Baseball in Our Nation's Capital!
The
Washington Nationals:
Current players and
historical comparisons
Home page >> Baseball home page >> Franchises >> The Washington Nationals Last updated:
* This Web page shows detailed data for the current year, as well as historical annual summary data.
Comprehensive detailed historical data that were formerly displayed on this page are now presented year-by-year on the interactive Washington Nationals Annual History page. Remarkable comebacks, grand slams, no-hitters, etc. of past years are now presented on the Washington Nationals BIG moments page. Also see the (u.c.)
Washington Nationals players photo gallery page.
Contact me ~ ALSO SEE: MLB franchises, Baseball in D.C., RFK Stadium, Nationals Park
Back to top ~
This year ~
Annual, monthly ~
Rosters ~
Head to head
2023: The Nationals continue to rebuild, and rebuild...
After the Washington Nationals traded away Juan Soto and Josh Bell at the beginning of August 2022 -- much like what had happened one year earlier -- it was clear that the team rebuilding effort would take a very long time. Doubts about the Lerner family's commitment to the franchise were reflected in the modest off-season roster moves. (They are still exploring options, including a possible sale of the franchise.) Nevertheless, there were some bright spots from the latter part of the 2022 season, most notably the 30-year-old rookie Joey Meneses, who hit 13 home runs and batted .324 in August and September last year. His clutch slugging played a decisive role in getting the Mexican national team to the semi-finals in this year's World Baseball Classic, and together with Lane Thomas provided solid offensive firepower. Catcher Keibert Ruiz was signed to an 8-year, $50 million contract in March. Of of the few bright spots during the first month of play was the pitching rotation: In 22 of their first 27 games, the starting pitcher lasted at least five innings. Josiah Gray and Mackenzie Gore (a former Padre) look especially promising, while Patrick Corbin showed some improvement after a terrible year in 2022. The others include Trevor Williams (a former Met) and Jake Irvin, who replaced Chad Kuhl, who replaced Cade Cavalli after the latter underwent Tommy John surgery. The Nats' bullpen is mixed, and Kyle Finnegan returned serving as the regular closing pitcher after his replacement Hunter Harvey went on the Injured List in mid-season. After up-and-down cycles in the first three months, the Nats began to improve in July (when third-baseman Jeimer Candelario was traded to the Cubs) and started winning consistently in August, during which they racked up a 17-11 record. It was then revealed that perennially ailing pitcher Stephen Strasburg plans to retire with three years remaining on his 7-year $245 million contract, thus ending a chapter in team history mixed with glory and tragedy.
Starting positions, 2023
|
|
|
|
|
CF: Alex Call .237 Victor Robles .224 |
|
|
|
|
|
LF: Stone Garrett .276 Cory Dickerson |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
RF: Lane Thomas .241 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
SS: C.J. Abrams .246 |
|
2B: Luis Garcia .275 Jake Alu, Michael Chavis |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
3B: Jeimer Candelario* $ .217 Ildemaro Vargas |
|
|
|
1B: Dominic Smith * .194 Joey Meneses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
C: Keibert Ruiz .251 Riley Adams |
|
DH: Joey Meneses .324 |
|
2022 batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers. * (asterisk) = new player (since end of 2022) $ = traded away in late July; DNP = did not play in 2021. Underlines indicate that the photo is of the second-string player
= No photo yet available. $ = traded away on Aug. 2 |
 |
|
 |
Manager:
Dave Martinez |
Nationals' head-to-head matchups, 2023
Opponent | Wins | Losses |
ARI | 1 | 5 |
ATL | 4 | 8 |
BAL | 0 | 4 |
BOS | 2 | 1 |
CHC | 4 | 3 |
CHW | 2 | 1 |
CIN | 3 | 4 |
CLE | 1 | 2 |
COL | 4 | 3 |
DET | 2 | 1 |
HOU | 1 | 2 |
KC | 2 | 1 |
LAA | 1 | 2 |
LAD | 2 | 4 |
MIA | 2 | 11 |
MIL | 3 | 3 |
MIN | 2 | 1 |
NYM | 6 | 7 |
NYY | 2 | 1 |
OAK | 3 | 0 |
PHI | 6 | 7 |
PIT | 2 | 5 |
SD | 3 | 3 |
SEA | 2 | 1 |
SF | 5 | 1 |
STL | 2 | 4 |
TB | 0 | 3 |
TEX | 2 | 1 |
TOR | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 71 | 91 |
New contracts of note
- Ildemaro Vargas (3B) -- 1 year, $975,000 (Nov.) AE
- Tanner Rainey (P) -- 1 year, $1.5 million (Dec.)
- Trevor Williams (P) -- 2 years, $13 million (Dec.)
- Jeimer Candelario (3B) -- 1 year, $5 million (Dec.)
- Corey Dickerson (OF) -- 1 year, $2.3 million (Jan.)
- Dominic Smith (1B) -- 1 year, $2 million (Jan.)
- Lane Thomas (OF) -- 1 year, $2.2 million (Jan.) AE
- Kyle Finnegan (P) -- 1 year, $2.4 million (Jan.) AE
- Carl Edwards Jr. (P) -- 1 year, $2.3 million (Jan.) AE
- Victor Arano (P) -- 1 year, $925,000 (Jan.) AE
- Hunter Harvey (P) -- 1 year, undisclosed (Jan.) AE
- Victor Robles (CF) -- 1 year +, $2.3 million (Feb.) AE
- Keibert Ruiz (C) -- 8 years, $50 million (Mar.)
"+" = optional extension (mutual or otherwise). "D" = part of salary is deferred. "AE" = arbitration eligible. Dollar figures are rounded, and are estimates in some cases.
2023 memorable moments
- Apr. 4 -- Rays score 5 runs in top of 9th inning, finish series sweep next day; Kyle Finnegan blown save & loss; TB 10, WSH 6

