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National League East · 2017

Washington Nationals

Team WAR
42.6
25.4 bat / 17.2 pitch
Win %
.599
pyth .590
Run diff
+147
5.06 / 4.15 per g
wRC+
105
ERA
3.88
FIP 4.01
Home runs
217

The Washington Nationals went 97-65 in 2017, a .599 winning percentage — 4th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 819 runs and allowed 672, a run differential of +147. The offence ranked 5th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.88 staff ERA was 7th of 30. Their 105 team wRC+ was 5% above league average — 8th of 30 in MLB. Anthony Rendon led the position players at 5.9 WAR, and Max Scherzer the rotation at a 2.51 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,523 team hits
Daniel Murphy172Daniel Murphy — 172 hits (11.3%)Ryan Zimmerman159Ryan Zimmerman — 159 hits (10.4%)Anthony Rendon153Anthony Rendon — 153 hits (10.0%)Bryce Harper134Bryce Harper — 134 hits (8.8%)Trea Turner117Trea Turner — 117 hits (7.7%)Michael A. Taylor108Michael A. Taylor — 108 hits (7.1%)Howie Kendrick96Howie Kendrick — 96 hits (6.3%)Matt Wieters95Matt Wieters — 95 hits (6.2%)Wilmer Difo90Wilmer Difo — 90 hits (5.9%)Adam Lind81Adam Lind — 81 hits (5.3%)Brian Goodwin63Brian Goodwin — 63 hits (4.1%)Jayson Werth57Jayson Werth — 57 hits (3.7%)Eaton27Adam Eaton — 27 hits (1.8%)24Stephen Drew — 24 hits (1.6%)24Jose Lobatón — 24 hits (1.6%)Sanchez19Adrián Sanchez — 19 hits (1.2%)Raburn17Ryan Raburn — 17 hits (1.1%)12Alejandro De Aza — 12 hits (0.8%)12Chris Heisey — 12 hits (0.8%)10Max Scherzer — 10 hits (0.7%)9Andrew Stevenson — 9 hits (0.6%)Stephen Strasburg — 7 hits (0.5%)Victor Robles — 6 hits (0.4%)Joe Ross — 6 hits (0.4%)Gio Gonzalez — 6 hits (0.4%)Pedro Severino — 5 hits (0.3%)Tanner Roark — 5 hits (0.3%)Rafael Bautista — 4 hits (0.3%)Raudy Read — 3 hits (0.2%)A.J. Cole — 2 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

37 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Anthony Rendon3B146605153251007.301.403.533.3991495.9
Daniel Murphy2B14459317223932.322.384.543.3891425.2
Bryce HarperRF11149213429874.319.413.595.4201634.8
Ryan Zimmerman1B142576159361081.303.358.573.3911433.8
Trea TurnerSS97447117114546.284.338.451.3421103.1
Michael A. TaylorCF115432108195317.271.320.486.3421102.2
Howie KendrickLF913349694112.315.368.475.3651261.8
Adam Lind1B1143018114591.303.362.513.3661261.4
Brian GoodwinCF742786313306.251.313.498.3421101.3
Adam EatonCF23107272133.297.393.462.3741320.8
Wilmer DifoSS1183659052110.271.319.370.296790.7
Matt WietersC1224659510521.225.288.344.276650.6
Jayson WerthLF702895710294.226.322.393.315920.3
Ryan RaburnLF256917260.262.304.431.316930.0
Victor RoblesRF11276040.250.308.458.3301020.0
Joe BlantonP1100001.000.7103580.0
Stephen DrewSS46106241170.253.302.358.288740.0
Enny RomeroP110000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Raudy ReadC8113000.273.273.273.23841-0.0
Grant Green2B130000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Adrián Sanchez2B3075190110.268.288.366.28572-0.1
Jacob TurnerP680000.000.167.000.118-40-0.1
A.J. ColeP9162000.143.250.143.19813-0.1
Erick FeddeP350000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Matt GraceP450000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Pedro SeverinoC16315030.172.226.207.1833-0.2
Rafael BautistaRF14274000.160.222.160.1823-0.3
Joe RossP15376010.182.206.242.19814-0.3
Jose LobatónC48158244110.170.248.277.23538-0.3
Edwin JacksonP12212000.095.095.095.083-64-0.3
Alejandro De AzaLF267012091.194.224.323.22632-0.4
Andrew StevensonRF27669011.158.250.193.21323-0.4
Stephen StrasburgP25607230.130.161.241.175-2-0.5
Max ScherzerP307210150.161.212.210.19310-0.5
Chris HeiseyLF377912150.162.215.270.21626-0.6
Tanner RoarkP29635000.091.107.109.098-54-1.0
Gio GonzalezP30756050.091.143.091.116-42-1.0

Pitching

22 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Max Scherzer3131200.216602682.512.900.9012.05.1
Stephen Strasburg2828175.115402042.522.721.0210.54.8
Gio Gonzalez3232201.015901882.963.931.188.42.9
Tanner Roark3230181.1131101664.674.131.338.22.1
Sean Doolittle53051.12024622.812.590.8610.91.2
Blake Treinen72075.23616743.933.421.398.81.1
Matt Albers63061.0722631.623.400.859.30.9
Enny Romero53055.2242653.563.861.4010.50.6
Matt Grace40150.0102314.323.961.365.60.5
Koda Glover23019.1018175.122.691.247.90.4
Oliver Pérez50033.0001394.643.821.3310.60.3
Joe Ross131373.2530685.014.991.478.30.2
Sammy Solís30026.0101285.884.501.359.70.1
Austin Adams605.0000103.604.562.4018.00.0
A.J. Cole11852.0350443.815.201.507.6-0.0
Jeremy Guthrie110.20100135.0021.1615.000.0-0.1
Trevor Gott403.0100330.008.494.679.0-0.1
Joe Blanton51044.1240395.685.281.497.9-0.2
Erick Fedde3315.1010159.397.202.158.8-0.3
Jacob Turner18239.0230235.085.881.495.3-0.4
Edwin Jackson161376.0560605.216.141.517.1-0.8
Shawn Kelley33026.0324257.278.621.548.7-1.1
Record versus run differential

Washington Nationals are 97-65, a .599 win rate, while their +147 run differential implies .590. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.