Graham Ashcraft
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 248LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 6, #174, Cincinnati Reds | Alabama - Birmingham
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 6 4.89 19 19 0 105 71 1.42
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
3 Seasons 17 20 4.91 60 60 0 328 239 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 19 5-6 4.89 105 71 1.42
2023 26 7-9 4.76 145.2 111 1.37
2024 15 5-5 5.24 77.1 57 1.50
3 Seasons 60 17-20 4.91 328 239 1.42
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
Player 5422 1065 68 6.4 4.7 88.4 115.9 6.9 32.5 .270 .413 .336 .332 .361 39.0 16.6 7.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ashcraft relies on 4 pitches.
Cutter
(47.9%) ,
Slider
(31.9%) ,
Sinker
(17.2%) ,
Changeup
(3.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 54.6 18.9 22.5 3.9 35.2 37.7 27.0 5.6 42.3 16.3 27.0 3.7 4.8 3.7
2023 48.0 22.4 24.4 5.1 34.2 41.1 24.7 5.3 36.2 20.7 26.0 4.4 6.9 5.0
2024 49.2 22.7 22.7 5.4 34.6 37.7 27.7 1.9 38.1 20.8 24.6 5.8 7.7 5.7
Player 50.5 21.3 23.4 4.8 34.6 39.2 26.2 4.6 38.7 19.2 26.0 4.5 6.4 4.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 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
2024 Changeup CIN R 40 90.5 29.0 -0.3 12.3ARM -2.6 4.4 0.5 12.3ARM -1.9
2024 Cutter CIN R 643 95.6 19.7 0.5 1.1GLV 0.1 10.0 1.7 1.1GLV -1.6
2024 Sinker CIN R 231 94.8 21.2 -0.7 8.4ARM -6.1 9.2 -1.9 8.4ARM -6.4
2024 Slider CIN R 428 88.4 33.6 1.0 9.3GLV 6.1 1.3 0.3 9.3GLV 4.2
2023 Cutter CIN R 1227 95.8 22.8 -1.0 2.1GLV 0.3 6.8 -1.1 2.1GLV -0.5
2023 Slider CIN R 866 88.3 35.5 2.5 13.2GLV 9.3 -0.4 1.9 13.2GLV 7.9
2023 Changeup CIN R 1 90.4 24.6 -4.4 7.9ARM -7.4 8.4 -3.0 7.9ARM -6.5
2023 Sinker CIN R 225 96.5 21.9 0.9 6.7ARM -8.6 7.4 0.2 6.7ARM -8.3
! 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 %
2024 Cutter -0.3 -2 643 47.9 196 .329 .520 .434 16.1 11.2 15.1 .318 .494 .391 45.0
2024 Slider 1.0 4 428 31.9 88 .145 .217 .189 37.2 34.1 20.8 .190 .318 .249 38.9
2024 Sinker -3.6 -8 231 17.2 59 .333 .500 .419 11.9 5.1 6.3 .293 .461 .356 41.2
2024 Changeup -7.1 -3 40 3.0 7 .333 .333 .357 20.0 28.6 16.7 .246 .285 .299 25.0
2023 Cutter 0.1 1 1,229 52.9 352 .292 .436 .367 17.4 11.4 14.3 .294 .425 .359 39.9
2023 Slider -0.7 -6 868 37.3 217 .221 .461 .310 32.9 31.3 23.1 .220 .415 .293 30.9
2023 Sinker 0.1 0 225 9.7 53 .286 .429 .362 10.0 5.7 6.3 .355 .513 .398 56.5
2023 Changeup -16.5 0 1 0.0 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! 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
2024 Changeup 39 90.5 72 13.6 1:15 2:30 -75
2024 Cutter 638 95.6 57 9.4 12:30 11:45 45
2024 Sinker 230 94.8 56 12.4 1:00 1:30 -30
2024 Slider 422 88.4 32 10.1 8:15 9:00 -45
2023 Cutter 1,225 95.8 43 7.0 12:00 11:15 45
2023 Sinker 221 96.5 49 9.8 12:45 1:30 -45
2023 Slider 865 88.3 50 14.2 7:45 8:45 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 463 1,756 -3 10 -7 -8 -7
2023 623 2,324 6 16 -14 -13 -5
2024 350 1,342 5 5 -12 -7 -9
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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
Player 5,422 50.7 69.7 86.9 27.3 57.1 42.7 58.4 48.8 21.0 7.7 80.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 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 74 1
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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 8.6 2 5 12 1 9.1
Player 23.5 45 34.9 10 16 34 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 11 6 9 12 10 5 5 6 11 10 5 8 8 7 8 10 15 9 6 15 9 6 7 10 12 9 9 4
Player 45 32 28 35 37 36 40 31 25 26 30 38 38 29 38 38 38 32 37 46 34 31 53 41 27 30 34 41 38 37 28
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.2 95.9 -1.3 95.4 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.8 90.4 0.6 90.5 0.1
Breaking Velocity 85.8 88.3 2.5 88.4 0.1
Exit Velocity 86.9 88.4 1.5 90.6 2.2
Launch Angle 3.8 8.1 4.3 8.8 0.7
Barrel % 4.8 6.9 2.1 7.7 0.8
Hard Hit % 36.3 38.9 2.6 42.7 3.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 34.0 3.0 31.9 -2.1
xBA .262 .272 0.010 .278 0.006
BA .281 .265 -0.016 .282 0.017
xwOBA .310 .340 0.030 .347 0.007
wOBA .326 .339 0.013 .342 0.003
xSLG .375 .429 0.054 .438 0.009
SLG .404 .444 0.040 .434 -0.010
K% 15.3 17.8 2.5 16.3 -1.5
BB% 6.5 8.3 1.8 7.7 -0.6
Swing % 49.4 48.2 -1.2 49.3 1.1
Whiff% 18.6 22.3 3.7 22.1 -0.2
In Zone % 50.5 51.3 0.8 50.0 -1.3
Out of Zone % 49.5 48.7 -0.8 50.0 1.3
Out of Zone Swing % 28.2 27.3 -0.9 26.2 -1.1
First Pitch Swing % 29.1 28.8 -0.3 33.7 4.9
First Pitch Strike % 58.4 59.8 1.4 56.0 -3.8
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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
! 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%

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Pitch Distribution