Braxton Ashcraft or Jason Alexander

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Braxton Ashcraft or Jason Alexander Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	4

Games Started	28	2

Innings Pitched	165.1	18.1

Wins	14	1

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	146	21

Earned Runs	68	19

Home Runs Allowed	22	4

Strikeouts	173	14

Walks	35	8

ERA	3.70	9.33

WHIP	1.09	1.58

Braxton Ashcraft or Jason Alexander Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	36	20

Games Started	21	6

Innings Pitched	127.9	47.9

Wins	7	2

Losses	7	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	123	50

Earned Runs	56	25

Home Runs Allowed	13	7

Strikeouts	116	37

Walks	40	16

ERA	3.92	4.67

WHIP	1.28	1.39

Braxton Ashcraft or Jason Alexander Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
News
	The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	The Astros optioned Jason Alexander to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings with nine strikeouts in a loss on Saturday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	Jason Alexander allowed nine earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	Jason Alexander allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on five hits over eight innings with four strikeouts in a win on Tuesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
	He has excellent command and control, and flashed over his 69.2IP last season - I am buying this upside. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Braxton Ashcraft or Jason Alexander Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#361
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#145	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#390
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#223
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#390	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#177
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#379
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#359	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#179	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#277
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#284
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#139	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#276
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Mon, May 18th				@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#246
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Jul 10th				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133