- Apr. 22 -- Joey Meneses' 4 hits (6 AB) sparks Nats batters in frigid Minnesota temps; WSH 10, MIN 4 @

- Apr. 25 -- Josiah Gray (6 IP, 9 K) & Mason Thompson (3 IP, 4 K) get Nats' 1st shutout of the year; WSH 5, NYM 0 @

- Apr. 27 -- C.J. Abrams' 8th-inning grand slam put Nats ahead,
but Mets scored two, avoiding being swept. NYM 9, WSH 8 @ 
- May 4 -- Alex Call 9th-inning leadoff 1st-pitch walk-off home run; WSH 4, CHC 3

- May 6 -- After Nats scored 5 in the top of the 9th inning (2 HR),
Kyle Finnegan blew a 7-6 lead & took the loss. ARI 8, WSH 7 @ 
- May 7 -- Joey Meneses hit 3-run homer in the top of the 9th inning, Hunter Harvey got the save. WSH 9, ARI 8 @

- May 16 -- After Nats scored 3 in 8th inning, Hunter Harvey blew a 4-2 lead in 9th inning & took the loss. MIA 5, WSH 4 @

- May 28 -- After McKenzie Gore struck out 11 over 7 innings, Chad Kuhl blew the lead & (9th inn.) took the loss. KC 3, WSH 2 @

- May 31 -- Nationals hit FIVE home runs, incl. 2 by Keibert Ruiz, avoiding being swept. WSH 10, LAD 6 @

- June 28 -- Jordan Weems escapes bases-loaded jam in bottom of 10th, Lane Thomas hits 2-run double in 11th. WSH 7, SEA 4 @

- July 2 -- Stone Garrett hits his 2nd grand slam of the year; WSH 5, PHI 4 @
- July 9 -- Joey Meneses hits his 4th homer in 3 games, helping clinch series win vs. Rangers; WSH 7, TEX 2
- July 23 -- Nationals complete surprising 3-game sweep of the Giants at home; WSH 6, SF 1
- Aug. 6 -- Nationals homer on first two pitches, complete surprising 3-game sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati; WSH 6, CIN 3 @
- Aug. 9 -- Nationals suffered their first-ever no-hit loss; Michael Lorenzen threw 124 pitches and walked 4. PHI 7, WSH 0 @

