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The 20 Greatest Washington Nationals of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Gary CarterHOF

    • Age: 20–30, 38
    • Years: 1974–1984, 1992
    • Positions: C
    • Teams: Montreal Expos
    Gary Carter Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    55.8 121 1502 6019 5303 707 1427 274 24 220 823 34 36 582 691 .269 .342 .454 .796

  2. Tim RainesHOF

    • Age: 19–30, 41
    • Years: 1979–1990, 2001
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Montreal Expos
    Tim Raines Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    49.2 133 1452 6256 5383 947 1622 281 82 96 556 634 106 793 569 .301 .391 .437 .828

  3. Andre DawsonHOFRookie of the Year

    Andre Dawson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.4 121 1443 6137 5627 828 1575 295 67 225 838 253 85 354 895 .280 .326 .476 .802

  4. Max Scherzer2x Cy Young

    Max Scherzer Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    38.9 66 189 189 92 47 2.80 1227.0 11 4 0 404 382 280 1610 33.1% 0.96

  5. Vladimir GuerreroHOF

    Vladimir Guerrero Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.7 143 1004 4220 3763 641 1215 226 34 234 702 123 71 381 484 .323 .390 .588 .978

  6. Steve Rogers

    Steve Rogers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    45.1 87 399 393 158 152 3.18 2837.2 129 37 2 1122 1001 876 1621 13.9% 1.231

  7. Bryce HarperMVPRookie of the Year

    Bryce Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.7 140 927 3957 3306 610 922 183 18 184 521 75 31 585 834 .279 .388 .512 .900

  8. Anthony Rendon

    Anthony Rendon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.3 128 916 3927 3424 571 994 245 15 136 546 45 16 409 610 .290 .369 .490 .859

  9. Ryan Zimmerman

    Ryan Zimmerman Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.1 116 1799 7402 6654 963 1846 417 22 284 1061 43 16 646 1384 .277 .341 .475 .816

  10. Juan Soto

    Juan Soto Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.4 156 565 2439 1954 399 569 108 9 119 358 38 14 464 414 .291 .427 .538 .965

  11. Rusty Staub

    Rusty Staub Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.6 146 518 2163 1803 290 531 86 18 81 284 24 20 310 206 .295 .402 .497 .899

  12. Dennis Martinez

    Dennis Martinez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.0 83 239 233 100 72 3.06 1608.0 41 13 1 628 547 407 973 14.8% 1.15

  13. Stephen Strasburg

    Stephen Strasburg Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.9 80 247 247 113 62 3.25 1468.0 2 2 0 582 530 394 1723 28.9% 1.10

  14. Tim Wallach

    Tim Wallach Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.0 104 1767 7174 6529 737 1694 360 31 204 905 50 61 514 1009 .259 .317 .418 .735

  15. Pedro MartinezHOFCy Young

    Pedro Martinez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    20.2 72 118 117 55 33 3.07 797.0 20 8 1 302 271 248 843 26.2% 1.09

  16. Larry WalkerHOF

    Larry Walker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.1 128 674 2690 2366 368 666 147 16 99 384 98 35 264 474 .281 .357 .483 .840

  17. Trea Turner

    Trea Turner Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.3 121 637 2803 2565 444 769 135 32 93 306 192 37 208 509 .300 .356 .486 .842

  18. Ron Fairly

    Ron Fairly Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.5 127 718 2642 2226 303 615 92 7 86 331 19 12 370 257 .276 .381 .440 .821

  19. Bob Bailey

    Bob Bailey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.4 122 951 3548 2991 412 791 116 23 118 466 40 39 502 607 .264 .368 .437 .805

  20. Gio González

    Gio González Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    20.6 90 213 213 86 65 3.63 1251.0 3 2 0 537 504 485 1215 23.0% 1.29

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Jordan Zimmerman
  22. 22. Ellis Valentine
  23. 23. Jeff Fassero
  24. 24. Rondell White
  25. 25. Javier Vazquez

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

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