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Braxton Ashcraft
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Height | 6′ 5″ |
| Weight | 218 lbs |
| Age | 26 |
| Birthplace | Waco, TX, USA |
| Draft | 2018, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 51 |
| High School | Robinson HS |
| Signing Bonus | $1,825,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2025-05-26 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.126
1/1/2026
Options
1
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 1.000
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$795,100
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 739 | 97.3 | -13.6″ | 9.4″ | 2346 | 17.2% |
| Curveball | 638 | 85.0 | -48.3″ | -6.9″ | 2731 | 38.7% |
| Slider | 536 | 91.8 | -27.8″ | -1.0″ | 2595 | 30.5% |
| Sinker | 398 | 97.1 | -22.2″ | 16.2″ | 2310 | 17.2% |
| Splitter | 102 | 91.8 | -26.6″ | 14.7″ | 1909 | 9.1% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 28 | 28 | 165.1 | 14 | 6 | 3.65 | 173 | 25.9% | 5.2% | 1.20 | 1.090 |
| MLB Career | 54 | 36 | 235.0 | 18 | 10 | 3.37 | 244 | 25.4% | 6.2% | 0.96 | 1.136 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Los Angeles Angels | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.65 | 1.090 |
| 2026-08-30 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.59 | 1.080 |
| 2026-08-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.59 | 1.070 |
| 2026-08-18 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.68 | 1.080 |
| 2026-08-13 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Miami Marlins | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.82 | 1.100 |
| 2026-08-06 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.01 | 1.150 |
| 2026-08-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.96 | 1.160 |
| 2026-07-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Chicago Cubs | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.05 | 1.190 |
| 2026-07-20 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ New York Yankees | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.95 | 1.170 |
| 2026-07-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.49 | 1.110 |
| Last 10 Total | 57.0 | 51 | 28 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 4.42 | 1.070 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 667 | 165.1 | — | — | — | 3.650 | 173 | 35 | 22 | 1.089 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 22 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.400 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.400 | .318 |
| Last 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 317 | 77.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.710 | 87 | 14 | 8 | 1.110 | .245 |
| Away Games | 350 | 87.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.590 | 86 | 21 | 14 | 1.070 | .227 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 308 | 78.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.350 | 91 | 16 | 9 | 1.040 | .227 |
| Night Games | 359 | 87.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.920 | 82 | 19 | 13 | 1.130 | .242 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 374 | 88.2 | — | — | — | nan | 101 | 25 | 16 | 1.220 | .246 |
| vs Right | 293 | 76.0 | — | — | — | nan | 72 | 10 | 6 | .950 | .223 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 667 | 165.1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3.650 | 173 | 35 | 22 | 1.090 | .235 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 415 | 97.0 | — | — | — | nan | 114 | 28 | 13 | 1.200 | .230 |
| Runners On | 252 | 68.1 | — | — | — | nan | 59 | 7 | 9 | .940 | .245 |
| Scoring Position | 122 | 33.0 | — | — | — | nan | 35 | 1 | 4 | .760 | .214 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 108 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 3.210 | 36 | 6 | 5 | .960 | .208 |
| Second Inning | 105 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 2.250 | 29 | 5 | 3 | .860 | .190 |
| Third Inning | 114 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 3.860 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1.040 | .238 |
| Fourth Inning | 106 | 27.0 | — | — | — | 2.670 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1.110 | .263 |
| Fifth Inning | 124 | 26.1 | — | — | — | 7.860 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1.630 | .292 |
| Sixth Inning | 70 | 17.1 | — | — | — | 2.600 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .980 | .212 |
| Seventh Inning | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 1.290 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .860 | .208 |
| Eighth Inning | 11 | 2.2 | — | — | — | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.130 | .273 |
| Ninth Inning | 4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 9.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18 | R-FCL | 120 | 56 | — | — | 51.8% | 25.0% | 17.9% | 5.4% | — | — | — | — | 70.8% | 67.1% | — | 83.1% | 5.8% | 32.9% |
| 2021 | 21 | A+ | 621 | 102 | — | — | 40.2% | 29.4% | 17.6% | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | 48.1% | 71.2% | — | 61.6% | 15.9% | 28.8% |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | 281 | 50 | — | — | 42.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | 49.8% | 70.0% | — | 64.6% | 20.3% | 30.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | A+ | 387 | 76 | — | — | 42.1% | 32.9% | 19.7% | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | 54.3% | 71.4% | — | 67.0% | 16.3% | 28.6% |