- Aug. 12 -- Keibert Ruiz 9th-inning leadoff 1st-pitch walk-off home run; WSH 3, OAK 2
- Aug. 13 -- Nats score 6 in bottom of the 9th-inning to complete series sweep; WSH 8, OAK 7
- Aug. 18 -- Both teams score 6 runs in 4th-inning; WSH 8, PHI 7
- Aug. 26 -- Jake Alu's 2-out single in top of 9th ties the game, and the winning run scores on a passed ball; WSH 3, MIA 2 @
- Sep. 6 -- Jacob Young RBI single in 9th inning ends 6-game losing streak; WSH 3, NYM 2
- Sep. 20 -- Lane Thomas hit a grand slam and Dominic Smith and Joey Meneses also homered; WSH 13, CHW 3
- Sep. 29 -- Nationals hit FIVE home runs in upset road victory; WSH 10, ATL 6 @
- Oct. 1 -- Nationals prevail in a crazy back-and-forth game, win upset road series victory to end the season; WSH 10, ATL 9 @
"@" = away game
Nationals, 2023: month-by-month summary
Month |
Wins |
Losses |
NL East place (at end) |
Number of home games |
Total attendance |
Average attendance |
* April 2023 |
10 |
17 |
5th |
14 |
290,607 |
20,758 |
May 2023 |
14 |
15 |
5th |
14 |
285,309 |
20,379 |
June 2023 |
9 |
16 |
5th |
12 |
285,969 |
23,831 |
July 2023 |
12 |
14 |
5th |
14 |
309,640 |
22,117 |
Aug. 2023 |
17 |
11 |
4th |
# 12 |
# 268,654 |
# 22,388 |
* Sept. 2023 |
9 |
18 |
5th |
15 |
425,453 |
28,364 |
TOTAL 2023 |
71 |
91 |
5th |
81 |
1,865,632 |
23,032 |
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, Washington Post, and other newspapers.
* -- The April data include a game in March, and September data include a game in October.
# -- The August data include one "home" game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (8/20); attendance 2,473.
|
Back to top ~
This year ~
Annual, monthly ~
Rosters ~
Head to head
Annual and monthly summaries
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) |
0 |
0 |
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 |
55 |
107 |
.340 |
5th |
3 (thrice) |
9 (July 7-16) |
14 (Apr. 29, @ SF) |
14 - 4 = 10 (Apr. 29, @ SF) |
16 - 4 = 12 (Apr. 12, @ ATL) |
2,027,491 |
25,031 |
2023 |
71 |
91 |
.438 |
5th |
4 (Aug. 2-6) |
6 (twice) |
13 (Sept. 20, vs. CWS) |
13 - 3 = 10 (Sept. 20, vs. CWS) |
15 (twice) |
1,865,632 |
23,032 |
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and other newspapers.
? -- Data not yet verified, subject to revision.
Red borders denote the Nationals' all-time best (or worst) record for this category.
(!) -- 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 |
@ 2020 @ |
26 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.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 |
55 |
107 |
.407 |
5th |
8.5 |
.393 |
5th |
16 |
.407 |
5th |
19 |
.240 |
5th |
30 |
.333 |
5th |
38.5 |
* .344 |
5th |
47 |
2023 |
71 |
91 |
* .370 |
5th |
8 |
.483 |
5th |
9 |
.360 |
5th |
21 |
.462 |
5th |
23.5 |
.607 |
4th |
27 |
.333 |
5th |
33 |
2024 |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
2005-2022 AVG. |
|
|
.470 |
|
|
.484 |
|
|
.510 |
|
|
.454 |
|
|
.485 |
|
|
.510 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
. |
|
|
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 |
|
|
St. Louis Cardinals (wc) |
W@ 3-2 |
L@ 4-12 |
L 0-8 |
W 2-1 |
L 7-9 |
2014 |
|
|
San Francisco Giants (wc) |
L 2-3 |
L 1-2 |
W@ 4-1 |
L@ 2-3 |
X |
2016 |
|
|
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL-W) |
L 3-4 |
W 5-2 |
W@ 8-3 |
L@ 5-6 |
L 3-4 |
2017 |
|
|
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
DYNAMIC CHART: Mouse rollover.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Back to top ~
This year ~
Annual, monthly ~
Rosters ~
Head to head
Annual roster summaries
Washington Nationals: first-string teams, managers
Year |
1 Pitcher #1 |
