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2022: Nationals begin a long-term rebuilding effort
After the Washington Nationals traded away Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and other players in late July 2021, it was clear that the rebuilding effort would take a long time. However, the lockout initiated by MLB owners in early December blocked all player transactions and negotiations, meaning that teams "in flux" such as the Nationals were put at a strong disadvantage. On February 15, 2022 Ryan Zimmerman announced that he was retiring, after spending his entire career with the Nationals. Soon thereafter it was revealed that Juan Soto (who came in second place in voting for NL MVP last year) had turned down a $350-million long-term contract offer made last fall. Meanwhile, Stephen Strasburg went back on the injured list after just one start on the pitcher's mound, raising big doubts about his seven-year mega-contract. Veteran sluggers Josh Bell and Nelson Cruz (one of the Nats' last-minute acquisitions in mid-March) have done fairly well, and some of the younger players have shown great promise, but for the first three months the team struggled to stay above a .333 win-loss record. In July they went from bad to worse, and just before the August 2 trade deadline, Juan Soto and Josh Bell -- the Nationals' only real star players -- were traded to the San Diego Padres.
Starting positions, 2022
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CF: Victor Robles .203
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LF: Lane Thomas .235 Yadiel Hernandez |
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RF: Juan Soto $ .313 Lane Thomas |
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SS: Luis Garcia .288 Alcides Escobar |
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2B: Cesar Hernandez *.232 Luis Garcia |
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3B: Maikel Franco * .207 Carter Kieboom |
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1B: Josh Bell $ .261 Luke Voit |
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C: Keibert Ruiz .222 Riley Adams |
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DH: Nelson Cruz *.265 |
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2021 batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers. * (asterisk) = new player (since end of 2021) DNP = did not play in 2021. $ = traded away on Aug. 2Underlines indicate that the photo is of the second-string player.
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Manager:
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New contracts of note
- Juan Soto (RF) -- 1 year, $17.1 million (AE)
- Nelson Cruz (DH) -- 1 year, $15 million
- Josh Bell (1B) -- 1 year, $10 million (AE)
- Cesar Hernandez (2B) -- 1 year, $4 million
- Erick Fedde (P) -- 1 year, $2.15 million
- Joe Ross (P) -- 1 year, $2.4 million
- Steve Cishek (P) -- 1 year, $1.75 million
- Sean Doolittle (P) -- 1 year, $1.5 million
- Maikel Franco (3B) -- 1 year, $1.25 million
- Alcides Escobar (SS) -- 1 year, $1 million
"+" = optional extension (mutual or otherwise). "D" = part of salary is deferred. "AE" = arbitration eligible. Dollar figures are rounded, and are estimates in some cases.
Nationals' head-to-head matchups,
First half 2022
Opponent | Wins | Losses |
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ARI | 2 | 2 |
ATL | 2 | 4 |
BAL | 1 | 1 |
BOS | 0 | 0 |
CHC | 0 | 0 |
CHW | 0 | 0 |
CIN | 3 | 1 |
CLE | 0 | 0 |
COL | 4 | 3 |
DET | 0 | 0 |
HOU | 1 | 2 |
KC | 0 | 0 |
LAA | 1 | 2 |
LAD | 1 | 2 |
MIA | 1 | 8 |
MIL | 3 | 3 |
MIN | 0 | 0 |
NYM | 2 | 8 |
NYY | 0 | 0 |
OAK | 0 | 0 |
PHI | 1 | 4 |
PIT | 3 | 4 |
SD | 0 | 0 |
SEA | 0 | 0 |
SF | 2 | 4 |
STL | 0 | 0 |
TB | 0 | 0 |
TEX | 2 | 1 |
TOR | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 49 |
2022 memorable moments
- Feb. 15 -- Ryan Zimmerman announced his retirement as an MLB player.
- Apr. 29 -- Nats ended 8-game losing streak with 22 hits, beating Giants 14-4. @
- May 25 -- Dodgers are shut out for the first time this year, losing to Nats 1-0.
- May 28 -- Victor Robles hits a career-high 6 RBIs, incl. a home run; Nats beat Rockies, 13-7.
- June 3 -- Lane Thomas hit 3 home runs, with 4 RBI; WSH 8, CIN 5 @
- June 18 -- Retirement ceremony for Ryan Zimmerman, but Nats lose their 8th straight game. (I was there.)
