Braxton Ashcraft

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 218lb (196cm, 98kg)

Born: October 5, 1999 in Waco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Robinson HS (Robinson, TX).

High School: Robinson HS (Robinson, TX)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2025 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 0.126 • Arb Eligible: 2029 • Free Agent: 2032

Full Name: Braxton Ashcraft

Instagram: @bashcraft2

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

2.8

4.8

ERA

3.24

3.03

108.1

178.0

122

193

WHIP

1.098

1.157

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2018	18	-2.4	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	0	1	.000	4.58	4.58	5	5	0	0	0	0	17.2	16	9	9	2	5	0	12	3	0	1	76	1.189	8.2	1.0	2.5	6.1	2.40
2019	19	-2.3	West Virginia	NYPL	A-	PIT	1	9	.100	5.77	6.79	11	11	0	0	0	0	53.0	49	40	34	4	22	0	39	3	0	1	233	1.340	8.3	0.7	3.7	6.6	1.77

2021	21	-2.3	Greensboro	HAE	A+	PIT	1	1	.500	5.35	5.35	10	10	0	0	0	0	38.2	35	23	23	8	12	0	41	3	0	4	158	1.216	8.1	1.9	2.8	9.5	3.42

2023	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-A	PIT	0	3	.000	2.39	3.08	19	19	0	0	0	0	52.2	46	18	14	4	11	0	63	1	1	0	213	1.082	7.9	0.7	1.9	10.8	5.73
2023	23	-1.4	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	0	1	.000	1.35	2.70	8	8	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	6	3	0	5	0	23	1	0	0	79	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	10.4	4.60
2023	23	-0.1	Greensboro	SALL	A+	PIT	0	2	.000	3.76	4.10	9	9	0	0	0	0	26.1	29	12	11	4	5	0	29	0	1	0	110	1.291	9.9	1.4	1.7	9.9	5.80
2023	23	0.8	Bradenton	FLOR	A	PIT	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	24	0.632	4.3	0.0	1.4	15.6	11.00
2024	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	PIT	3	2	.600	2.84	3.21	16	14	0	1	0	0	73.0	66	26	23	6	12	0	77	1	4	4	299	1.068	8.1	0.7	1.5	9.5	6.42
2024	24	-3.0	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	1	0	1.000	0.47	0.93	5	4	0	0	0	0	19.1	15	2	1	0	4	0	14	0	0	1	79	0.983	7.0	0.0	1.9	6.5	3.50
2024	24	-0.5	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	2	2	.500	3.69	4.02	11	10	0	1	0	0	53.2	51	24	22	6	8	0	63	1	4	3	220	1.099	8.6	1.0	1.3	10.6	7.88
2025	25	-2.3	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	3	3	.500	5.03	5.40	10	10	0	0	0	0	48.1	53	29	27	5	19	0	56	6	0	0	219	1.490	9.9	0.9	3.5	10.4	2.95
2025	25	-4.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	4	.500	2.71	2.84	26	8	6	0	0	0	69.2	63	22	21	3	24	1	71	2	0	1	292	1.249	8.1	0.4	3.1	9.2	2.96
2026	26	-3.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	9	3	.750	3.24	3.57	18	18	0	0	0	0	108.1	94	43	39	12	25	0	122	6	0	1	439	1.098	7.8	1.0	2.1	10.1	4.88
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		13	7	.650	3.03	3.29	44	26	6	0	0	0	178.0	157	65	60	15	49	1	193	8	0	2	731	1.157	7.9	0.8	2.5	9.8	3.94
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		8	19	.296	4.13	4.61	71	69	0	1	0	0	283.1	265	145	130	29	81	0	288	17	5	10	1198	1.221	8.4	0.9	2.6	9.1	3.56
All Levels (7 Seasons)							21	26	.447	3.71	4.10	115	95	6	1	0	0	461.1	422	210	190	44	130	1	481	25	5	12	1929	1.197	8.2	0.9	2.5	9.4	3.70

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.72	4.12	15	14	0	0	0	0	67.2	68	31	28	5	23	0	70	6	0	1	298	1.345	9.0	0.7	3.1	9.3	3.04
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	3	.400	3.05	3.67	19	18	0	1	0	0	73.2	65	30	25	6	13	0	86	2	4	3	299	1.059	7.9	0.7	1.6	10.5	6.62
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		1	3	.250	4.71	4.85	19	19	0	0	0	0	65.0	64	35	34	12	17	0	70	3	1	4	268	1.246	8.9	1.7	2.4	9.7	4.12
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	24	0.632	4.3	0.0	1.4	15.6	11.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	9	.100	5.77	6.79	11	11	0	0	0	0	53.0	49	40	34	4	22	0	39	3	0	1	233	1.340	8.3	0.7	3.7	6.6	1.77
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	4.58	4.58	5	5	0	0	0	0	17.2	16	9	9	2	5	0	12	3	0	1	76	1.189	8.2	1.0	2.5	6.1	2.40