He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .255 average against Ashcraft and left-handers to .341.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 433 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ashcraft has given up 5 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 415 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.2% of the contact against Ashcraft with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.2% with the bases empty.
126 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashcraft projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashcraft's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
252 and 161 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ashcraft's stuff spins at 2,479 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
784 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 72nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashcraft averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
784 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ashcraft lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .336 expected average against them, against .283 on his fastballs.
368 of his breaking balls thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.7% of the contact against Ashcraft is on the ground and 36.8% of it is in the air.
144 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Ashcraft have gone to centre field.
68 of 146 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Ashcraft, 34th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .255 average against Ashcraft and left-handers to .341.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 433 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ashcraft has given up 5 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 415 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.7% of the contact against Ashcraft is on the ground and 36.8% of it is in the air.
144 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Ashcraft have gone to centre field.
68 of 146 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.2% of the contact against Ashcraft with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.2% with the bases empty.
126 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashcraft projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Ashcraft, 34th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashcraft's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
252 and 161 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ashcraft's stuff spins at 2,479 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
784 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 72nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashcraft averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
784 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ashcraft lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
784 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .336 expected average against them, against .283 on his fastballs.
368 of his breaking balls thrown.
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