- July 26 -- Nats retake lead in 8th inning on Luis Garcia's 2-run homer, thus winning the road series; WSH 8, LAD 3 @
- July 30 -- Nats take lead in 7th inning on Josh Bell's 3-run homer, raising his value before trade deadline; WSH 7, STL 6
"@" = away game
Nationals, 2022: month-by-month summary
Month |
Wins |
Losses |
NL East place (at end) |
Number of home games |
Total attendance |
Average attendance |
April 2022 |
7 |
16 |
5th |
14 |
272,411 |
19,458 |
May 2022 |
11 |
17 |
5th |
13 |
286,680 |
22,052 |
June 2022 |
11 |
16 |
5th |
14 |
336,018 |
24,001 |
July 2022 |
6 |
19 |
5th |
13 |
343,458 |
26,420 |
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SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, Washington Post, and other newspapers.
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Washington Nationals: annual summary
Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Percent |
NL East place (at end) |
Longest winning streak |
Longest losing streak |
Highest score |
Biggest victory margin |
Biggest defeat margin |
Total home attendance |
Average home attendance |
2005 |
81 |
81 |
.500 |
5th |
10 (Jun 2 - 12) |
6 (Jul 24 - 30) |
11 (5 times) |
11 - 1 = 10 Sep 27 @ FLA |
14 - 1 = 13 Jul 22 vs. HOU |
2,720,322 |
33,584 |
2006 |
71 |
91 |
.438 |
5th |
6 (Jul 21 - 27) |
6 (Apr 9 - 14) |
12 (Apr 8, HOU) |
9 - 1 = 8 (Jul 3, FLA) |
13 - 0 = 13 (Sep 30, NYM) |
2,152,528 |
26,574 |
2007 |
73 |
89 |
.451 |
4th |
6 (Jul 31 - Aug. 5) |
8 (May 1 - May 9) |
14 (Jul 13, FLA) |
12-1 =11 (Aug 4, STL) |
15 - 1 = 14 (Jun 19, DET) |
1,961,739 |
24,219 |
2008 # |
59 |
102 |
.366 |
5th |
7 (Aug 26 - Sep 1) |
12 (Aug 8 - 20) |
15 (Jul 20, ATL) |
10 - 0 = 10 (Jul 11, HOU) |
12 - 0 = 12 (Aug 13, NYM) |
2,320,340 |
29,004 |
2009 |
59 |
103 |
.364 |
5th |
8 (Aug 2 - 9) |
8 (Aug 28 - Sep 5) |
15 (Aug 25, CHC) |
13 - 1 = 12 (Jul 25, SD) |
14 - 2 = 12 (Sep 22, LAD) |
1,818,280 |
22,531 |
2010 |
69 |
93 |
.426 |
5th |
4 (Sep 21 - 24) |
6 (twice) |
14 (thrice) |
10 (twice) |
11 - 1 = 10 (Apr 5, PHI) |
1,827,755 |
22,565 |
2011 # |
80 |
81 |
.497 |
3rd |
8 (Jun 10 - 18) |
6 (twice) |
17 (May 20 @ BAL) |
17 - 5 = 12 (May 20 @ BAL) |
11 - 1 = 10 (Jul 15 @ ATL) |
1,940,480 |
24,256 |
2012 |
98 |
64 |
.605 |
1st |
8 (Aug 4 - 11) |
5 (twice) |
14 (Aug 13 @ SF) |
14 - 2 = 12 (Aug 13 @ SF) |
9 - 0 = 9 (Aug 28 @ MIA) |
2,370,294 |
30,004 |
2013 |
86 |
76 |
.531 |
2nd |
7 (Sep 7 - 13) |
6 (Jul 19 - 24) |
14 (Jul 28 @ NYM) |
14 - 1 = 13 (Jul 28 @ NYM) |
15 - 0 = 15 (Apr 5 @ CIN) |
2,652,892 |
32,752 |
2014 |
96 |
66 |
.593 |
1st |
10 (Aug 12 - 21) |
4 (twice) |
14 (Aug 24 vs. SF) |
13 - 0 = 13 (Jul 5 vs. CHC) |
11 - 2 = 9 (Apr 15 @ MIA) |
2,582,367 |
31,881 |
2015 |
83 |
79 |
.512 |
2nd |
