Graham Ashcraft

Graham Ashcraft

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cincinnati Reds
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ashcraft showed up to last spring training with a new slider and proceeded to post a 25:2 K:BB over 17.1 Cactus League innings. However, while he held a 2.00 ERA over his first six starts of the regular season, a 27:16 K:BB in 36 frames pointed to looming trouble and, sure enough, the wheels came off to the tune of a 12.82 ERA in his next eight outings. Ashcraft was better the rest of the way before needing toe surgery in September, but he never upped the strikeouts to an acceptable level. At this point, we probably can't count on that ever being part of his skill set, although it can't be totally ruled out for a guy who is one of the hardest-throwing starters in baseball. Ashcraft is expected to be physically ready for Opening Day and should remain a great source for groundballs and weak contact, but unless he can start missing more bats he'll always be walking a tightrope at Great American Ball Park. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Rest of Season
From Preseason
#390
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Reds in March of 2024.
Ruled out for rest of season
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
August 27, 2024
Reds manager David Bell said Tuesday that Ashcraft (elbow) has resumed throwing but is unlikely to return from the 60-day injured list this season, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft has missed nearly two months of action with a right elbow strain and is simply going to run out of time to get ramped back up. The good news is that he should be able to have a normal offseason if he keeps progressing. The 2024 season will go down as a disappointing one for Ashcraft, who posted a 5.24 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over 15 starts for the Reds.
Read More News
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2024 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2023 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
2022 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Graham Ashcraft generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Graham Ashcraft generally pitch?
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .251 671 120 49 154 18 2 19
Since 2022vs Right .295 766 119 60 202 39 2 26
2024vs Left .293 162 24 14 43 4 0 7
2024vs Right .272 188 33 13 46 11 0 4
2023vs Left .243 297 60 21 66 11 2 11
2023vs Right .287 326 51 31 82 12 2 12
2022vs Left .232 212 36 14 45 3 0 1
2022vs Right .323 252 35 16 74 16 0 10
More Splits View More Split Stats
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-47%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-34%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-8%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.60 1.45 170.1 9 15 0 6.2 3.1 1.4
Since 2022Away 4.17 1.38 157.2 8 5 0 7.0 2.9 1.0
2024Home 7.26 1.77 31.0 3 3 0 5.8 3.5 1.5
2024Away 3.88 1.32 46.1 2 2 0 7.2 2.9 1.2
2023Home 5.60 1.37 82.0 3 8 0 6.4 3.2 1.6
2023Away 3.68 1.38 63.2 4 1 0 7.5 3.3 1.1
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
More Splits View More Split Stats
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
2.11
 
K/9
6.6
 
BB/9
3.1
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
94.9 mph
 
ERA
5.24
 
WHIP
1.50
 
BABIP
.326
 
GB/FB
1.67
 
Left On Base
65.6%
 
Exit Velocity
83.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.6%
 
Spin Rate
2510 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%
 
Swinging Strike
10.4%
 
Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Graham Ashcraft See More
MLB Points Leagues: Trade Deadline Fallout
95 days ago
Dan Marcus looks over players whose fortunes have changed following the trade deadline, including Jorge Soler as he returns to Atlanta.
Week 15 FAAB Results - Brooks Was Here
120 days ago
How much did James Wood cost in FAAB this weekend? Brooks Lee was the secondary target if one couldn't roster Wood.
MLB DFS Picks: FanDuel Plays and Strategy for Sunday, July 7
121 days ago
Sunday's FanDuel MLB preview urges you to get a few Nationals hitters in your lineups as they host Kyle Gibson and the Cards.
MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings Plays and Strategy for Sunday, July 7
121 days ago
There's a clear top pitcher to select on Sunday's DraftKings MLB schedule.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies & More MLB Best Bets & Player Props for July 2
126 days ago
The Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies lock horns at Coors Field in what could be a high-scoring game, and Mike Barner delivers MLB Best Bets and Player Props for Tuesday, July 2.
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.
More Fantasy News
Could begin throwing within 10 days
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
August 12, 2024
Reds manager David Bell said Monday that Ashcraft (elbow) could begin a throwing program within the next 10 days, Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Moved to 60-day IL
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
July 29, 2024
The Reds transferred Ashcraft (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
May not return in 2024
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
July 12, 2024
Manager David Bell said Friday that Ashcraft (elbow) won't be able to return from the 15-day injured list until September at the earliest, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Option voided, sent to IL
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
July 10, 2024
The Reds voided Ashcraft's option to Triple-A Louisville and instead placed him on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right elbow strain, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Heads back to minors
PCincinnati Reds
July 8, 2024
The Reds optioned Ashcraft to Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Abandons new pitches
PCincinnati Reds
February 14, 2023
Ashcraft scrapped the idea of incorporating a new changeup and splitter, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft abandoned that pursuit on the advice of Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who suggested that the 25-year-old right-hander should focus more on refining his slider. Largely relying on a three-pitch mix, Ashcraft registered a 4.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 71:30 K:BB over his first 105 major-league innings -- 19 starts -- last season. He currently projects to open the 2023 campaign as the Reds' third starter.
See All MLB Rumors