| 2023 | 23 | A | 92 | 12 | 95.2 | 97.6 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% | 8.3% | 29.5% | 60.4% | 46.2% | 75.9% | 45.7% | 66.7% | 52.2% | 62.5% | 21.7% | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | 287 | 60 | 95.0 | 98.3 | 48.3% | 23.3% | 21.7% | 6.7% | 28.2% | 74.5% | 45.0% | 80.6% | 51.6% | 70.9% | 50.5% | 59.5% | 12.9% | 29.1% |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | 797 | 147 | — | — | 41.5% | 31.3% | 23.8% | 3.4% | — | — | — | — | 53.2% | 67.9% | — | 65.0% | 16.6% | 32.1% |
| 2025 | 25 | MLB | 1102 | 195 | 97.0 | 99.3 | 50.5% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 4.1% | 29.5% | 68.4% | 50.0% | 82.8% | 50.2% | 73.8% | 53.2% | 57.9% | 16.0% | 26.2% |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | 767 | 138 | 95.6 | 97.5 | 51.4% | 18.8% | 24.6% | 5.1% | 29.2% | 69.7% | 40.5% | 79.5% | 48.8% | 67.4% | 48.2% | 57.0% | 13.7% | 32.6% |
| 2026 | 26 | MLB | 2413 | 452 | 97.3 | 99.7 | 46.3% | 25.5% | 21.5% | 6.7% | 37.0% | 66.0% | 52.1% | 86.3% | 52.0% | 74.5% | 51.6% | 68.3% | 17.8% | 25.5% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 3515 | 647 | 97.2 | 99.7 | 47.6% | 24.5% | 22.0% | 5.9% | 34.7% | 66.8% | 51.5% | 85.1% | 51.4% | 74.3% | 52.1% | 65.1% | 17.2% | 25.7% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1054 | 198 | 95.4 | 98.3 | 50.5% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 5.6% | 28.9% | 71.1% | 41.7% | 79.8% | 49.5% | 68.4% | 48.9% | 57.7% | 13.5% | 31.6% | |
| AA Career | AA | 1078 | 197 | — | — | 41.6% | 30.5% | 22.8% | 5.1% | — | — | — | — | 52.3% | 68.4% | — | 64.9% | 17.5% | 31.6% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 1008 | 178 | — | — | 41.0% | 30.9% | 18.5% | 9.6% | — | — | — | — | 50.5% | 71.3% | — | 63.8% | 16.1% | 28.7% | |
| A Career | A | 92 | 12 | 95.2 | 97.6 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% | 8.3% | 29.5% | 60.4% | 46.2% | 75.9% | 45.7% | 66.7% | 52.2% | 62.5% | 21.7% | 33.3% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 120 | 56 | — | — | 51.8% | 25.0% | 17.9% | 5.4% | — | — | — | — | 70.8% | 67.1% | — | 83.1% | 5.8% | 32.9% |
Transaction History
2026-09-28Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 15-day injured list.
2026-09-10Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 7, 2026. Right arm discomfort.
2026-04-28Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the bereavement list.
2026-04-25Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the bereavement list.
2026-04-16RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 35.
2026-04-15RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 42.
2026-02-16RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 35.
2025-09-16RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 67.
2025-09-15RHP Braxton Ashcraft changed number to 21.
2025-05-26Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-03-11Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Braxton Ashcraft to Indianapolis Indians.
2024-10-01Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Indianapolis Indians.
2024-09-25Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
2024-08-31Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list.
2024-08-30Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
2024-07-12Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list retroactive to July 11, 2024.
2024-07-06Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
2024-06-28Indianapolis Indians placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 27, 2024.
2024-06-11RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2024-03-11Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Braxton Ashcraft to Altoona Curve.
2023-11-14Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Braxton Ashcraft from Altoona Curve.
2023-09-30Altoona Curve activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
2023-08-11Altoona Curve transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
2023-06-20Altoona Curve activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
2023-06-20RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2023-05-16Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft.
2023-05-09Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
2023-05-09Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred RHP Braxton Ashcraft to the Development List.
2023-04-21Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
2023-04-21Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 7-day injured list.
2023-04-09Greensboro Grasshoppers sent RHP Braxton Ashcraft on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
2023-04-07Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 7-day injured list.
2022-11-08Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 60-day injured list.
2022-04-08Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list.
2021-11-07Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Braxton Ashcraft from the 60-day injured list.
2021-07-27Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list.
2021-05-01RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Pirates Organization.
2019-06-12RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to West Virginia Black Bears from GCL Pirates.
2018-07-07RHP Braxton Ashcraft assigned to GCL Pirates.
2018-06-22Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Braxton Ashcraft.