8 (Jun 19 - 28) |
6 (Apr 22 - 27) |
16 (Jun 16 vs. TB) |
15 - 1 = 14 (Sept. 3 vs. ATL) |
8 (thrice) |
2,619,843 |
32,344 |
2016 |
95 |
67 |
.586 |
1st |
7 (Apr. 10 - 16) |
7 (June 18 - 25) |
14 (Aug. 1) |
14 - 1 = 13 (Aug. 1) |
14 - 4 = 10 (Sep. 26 vs. ARI) |
2,481,938 |
30,641 |
2017 |
97 |
65 |
.599 |
1st |
7 (Apr 16 - 23) |
4 (twice) |
23 (Apr 30 vs. NYM) |
23 - 5 = 18 (Apr 30 vs. NYM) |
17 - 3 = 14 (Apr 8 vs. PHI) |
2,524,060 |
31,161 |
2018 |
82 |
80 |
.506 |
2nd |
6 (Apr 29 - May 4) |
5 (twice) |
25 (Jul 31 vs. NYM) |
25 - 4 = 21 (Jul 31 vs. NYM) |
12 - 0 = 12 (Sep 30 @ COL) |
(!) 2,529,604 |
31,230 |
2019 |
93 |
69 |
.574 |
2nd |
8 (Sep. 23-29) |
5 (May 19 - 23) |
17 (Aug. 14 vs. CIN) |
15 - 1 = 14 (Apr 10 @ PHI) |
18 - 7 = 11 (Aug. 3 @ ARI) |
2,256,761 |
27,861 |
2020 |
26 |
34 |
.433 |
4th (tie) |
4 (Sept. 20 - 22) |
7 (Aug. 29 - Sept. 4) |
16 (Aug. 10 @ NYM) |
15 - 0 = 15 (Sept. 20 @ MIA) |
11 - 0 = 11 (Aug. 7 vs. BAL) |
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2021 |
65 |
97 |
.401 |
5th |
5 (twice) |
7 (twice) |
18 (July 19, vs. MIA) |
18 - 1 = 17 (July 19, vs. MIA) |
24 - 8 = 12 (July 16, vs. SD) |
1,465,730 |
18,095 |
2022 (APR.-JUNE) |
29 |
49 |
.372 |
5th |
3 (thrice) |
9 (July 7-16) |
14 (Apr. 29, @ SF) |
14 - 4 = 10 (Apr. 29, @ SF) |
16 - 4 = 12 (Apr. 12, @ ATL) |
895,109 |
21,832 |
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and other newspapers.
? -- Data not yet verified, subject to revision.
(!) -- Data corrected, via baseball-reference.com.
* -- Asterisks indicate the data include March (for April) or October (for September).
# -- Games scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008 and Sept. 7, 2011 were cancelled because of rain, and were not made up later, so the Nationals only played 161 games in those years.
Yellow background denotes postseason appearance (4 NL East championships and one wild card appearance thus far).
Washington Nationals: monthly summary
Year |
Annual wins |
Annual losses |
April * |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September * |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
Win % |
Place NL-E |
GB (+ = GA) |
2005 |
81 |
81 |
.542 |
3rd |
2 |
.500 |
3rd |
1.5 |
.769 |
1st |
+4 |
.333 |
2nd |
5 |
.464 |
5th |
6 |
* .414 |
5th |
9 |
2006 |
71 |
91 |
.320 |
4th |
8.5 |
.483 |
4th |
11 |
.407 |
5th |
15 |
.560 |
5th |
5 |
17 |
5th |
26.5 |
* .517 |
5th |
26 |
2007 |
73 |
89 |
.346 |
5th |
7.5 |
.464 |
5th |
13 |
.385 |
5th |
14.5 |
.538 |
5th |
13 |
.414 |
5th |
17 |
.556 |
4th |
16 |
2008 |
59 |
102 |
*.393 |
5th |
4.5 |
.448 |
5th |
8.5 |
.333 |
5th |
11.5 |
.208 |
5th |
21 |
.483 |
5th |
24 |
.292 |
5th |
32.5 |
2009 |
59 |
103 |
.238 |
5th |
8.5 |
.310 |
5th |
15.5 |
