Braxton
Ashcraft
PAge : 26Throws : R
#35
Braxton Ashcraft
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 99 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-05-26
Born in : Waco, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3.65 | 165.1 | 173 | 1.09 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2.71 | 69.2 | 71 | 1.25 |
| Career totals | 54 | 18 | 10 | 3.37 | 235.0 | 244 | 1.14 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.65
FIP
3.50
xFIP
3.18
ERA-
84
WHIP
1.09
K%
25.9 %
BB%
5.2 %
Strikeouts
173
Innings
165.3
Wins
14
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.5
Strikeouts
123
2026 WAR
3.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20251.6 WAR · 4.1 per full season
- 20263.5 WAR · 3.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+9 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
90
Star
- VEL
- Velocity
- 87
- STF
- Stuff
- 84
- CTL
- Control
- 86
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 84
- STA
- Stamina
- 84
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
3.5
#21 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
91 / 100
#15 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
91 / 100
Surplus $33.4M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.50 · RA9-WAR: 3.4
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
97.3 mi/h
93th percentile
K%
25.9 %
81th percentile
BB%
5.2 %
93th percentile
xERA
3.45
85th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.287
85th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.2 %
82th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 3.5 | 91 | 90 | 97.3 | 25.9 | 5.2 | 3.45 | .287 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.6 | 82 | 84 | 97.0 | 24.3 | 8.2 | 3.43 | .289 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs LAA | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.65 |
| Aug 30 | @ STL | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.59 |
| Aug 24 | @ SD | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.59 |
| Aug 18 | vs DET | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.68 |
| Aug 13 | @ MIA | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Aug 6 | @ MIL | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.01 |
| Aug 1 | @ CIN | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.96 |
| Jul 26 | vs CHC | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4.05 |
| Jul 20 | @ NYY | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3.95 |
| Jul 11 | vs MIL | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.49 |