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National League East · 2026

Washington Nationals

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Team WAR
22.1
21.4 bat / 0.7 pitch
Win %
.492
pyth .517
Run diff
+24
5.36 / 5.16 per g
wRC+
110
ERA
4.77
FIP 4.79
Home runs
172

The Washington Nationals went 59-61 in 2026, a .492 winning percentage — 16th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 643 runs and allowed 619, a run differential of +24. The offence ranked the best in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.77 staff ERA was 27th of 30. Their 110 team wRC+ is 10% above league average — the third best in MLB. CJ Abrams leads the position players at 5.2 WAR, and Cade Cavalli the rotation at a 3.57 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,038 team hits
CJ Abrams126CJ Abrams — 126 hits (12.1%)James Wood116James Wood — 116 hits (11.2%)Daylen Lile111Daylen Lile — 111 hits (10.7%)Luis García Jr.105Luis García Jr. — 105 hits (10.1%)Nasim Nuñez78Nasim Nuñez — 78 hits (7.5%)Jacob Young77Jacob Young — 77 hits (7.4%)Curtis Mead72Curtis Mead — 72 hits (6.9%)Keibert Ruiz70Keibert Ruiz — 70 hits (6.7%)Dylan Crews55Dylan Crews — 55 hits (5.3%)Jorbit Vivas51Jorbit Vivas — 51 hits (4.9%)José Tena50José Tena — 50 hits (4.8%)Brady House46Brady House — 46 hits (4.4%)Drew Millas24Drew Millas — 24 hits (2.3%)Chaparro23Andrés Chaparro — 23 hits (2.2%)Joey Wiemer20Joey Wiemer — 20 hits (1.9%)Ford7Harry Ford — 7 hits (0.7%)6Abimelec Ortiz — 6 hits (0.6%)Andrew Pinckney — 1 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

19 players, ranked by dbWAR.

CJ AbramsSS116498126288922.287.359.544.3871445.2
James WoodRF114535116307317.265.393.535.3971524.6
Curtis Mead3B883297217486.253.353.498.3721342.4
Luis García Jr.1B10939510524784.279.311.551.3671312.1
Keibert RuizC76269707392.279.316.446.3291051.7
Jacob YoungCF973567794213.241.309.392.311931.2
Joey WiemerRF2783203121.286.398.514.4011540.8
Daylen LileLF118488111156111.247.297.420.312940.6
Nasim Nuñez2B1073927813340.229.316.268.275680.6
Andrés Chaparro1B47115236280.235.348.500.3701330.6
Jorbit Vivas3B84252513181.238.329.327.301860.5
Harry FordC12427261.200.333.457.3501190.3
Dylan CrewsRF66279559257.218.294.365.296820.3
Brady House3B56219468271.227.279.394.295820.3
Andrew PinckneyLF321111.500.5002.0001.0075680.1
Abimelec Ortiz1B8236240.273.304.591.3781380.1
Miles MikolasPH1100100.0
José TenaDH89232505203.238.310.381.30991-0.0
Drew MillasC44152242110.185.277.262.25353-0.1

Pitching

29 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Cade Cavalli2525128.29501413.573.601.309.92.1
Andrew Alvarez17969.1231653.763.101.408.41.4
Foster Griffin2323133.112401223.314.201.118.21.3
Orlando Ribalta37035.0022323.343.491.178.20.4
Brad Lord29261.2521563.794.061.188.20.4
Trevor Williams508.1000110.001.530.9611.90.3
Jake Irvin131362.0250625.374.731.299.00.2
Carson Palmquist11616.1020157.714.071.788.30.1
Paxton Schultz27132.1121326.404.321.708.90.1
Eddy Yean7110.001061.804.090.705.40.1
Tom Cosgrove10010.001172.704.191.006.30.0
Jackson Rutledge101.1000247.254.596.0013.50.0
Riley Cornelio11020.0210205.404.741.859.0-0.0
PJ Poulin351136.2303252.704.941.316.1-0.1
Julian Fernández304.000032.256.341.256.8-0.1
Jorbit Vivas302.2000016.8810.213.380.0-0.2
Zak Kent10014.1000116.285.741.746.9-0.2
Joey Wiemer202.0000022.5014.094.500.0-0.2
Richard Lovelady33530.1244273.865.391.818.0-0.2
Max Kranick808.100038.647.291.803.2-0.2
Clayton Beeter38036.05312373.755.281.259.3-0.3
Gus Varland33031.2126306.825.491.838.5-0.3
Cole Henry11013.2020157.906.891.769.9-0.3
Matt Krook1108.1010910.808.372.289.7-0.3
Andre Granillo809.100039.648.122.252.9-0.4
Mitchell Parker22039.2331346.585.461.497.7-0.4
Ken Waldichuk509.100086.759.191.507.7-0.5
Zack Littell2314112.1780704.975.751.345.6-1.1
Miles Mikolas2411113.0390565.895.721.414.5-1.1
Record versus run differential

Washington Nationals are 59-61, a .492 win rate, while their +24 run differential implies .517. That is about 3 wins behind it, which tends to regress upward.