.346 |
5th |
17.5 |
.333 |
5th |
28 |
.483 |
5th |
31 |
* .433 |
5th |
34 |
2010 |
69 |
93 |
.565 |
2nd |
1 |
.448 |
T 3rd |
3.5 |
.296 |
5th |
12 |
.480 |
5th |
13.5 |
.379 |
5th |
21.5 |
* .414 |
5th |
28 |
2011 |
80 |
81 |
* .462 |
T 3rd |
6 |
.393 |
5th |
10.5 |
.630 |
4th |
11 |
.423 |
5th |
17 |
.444 |
4th |
24 |
.630 |
3rd |
21.5 |
2012 |
98 |
64 |
.636 |
T 1st |
0 |
.536 |
1st |
+.5 |
.577 |
1st |
+2.5 |
.654 |
1st |
+2.5 |
.655 |
1st |
+6.5 |
* .581 |
1st |
+4 |
2013 |
86 |
76 |
.481 |
2nd |
4.5 |
.536 |
2nd |
4.5 |
.500 |
2nd |
6.5 |
.407 |
2nd |
10 |
.593 |
2nd |
15 |
.667 |
2nd |
10 |
2014 |
96 |
66 |
* .571 |
2nd |
2 |
.423 |
3rd |
2.5 |
.607 |
2nd |
.5 |
.583 |
1st |
+1.5 |
.655 |
1st |
+6 |
.704 |
1st |
+17 |
2015 |
83 |
79 |
.435 |
4th |
5 |
.667 |
1st |
+.5 |
.556 |
1st |
+3.5 |
.458 |
1st |
+2 |
.414 |
2nd |
6.5 |
* .531 |
2nd |
7 |
2016 |
95 |
67 |
.696 |
1st |
+.5 |
.533 |
1st |
+2 |
.593 |
1st |
+6 |
.520 |
1st |
+4 |
.607 |
1st |
+9 |
* .586 |
1st |
+7 |
2017 |
97 |
65 |
.680 |
1st |
+5 |
.593 |
1st |
+9.5 |
.500 |
1st |
+8.5 |
.667 |
1st |
+14 |
.621 |
1st |
+15 |
* .552 |
1st |
+20 |
2018 |
82 |
80 |
* .448 |
4th |
5.5 |
.731 |
2nd |
.5 |
.385 |
3rd |
5 |
.440 |
3rd |
5.5 |
.483 |
3rd |
7.5 |
.556 |
2nd |
8 |
2019 |
93 |
69 |
* .429 |
4th |
3.5 |
.414 |
4th |
9 |
.692 |
3rd |
7 |
.600 |
2nd |
6.5 |
.731 |
2nd |
5.5 |
.607 |
2nd |
4 |
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34 |
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.429 |
3rd |
1 |
.360 |
5th |
7 |
.500 |
T 4th |
9 |
2021 |
65 |
97 |
.455 |
2nd |
1 |
.393 |
5th |
7 |
.697 |
2nd |
2 |
.308 |
4th |
7.5 |
.259 |
4th |
15.5 |
* .323 |
5th |
23.5 |
2022 (Apr-Jul) |
36 |
74 |
.304 |
5th |
8.5 |
.393 |
5th |
16 |
.407 |
5th |
19 |
.240 |
5th |
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SOURCES: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and www.baseball-reference.com
Winning percentages pertain to the whole month; Place in the NL East and Games behind (or ahead) pertain to the end of the month.
* -- Asterisks indicate that the April data include games in March or that the September data include (regular season) games in October.
# -- Games scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008 and Sept. 7, 2011 were cancelled because of rain, and were not made up later, so the Nationals only played 161 games in those years.
Yellow background denotes postseason appearance (4 NL East championships and one wild card appearance thus far).
Orange background denotes the best monthly win-loss record or most number of games ahead of second-place team.
Violet background denotes the worst monthly win-loss record or most number of games behind the first-place team.
