Graham Ashcraft

Graham Ashcraft

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cincinnati Reds
15-Day IL
Injury Calf
Est. Return 6/24/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Ashcraft's name sounds like it belongs more to a financial advisor than it does a major league pitcher, but financial advisors don't throw upper 90's fastballs like he does. Ashcraft has a reliever-like repertoire of sinker/slider/cutter that is far from a finished product. The slider was his primary putaway pitch generating swings and misses one-third of the time, but the league had little trouble with the cutters and sinkers as the two pitches had identical velocity and not much difference in their shape toward home. Ashcraft has a changeup, in theory, as he threw it 12 times in total last season, and yet did better against lefties (.232 average) than righties (.323 average.) It really is unusual to see a righty with his type of repertoire struggle so badly against righties as they also hit 10 of the 11 homers he allowed. It is tough to recommend such an incomplete product like Ashcraft no matter how hard he throws as he could quickly find himself out of the rotation if 2023 picks up where 2022 left off. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Reds in March of 2023.
Placed on IL with calf injury
PCincinnati Reds
Leg
June 9, 2023
Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left calf contusion.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft had indicated after taking a comebacker off the calf Thursday versus the Dodgers that he would be fine for his next turn in the rotation. However, given his struggles over the last month -- the right-hander has surrendered seven or more runs in four of his last six outings -- it makes sense to give him some downtiime to get healthy and also work on things. With Ashcraft on the shelf, Andrew Abbott should remain in the Reds rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
79
How many pitches does Graham Ashcraft generally throw?
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Graham Ashcraft generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .248 345 62 26 78 10 1 4
Since 2021vs Right .314 415 59 33 116 22 2 16
2023vs Left .275 133 26 12 33 7 1 3
2023vs Right .300 163 24 17 42 6 2 6
2022vs Left .232 212 36 14 45 3 0 1
2022vs Right .323 252 35 16 74 16 0 10
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-18%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-43%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-8%
ERA at Home
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 6.12 1.52 89.2 5 8 0 6.3 3.5 1.3
Since 2021Away 5.04 1.47 80.1 3 3 0 6.5 2.8 0.8
2023Home 8.63 1.73 32.1 2 4 0 6.7 4.7 1.7
2023Away 4.96 1.50 32.2 1 1 0 7.2 3.6 0.8
2022Home 4.71 1.40 57.1 3 4 0 6.1 2.8 1.1
2022Away 5.10 1.45 47.2 2 2 0 6.0 2.3 0.8
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Graham Ashcraft compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in 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.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.67
 
K/9
6.9
 
BB/9
4.2
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
96.4 mph
 
ERA
6.78
 
WHIP
1.62
 
BABIP
.331
 
GB/FB
1.91
 
Left On Base
59.5%
 
Exit Velocity
82.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.4%
 
Spin Rate
2608 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.1%
 
Swinging Strike
9.2%
 
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Fine after comebacker to leg
PCincinnati Reds
Leg
June 8, 2023
Ashcraft (calf/knee) indicated Thursday that he'll be fine for his next turn in the rotation, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Exits after being hit by liner
PCincinnati Reds
Leg
June 8, 2023
Ashcraft was removed from his start Thursday versus the Dodgers after taking a comebacker off his leg, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Forgettable outing Saturday
PCincinnati Reds
June 4, 2023
Ashcraft (3-4) took the loss Saturday, allowing 10 runs on nine hits and four walks over four innings in a 10-8 loss against the Brewers. He struck out two.
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Back in win column versus Cubs
PCincinnati Reds
May 29, 2023
Ashcraft (3-3) earned the win over the Cubs on Sunday, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings.
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Collapses against Cards
PCincinnati Reds
May 23, 2023
Ashcraft (2-3) took the loss Tuesday, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits over five innings as the Reds fell 8-5 to the Cardinals. He struck out five.
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