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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

• Age: 28
• Years: 1982
• Positions: C
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 27
• Years: 1988
• Positions: 1B
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 31
• Years: 2016
• Positions: 2B
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 29
• Years: 2019
• Positions: 3B
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 29
• Years: 1986
• Positions: SS
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 22
• Years: 2015
• Positions: RF
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 22
• Years: 2021
• Positions: RF
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 26
• Years: 1981
• Positions: CF
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 25
• Years: 1997
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 33
• Years: 2018
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 32
• Years: 2017
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 23
• Years: 1973
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 28
• Years: 2017
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Washington Nationals

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

• Age: 28
• Years: 1987
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 26
• Years: 1993
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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

• Age: 24
• Years: 1998
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Montreal Expos

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.