@ = The first 102 games of the 2021 season were canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Nationals' postseason appearances
Year |
NL Wild Card Game |
National League Divisional Series |
National League Championship Series |
World Series |
Opponent |
G1 |
Opponent |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
G4 |
G5 |
Opponent |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
G4 |
G5 |
G6 |
G7 |
Opponent |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
G4 |
G5 |
G6 |
G7 |
2012 |
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St. Louis Cardinals (wc) |
W@ 3-2 |
L@ 4-12 |
L 0-8 |
W 2-1 |
L 7-9 |
2014 |
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San Francisco Giants (wc) |
L 2-3 |
L 1-2 |
W@ 4-1 |
L@ 2-3 |
X |
2016 |
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Los Angeles Dodgers (NL-W) |
L 3-4 |
W 5-2 |
W@ 8-3 |
L@ 5-6 |
L 3-4 |
2017 |
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Chicago Cubs (NL-C) |
L 0-3 |
W 6-3 |
L@ 1-2 |
W@ 5-0 |
L 8-9 |
2019 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
W 4-3 |
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL-W) |
L@ 0-6 |
W@ 4-2 |
L 4-10 |
W 6-1 |
W@ 7-3 |
St. Louis Cardinals (NL-C) |
W@ 2-0 |
W@ 3-1 |
W 8-1 |
W 7-4 |
X |
X |
X |
Houston Astros (AL-W) |
W@ 5-4 |
W@ 12-3 |
L 1-4 |
L 1-8 |
L 1-7 |
W@ 7-2 |
W@ 6-2 |
"@" = win or loss on the road. Underlined score = extra innings
Nationals' winning percentages, day-to-day, for each year
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Annual roster summaries
Washington Nationals: first-string teams, managers
Year |
1 Pitcher |
2 Catcher |
3 First base |
4 Second base |
5 Third base |
6 Shortstop |
7 Left field |
8 Center field |
9 Right field |
Manager(s) |
2005 |
Livan Hernandez |
Brian Schneider |
Nick Johnson |
Jose Vidro |
Vinny Castilla |
Cristian Guzman |
Marlon Byrd |
Brad Wilkerson |
Jose Guillen |
Frank Robinson |
2006 |
Ramon Ortiz |
Brian Schneider |
Nick Johnson |
Jose Vidro |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Royce Clayton |
Alfonso Soriano |
Marlon Byrd |
Jose Guillen |
Frank Robinson |
2007 |
Matt Chico |
Brian Schneider |
Dmitri Young |
Ronnie Belliard |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Felipe Lopez |
Nook Logan |
Ryan Church |
Austin Kearns |
Manny Acta |
2008 |
John Lannan |
Jesus Flores * |
Ronnie Belliard * |
Felipe Lopez * |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Cristian Guzman |
Willie Harris |
Lastings Milledge |
Austin Kearns |
Manny Acta |
2009 |
John Lannan |
Josh Bard * |
Nick Johnson * |
Alberto Gonzalez * |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Cristian Guzman |
Adam Dunn |
Willie Harris * |
Josh Willingham |
Acta / Riggleman |
2010 |
Livan Hernandez |
Ivan Rodriguez |
Adam Dunn |
Cristian Guzman |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Ian Desmond |
Josh Willingham |
Nyjer Morgan |
Roger Bernadina |
Jim Riggleman |
2011 |
John Lannan |
Wilson Ramos |
Michael Morse |
Danny Espinosa |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Ian Desmond |
Laynce Nix |
Rick Ankiel |
Jayson Werth |
Riggleman / D. Johnson |
2012 |
Stephen Strasburg ** |
Jesus Flores |
Adam LaRoche |
Danny Espinosa |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Ian Desmond ** |
Steve Lombardozzi |
Bryce Harper ** |
Michael Morse * |
Davey Johnson |
2013 |
Jordan Zimmermann** |
Wilson Ramos * |
Adam LaRoche |
Anthony Rendon * |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Ian Desmond |
Bryce Harper |
Denard Span |
Jayson Werth |
Davey Johnson |
2014 |
Doug Fister |
Wilson Ramos * |
Adam LaRoche |
Danny Espinosa * |
Anthony Rendon |
Ian Desmond |
Bryce Harper * |
Denard Span |
Jayson Werth |
Matt Williams |
2015 |
Max Scherzer |
Wilson Ramos |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Danny Espinosa |
Yunel Escobar |
Ian Desmond |
Michael A. Taylor |
Denard Span |
Bryce Harper |
Matt Williams |
2016 |
Max Scherzer |
Wilson Ramos |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Daniel Murphy |
Anthony Rendon |
Danny Espinosa |
Jayson Werth |
