6 20.0 6.4 12.7 21.1 18.2
2024 49.2 50.8 22.7 22.7 5.4 34.6 37.7 27.7 22.3 20.4 6.5 12.3 17.3 21.2
2025 71.4 28.6 7.1 17.9 3.6 28.6 35.7 35.7 25.0 28.6 17.9 3.6 7.1 17.9
Player 51.1 48.9 21.0 23.2 4.8 34.5 39.1 26.4 23.1 20.3 7.6 11.3 18.8 18.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 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
2022 5.6 42.3 16.3 27.0 3.7 4.8 3.7
2023 5.3 36.2 20.7 26.0 4.4 6.9 5.0
2024 1.9 38.1 20.8 24.6 5.8 7.7 5.7
2025 10.7 57.1 10.7 21.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 4.8 39.2 19.0 25.9 4.4 6.2 4.6
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Cutter CIN R 102 96.5 19.3 0.1 2.7GLV 0.1 10.0 1.5 2.7GLV 0.5
2025 Slider CIN R 33 89.3 36.0 3.1 10.4GLV 6.6 -1.6 3.4 10.4GLV 5.3
2024 Changeup CIN R 50 91.0 28.3 -0.6 12.1ARM -2.8 4.7 0.2 12.1ARM -2.1
2024 Cutter CIN R 649 95.6 19.7 0.5 1.0GLV 0.1 10.0 1.7 1.0GLV -1.7
2024 Sinker CIN R 214 94.8 21.1 -1.3 8.4ARM -6.5 9.3 -2.1 8.4ARM -6.5
2024 Slider CIN R 429 88.4 33.6 1.0 9.3GLV 6.2 1.3 0.3 9.3GLV 4.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Cutter 0.8 1 102 75.6 30 .240 .280 .326 20.0 10.0 17.6 .250 .290 .299 21.7
2025 Slider 4.4 1 33 24.4 9 .111 .111 .100 27.3 44.4 25.0 .129 .144 .121 0.0
2024 Cutter -1.5 -10 649 48.4 197 .329 .520 .436 16.2 11.2 14.9 .317 .493 .392 44.4
2024 Slider 1.3 6 429 32.0 88 .145 .217 .189 37.0 34.1 20.8 .190 .318 .249 38.9
2024 Sinker -2.4 -5 214 15.9 55 .314 .490 .405 11.5 5.5 7.1 .274 .447 .338 45.8
2024 Changeup -5.5 -3 50 3.7 10 .444 .444 .430 20.0 20.0 12.5 .390 .438 .398 14.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Cutter 102 96.5 47 9.9 12:15 11:15 60
2025 Slider 33 89.3 40 11.7 7:30 8:30 -60
2024 Changeup 49 91.0 72 13.4 1:15 2:30 -75
2024 Cutter 644 95.6 57 9.5 12:30 11:45 45
2024 Sinker 213 94.8 55 12.4 1:00 1:30 -30
2024 Slider 423 88.4 32 10.1 8:15 9:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 463 1,756 -1 12 -9 -8 -6
2023 623 2,324 6 16 -17 -13 -8
2024 350 1,342 1 4 -11 -7 -12
2025 39 135 0 2 1 -1 2
Player 1,475 5,557 6 35 -36 6 -24
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 1,756 50.5 70.1 87.9 28.2 64.1 42.6 58.4 49.4 18.6 7.0 82.9
2023 2,324 51.3 68.0 86.1 27.3 54.4 43.0 59.8 48.2 22.3 8.3 75.0
2024 1,342 50.0 72.3 86.8 26.2 52.3 42.3 56.0 49.3 22.1 7.6 86.3
2025 135 45.2 70.5 86.0 39.2 62.1 44.4 66.7 53.3 22.2 8.1 63.6
Player 5,557 50.6 69.7 86.8 27.7 57.3 42.7 58.6 48.9 21.1 7.7 79.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 42 17 53 83 30 49 88 83 63 6 70 6 34 93 38 3
2023 20 15 31 53 16 22 68 64 51 14 50 22 29 88 76 2
2024 7 6 15 36 7 40 49 7 16 6 53 22 22 62 79 1
2025 86 70 94 99 65 91 91 100 100 27 37 27 96
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.6 11 9.3 2 5 8 3 27.3
2023 23.3 23 17.1 6 6 14 7 30.4
2024 22.8 11 8.5 3 6 11 1 9.1
Player 23.5 45 34.9 10 17 33 11 24.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 11 7 9 8 9 10 10 6 6 8 8 9 11 9 10 12 9 9 9 9 10 10 13 11 7 9 10 10 9 11 10
2023 23 15 13 16 22 17 18 15 14 13 16 18 17 15 20 18 22 15 18 22 15 15 25 21 14 14 14 19 20 17 14
2024 11 10 6 10 6 9 12 10 6 5 6 11 10 5 8 8 7 8 10 15 9 5 15 9 7 7 7 12 9 9 5
Player 45 32 28 34 37 36 40 31 26 26 30 38 38 29 38 38 38 32 37 46 34 30 53 41 28 30 31 41 38 37 29
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 97.2 -1.3 95.9 -0.5 95.4 1.1 96.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.8 0.6 90.4 0.6 91.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.8 2.5 88.3 0.1 88.4 0.9 89.3
Exit Velocity 86.9 1.5 88.4 2.2 90.6 -10.6 80.0
Launch Angle 3.8 4.3 8.1 0.7 8.8 -11.0 -2.2
Barrel % 4.8 2.1 6.9 0.8 7.7 -7.7 0.0
Hard Hit % 36.3 2.6 38.9 3.8 42.7 -24.8 17.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 3.0 34.0 -2.1 31.9 -14.0 17.9
xBA .262 0.010 .272 0.006 .278 -0.060 .218
BA .281 -0.016 .265 0.017 .282 -0.076 .206
xwOBA .310 0.030 .340 0.007 .347 -0.091 .256
wOBA .326 0.013 .339 0.003 .342 -0.095 .247
xSLG .375 0.054 .429 0.009 .438 -0.187 .251
SLG .404 0.040 .444 -0.010 .434 -0.199 .235
K% 15.3 2.5 17.8 -1.5 16.3 1.6 17.9
BB% 6.5 1.8 8.3 -0.6 7.7 2.6 10.3
Swing % 49.4 -1.2 48.2 1.1 49.3 4.0 53.3
Whiff% 18.6 3.7 22.3 -0.2 22.1 0.1 22.2
In Zone % 50.5 0.8 51.3 -1.3 50.0 -4.8 45.2
Out of Zone % 49.5 -0.8 48.7 1.3 50.0 4.8 54.8
Out of Zone Swing % 28.2 -0.9 27.3 -1.1 26.2 13.0 39.2
First Pitch Swing % 29.1 -0.3 28.8 4.9 33.7 7.3 41.0
First Pitch Strike % 58.4 1.4 59.8 -3.8 56.0 10.7 66.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 463 .326 251 15 6.0 212 105 49.5
2023 Shades 623 .339 326 43 13.2 297 176 59.3
2024 Shades 350 .342 188 22 11.7 162 120 74.1
2025 Shades 39 .247 25 4 16.0 14 7 50.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 486 18.4 6.8% 1.0% 288 21.8 0.3% 3.1%
2023 642 15.7 33.3% 0.8% 374 17.5 8.6% 0.3%
2024 337 16.2 13.1% 1.2% 222 17.6 3.6% 0.9%
2025 31 15.6 38.7% 0.0% 21 16.4 14.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution