Washington Nationals Best Single Seasons

In: Best Single Seasons By Franchise, Teams, Washington Nationals

These are the greatest individual seasons in Washington Nationals history, including Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Gary Carter – 1982HOF

    Gary Carter Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.6 150 154 653 557 91 163 32 1 29 97 78 64 2 5 .293 .381 .510 .890

    • First Base

  • Andres Galarraga – 1988

    Andres Galarraga Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.7 154 157 661 609 99 184 42 8 29 92 39 153 13 4 .302 .352 .540 .893

    • Second Base

  • Daniel Murphy – 2016

    Daniel Murphy Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.7 154 142 582 531 88 184 47 5 25 104 35 57 5 3 .347 .390 .595 .985

    • Third Base

  • Anthony Rendon – 2019

    Anthony Rendon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.2 155 146 646 545 117 174 44 3 34 126 80 86 5 1 .319 .412 .598 1.010

    • Shortstop

  • Hubie Brooks – 1986

    Hubie Brooks Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.7 163 80 338 306 50 104 18 5 14 58 25 60 4 2 .340 .388 .569 .956

    • Outfield

  • Bryce Harper – 2015MVP

    Bryce Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.7 197 153 654 521 118 172 38 1 42 99 124 131 6 4 .330 .460 .649 1.109

    • Outfield

  • Juan Soto – 2021

    Juan Soto Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.3 164 151 654 502 111 157 20 2 29 95 145 93 9 7 .313 .465 .534 .999

    • Outfield

  • Andre Dawson – 1981HOF

    Andre Dawson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.5 154 103 441 394 71 119 21 3 24 64 35 50 26 4 .302 .365 .553 .918

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Pedro Martinez – 1997HOFMVP Cy Young

    Pedro Martinez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.0 45 31 31 17 8 1.90 241.1 13 4 0 65 51 67 305 32.2% 0.93

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Max Scherzer – 2018

    Max Scherzer Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.9 62 33 33 18 7 2.53 220.2 2 1 0 66 62 51 300 34.6% 0.91

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Max Scherzer – 2017Cy Young

    Max Scherzer Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.2 57 31 31 16 6 2.51 200.2 2 0 0 62 56 55 268 34.4% 0.90

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Steve Rogers – 1973

    Steve Rogers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.0 41 17 17 10 5 1.54 134 7 3 0 28 23 49 64 12.1% 1.06

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Stephen Strasburg – 2017

    Stephen Strasburg Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.3 57 28 28 15 4 2.52 175.1 1 1 0 55 49 47 204 29.1% 1.02

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Tim Burke – 1987

    Tim Burke Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.3 29 55 0 7 0 1.19 91 0 0 18 18 12 17 58 16.4% 0.89

    • Relief Pitcher

  • John Wetteland – 1993

    John Wetteland Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.2 34 70 0 9 3 1.37 85.1 0 0 43 17 13 28 113 32.8% 1.01

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Ugueth Urbina – 1998

    Ugueth Urbina Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.2 31 64 0 6 3 1.30 69.1 0 0 34 11 10 33 94 34.6% 1.01

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Gary Carter, 1984
  • First Base – Al Oliver, 1982
  • Second Base – Jose Vidro, 2002
  • Third Base – Bob Bailey, 1970
  • Shortstop – Trea Turner, 2021
  • Outfield – Rusty Staub, 1969
  • Outfield – Vladimir Guerrero, 2002
  • Outfield – Tim Raines, 1985
  • Starting Pitcher – Steve Rogers, 1982
  • Starting Pitcher – Gio Gonzalez, 2017
  • Starting Pitcher – Max Scherzer, 2015
  • Starting Pitcher – Max Scherzer, 2016
  • Starting Pitcher – Dennis Martinez, 1991
  • Relief Pitcher – Dale Murray, 1974
  • Relief Pitcher – Mel Rojas, 1992

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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