Trea Turner * |
Bryce Harper |
Dusty Baker |
2017 |
Max Scherzer |
Matt Wieters |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Daniel Murphy |
Anthony Rendon |
Trea Turner |
Jayson Werth |
Michael A. Taylor |
Bryce Harper |
Dusty Baker |
2018 |
Max Scherzer |
Matt Wieters |
Ryan Zimmerman |
Wilmer Difo |
Anthony Rendon |
Trea Turner |
Juan Soto |
Michael A. Taylor |
Bryce Harper |
Dave Martinez |
2019 |
Max Scherzer |
Yan Gomes |
(Matt Adams) |
Brian Dozier |
Anthony Rendon** |
Trea Turner |
Juan Soto |
Victor Robles |
Adam Eaton |
Dave Martinez |
2020 |
Max Scherzer |
Kurt Suzuki |
Eric Thames |
Luis Garcia |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
Trea Turner |
Juan Soto |
Victor Robles |
Adam Eaton |
Dave Martinez |
2021 |
Max Scherzer $ |
Yan Gomes $ |
Josh Bell |
Josh Harrison $ |
Starlin Castro |
Trea Turner $ |
Kyle Schwarber $ |
Victor Robles |
Juan Soto |
Dave Martinez |
2022 |
Erick Fedde |
Keibert Ruiz |
Josh Bell $ |
Cesar Hernandez |
Maikel Franco |
Alcides Escobar |
Yadiel Hernandez |
Victor Robles |
Juan Soto $ |
Dave Martinez |
* = Played for less than half the season in this position. Positions for 2011 are based on number of innings for the first three months, subject to change. Starting players whose names are stricken through were on the disabled list for several weeks. Names in italics denote new players -- those who were not on the roster at the beginning of the season one year before. Yellow background denotes NL Most Valuable Player, NL Cy Young Award (for pitchers), or NL Rookie of the Year Award. Names that are underlined indicate players who were selected for the All Star Game. In addition, three Nationals relief pitchers played in All Star Games: Chad Cordero (2005), Matt Capps (2010), and Tyler Clippard (2011 and 2014). Capps and Clippard were credited with the wins in the 2010 and 2011 games.
** = In 2012, pitcher Gio Gonzalez was also chosen, Ian Desmond was chosen but decided not to play because of a strained back muscle, and Bryce Harper was chosen as a last-minute replacement after coming in third in the "Final Vote." In both 2013 and 2014, Jordan Zimmermann was chosen, but decided not to play either time because of, respectively, a strained neck and a strained bicep. Likewise, Stephen Strasburg was selected in 2016, but decided not to play because of health issues, and in 2017, but did not get a chance to pitch. In 2018, Sean Doolittle was also selected, but was on the disabled list. In 2019, Max Scherzer and Anthony Rendon were selected, but both opted out in order to let various ailments heal.
$ = Traded away in late July or early August.
Washington Nationals: best annual batting and pitching records
Year |
Batting average (Q#) |
Home runs |
RBIs |
ERA (Q#) |
Wins |
Strikeouts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
Nick Johnson |
.289 |
Jose Guillen |
24 |
Jose Guillen |
76 |
John Patterson |
3.13 |
Livan Hernandez |
15 |
John Patterson |
185 |
2006 |
Nick Johnson |
.290 |
Alfonso Soriano |
46 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
110 |
Ramon Ortiz |
5.57 |
Ramon Ortiz |
11 |
Ramon Ortiz |
104 |
2007 |
Dmitri Young |
.320 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
24 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
91 |
Matt Chico |
4.63 |
John Rauch |
8 |
Matt Chico |
94 |
2008 |
Cristian Guzman |
.316 |
Ryan Zimmerman & Lastings Milledge |
14 |
Lastings Milledge |
61 |
John Lannan |
3.91 |
Tim Redding |
10 |
Tim Redding |
120 |
2009 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
.292 |
Adam Dunn |
38 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
106 |
John Lannan |
3.88 |
John Lannan |
9 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
92 |
2010 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
.307 |
Adam Dunn |
38 |
Michael Morse |
103 |
Livan Hernandez |
3.66 |
Tyler Clippard |
11 |
Livan Hernandez |
114 |
2011 |
Michael Morse |
.303 |
Michael Morse |
31 |
Michael Morse |
95 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
3.18 |
John Lannan |
10 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
