This is a list of the Washington Nationals best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.

• Catcher – Gary Carter, 1982



Gary Carter

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
150	.388	8.6	154	653	91	163	32	1	29	97	2	78	64	.293	.381	.510	.890

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• First Base – Andres Galarraga, 1988



Andres Galarraga

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
154	.390	5.7	157	661	99	184	42	8	29	92	13	39	153	.302	.352	.540	.893

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• Second Base – Daniel Murphy, 2016



Daniel Murphy

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
155	.408	4.6	142	582	88	184	47	5	25	104	5	35	57	.347	.390	.595	.985

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• Third Base – Ryan Zimmerman, 2009



Ryan Zimmerman

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
130	.377	7.3	157	694	110	178	37	3	33	106	2	72	119	.292	.364	.525	.888

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• Shortstop – Ian Desmond, 2012



Ian Desmond

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
128	.362	3.4	130	547	72	150	33	2	25	73	21	30	113	.292	.335	.511	.845

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• Outfield – Bryce Harper, 2015



Bryce Harper

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
197	.461	9.9	153	654	118	172	38	1	42	99	6	124	131	.330	.460	.649	1.109

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• Outfield – Vladimir Guerrero, 2002



Vladimir Guerrero

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
155	.419	7.0	161	709	106	206	37	2	39	111	40	84	70	.336	.417	.593	1.010

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• Outfield – Andre Dawson, 1982



Andre Dawson

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
136	.369	7.9	148	660	107	183	37	7	23	83	39	34	96	.301	.343	.498	.841

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• Starting Pitcher – Pedro Martinez, 1997



Pedro Martinez

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
45	9.0	31	31	17	8	1.90	241.1	13	4	0	65	51	67	305	11.4	0.932

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• Starting Pitcher – Max Scherzer, 2017



Max Scherzer

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
57	7.3	31	31	16	6	2.51	200.2	2	0	0	62	56	55	268	12.0	0.902

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• Starting Pitcher – Stephen Strasburg, 2017



Stephen Strasburg

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
58	6.5	28	28	15	4	2.52	175.1	1	1	0	55	49	47	204	10.5	1.015

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• Starting Pitcher – Steve Rogers, 1982



Steve Rogers

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
68	7.7	35	35	19	8	2.40	277	14	4	0	84	74	65	179	5.8	1.119

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• Starting Pitcher – Pascual Perez, 1988



Pascual Perez

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
70	4.5	27	27	12	8	2.44	188	4	2	0	59	51	44	131	6.3	0.941

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• Relief Pitcher – Matt Albers, 2017



Matt Albers

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
37	2.5	63	0	7	2	1.62	61	0	0	2	12	11	17	63	9.3	0.852

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• Relief Pitcher – Joey Eischen, 2002



Joey Eischen

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
32	2.0	59	0	6	1	1.34	53.2	0	0	2	11	8	18	51	8.6	1.137

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• Closer – Ugueth Urbina, 1998



Ugueth Urbina

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
31	3.2	64	0	6	3	1.30	69.1	0	0	34	11	10	33	94	12.2	1.010

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Bench

• Catcher – Wilson Ramos, 2016
• First Base – Al Oliver, 1982
• Second Base – Jose Vidro, 2002
• Third Base – Anthony Rendon, 2017
• Shortstop – Cristian Guzman, 2008
• Outfield – Rusty Staub, 1969
• Outfield – Tim Raines, 1985
• Outfield – Ken Singleton, 1973
• Starting Pitcher – Gio Gonzalez, 2017
• Starting Pitcher – Dennis Martinez, 1991
• Relief Pitcher – Tyler Clippard, 2011
• Closer – John Wetteland, 1993

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