2 Catcher |
3 First base |
4 Second base |
5 Third base |
6 Shortstop |
7 Left field |
8 Center field |
9 Right field |
10 Designated hitter |
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 $ |
Nelson Cruz |
Dave Martinez |
2023 |
Josiah Gray |
Keibert Ruiz |
Dominic Smith |
Luis Garcia |
Jeimer Chandelario $ |
C.J. Abrams |
Alex Call |
Victor Robles |
Lane Thomas |
Joey Meneses |
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 (T) |
2015 |
Bryce Harper |
.330 |
Bryce Harper (MVP) |
42 (T) |
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 (CY) |
284 |
2017 |
Daniel Murphy |
.322 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
36 |
Ryan Zimmerman |
108 |
Max Scherzer |
2.51 |
Max Scherzer |
16 |
Max Scherzer (CY) |
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 |
Cesar Hernandez |
.248 |
Juan Soto $ |
21 |
Nelson Cruz |
64 |
(Josiah Gray) |
(5.02) |
Josiah Gray |
7 |
Josiah Gray |
154 |
2023 |
Joey Meneses |
.275 |
Lane Thomas |
28 |
Joey Meneses |
89 |
(Josiah Gray) |
(3.91) |
Patrick Corbin |
10 |
Mackenzie Gore |
151 |
Blue background denotes best record in the National League for this category. "CY" = Cy Young Award; "MVP" = Most Valuable Player; "(T)" : TIED with another player.
Red borders denote the Nationals' all-time best record for this category. (2020 is excluded because of the shortened season: 60 games rather than 162.)
( Q# ) : Only players with a qualifying number of plate appearances (3.1 per team game) or innings pitched (1.0 per team game) are included, except for 2022 and 2023. In 2022, NO Nationals pitchers qualified. Of the two pitchers who were within 10 innings of qualifying, Josiah Gray had a better ERA than Patrick Corbin. In 2023, Corbin was the only qualifying pitcher, but Gray had a substantially better ERA: 3.91 over 159 innings vs. 5.20 over 180 innings for Corbin.
$ : Played part of the season for another team, being traded away; these data pertain just to games played with the Nationals.
* In 2021, Trea Turner led the National League in batting average (.328), but he played the last two months with the Dodgers.
Back to top ~
This year ~
Annual, monthly ~
Rosters ~
Head to head
Head-to-head historical data
Washington Nationals' historical head-to-head matchups: 2005-2023
(regular season games)
Opponent | Nationals' WINS | Nationals' LOSSES | Nationals' winning percentage | Total number of games |
ARZ | 67 | 52 | 56.3% | 119 |
ATL | 162 | 177 | 47.8% | 339 |
BAL | 39 | 55 | 41.5% | 94 |
BOS | 8 | 16 | 33.3% | 24 |
CHC | 60 | 60 | 50.0% | 120 |
CHW | 12 | 7 | 63.2% | 19 |
CIN | 63 | 57 | 52.5% | 120 |
CLE | 10 | 9 | 52.6% | 19 |
COL | 53 | 69 | 43.4% | 122 |
DET | 8 | 11 | 42.1% | 19 |
HOU | 38 | 31 | 55.1% | 69 |
KC | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 15 |
LAA | 8 | 14 | 36.4% | 22 |
LAD | 39 | 70 | 35.8% | 109 |
FLA | 165 | 172 | 49.0% | 337 |
MIL | 54 | 65 | 45.4% | 119 |
MIN | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | 18 |
NYM | 170 | 169 | 50.1% | 339 |
NYY | 13 | 13 | 50.0% | 26 |
OAK | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 15 |
PHI | 158 | 182 | 46.5% | 340 |
PIT | 64 | 56 | 53.3% | 120 |
SD | 55 | 61 | 47.4% | 116 |
SEA | 16 | 6 | 72.7% | 22 |
SF | 61 | 54 | 53.0% | 115 |
STL | 48 | 68 | 41.4% | 116 |
TB | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | 28 |
TEX | 8 | 10 | 44.4% | 18 |
TOR | 16 | 19 | 45.7% | 35 |
CUM 2005- | 1,439 | 1,535 | 48.4% | 2,974 |
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.
Copyright © Andrew G. Clem. All rights reserved. Data on this page are not official. Use of this site indicates your agreement to the Terms of Use.