124 |
2012 |
Ian Desmond |
.292 |
Adam LaRoche |
33 |
Adam LaRoche |
100 |
Gio Gonzalez |
2.89 |
Gio Gonzalez |
21 |
Gio Gonzalez |
207 |
2013 |
Jayson Werth |
.318 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
26 |
Jayson Werth |
82 |
Stephen Strasburg |
3.00 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
19 |
Gio Gonzalez |
192 |
2014 |
Denard Span |
.302 |
Adam LaRoche |
26 |
Adam LaRoche |
92 |
Doug Fister |
2.41 |
Doug Fister |
16 |
Stephen Strasburg |
242 |
2015 |
Bryce Harper |
.330 |
Bryce Harper |
42 |
Bryce Harper |
99 |
Max Scherzer |
2.79 |
Max Scherzer |
14 |
Max Scherzer |
276 |
2016 |
Daniel Murphy |
.347 |
Daniel Murphy |
25 |
Daniel Murphy |
104 |
Tanner Roark |
2.83 |
Max Scherzer |
20 |
Max Scherzer |
284 |
2017 |
Daniel Murphy |
.322 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
36 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
108 |
Max Scherzer |
2.51 |
Max Scherzer |
16 |
Max Scherzer |
268 |
2018 |
Anthony Rendon |
.308 |
Bryce Harper |
34 |
Bryce Harper |
100 |
Max Scherzer |
2.53 |
Max Scherzer |
18 |
Max Scherzer |
300 |
2019 |
Anthony Rendon |
.319 |
Anthony Rendon & Juan Soto |
34 |
Anthony Rendon |
126 |
Max Scherzer |
2.92 |
Stephen Strasburg |
18 |
Stephen Strasburg |
251 |
2020 |
Juan Soto |
.351 |
Juan Soto |
13 |
Trea Turner |
41 |
Max Scherzer |
3.74 |
Max Scherzer |
5 |
Max Scherzer |
92 |
2021 |
Juan Soto |
.313 |
Juan Soto |
29 |
Juan Soto |
95 |
Max Scherzer $ |
2.76 |
Patrick Corbin |
9 |
Max Scherzer $ |
147 * |
2022 (Apr.-Aug.) |
Josh Bell $ |
.301 |
Juan Soto $ |
21 |
Josh Bell $ Nelson Cruz |
57 56 |
Josiah Gray |
4.79 |
Josiah Gray |
7 |
Josiah Gray |
137 |
Yellow background denotes best record in the National League for this category.
(Q#) : Only players with a qualified number of at-bats or innings pitched are included.
$ : Played part of the season for another team, being traded away; these data pertain just to games played with the Nationals.
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Head to head historical data
Washington Nationals' historical head-to-head matchups: 2005-2021
(regular season games)
Opponent | Nationals' WINS | Nationals' LOSSES | Nationals' winning percentage | Total number of games |
ARI | 63 | 43 | 59.4% | 106 |
ATL | 148 | 149 | 49.8% | 297 |
BAL | 36 | 44 | 45.0% | 80 |
BOS | 5 | 13 | 27.8% | 18 |
CHC | 54 | 53 | 50.5% | 107 |
CHW | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | 16 |
CIN | 56 | 50 | 52.8% | 106 |
CLE | 9 | 7 | 56.3% | 16 |
COL | 45 | 63 | 41.7% | 108 |
DET | 6 | 10 | 37.5% | 16 |
HOU | 36 | 27 | 57.1% | 63 |
KC | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | 12 |
LAA | 6 | 10 | 37.5% | 16 |
LAD | 34 | 63 | 35.1% | 97 |
MIA* | 155 | 140 | 52.5% | 295 |
MIL | 48 | 59 | 44.9% | 107 |
MIN | 9 | 6 | 60.0% | 15 |
NYM | 153 | 144 | 51.5% | 297 |
NYY | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | 20 |
OAK | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | 9 |
PHI | 146 | 152 | 49.0% | 298 |
PIT | 59 | 47 | 55.7% | 106 |
SD | 49 | 54 | 47.6% | 103 |
SEA | 13 | 2 | 86.7% | 15 |
SF | 54 | 49 | 52.4% | 103 |
STL | 43 | 60 | 41.7% | 103 |
TB | 10 | 11 | 47.6% | 21 |
TEX | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 12 |
TOR | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | 28 |
TOTAL | 1,287 | 1,303 | 49.7% | 2,590 |
The table similar to the one above was originally presented in my April 5, 2013 blog post. It shows the Nationals' win-loss records against each team in all regular season games since 2005.
In postseason games, the Nationals are 6-3 vs. STL (2012 & 2019), 1-3 vs. SF (2014), 5-3 vs. LAD (2016 & 2019), 2-3 vs. CHC (2017), 1-0 vs. MIL (2019), and 4-3 vs. HOU (2019). Overall postseason record: 19-15.
* MIA was coded as "FLA" before 2012.
Listings of remarkable late comebacks, disheartening late losses, grand slams, walk-off home runs, no-hitters, etc. of past years that formerly appeared at the bottom of this page are now presented on the Washington Nationals BIG moments page.
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