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Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

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franchise based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise records

What follows are the Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos team records. Records before 2005 are by Montreal Expos, records from 2005 are by Washington Nationals.

Single season records

Batting

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Juan Soto Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals. Soto signed with the Nation ...

, .351 (2020) * On-base Percentage: Juan Soto, .490 (2020) * Slugging Percentage: Juan Soto, .695 (2020) * OPS: Juan Soto, 1.185 (2020) * At Bats:

Trea Turner Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner pla ...

, 664 (2018) * Runs:

Tim Raines Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock",Raines received this nickname at an Expo rookie camp when he was seventeen, based on his physique. is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left ...

, 133 (1983) * Hits:

Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for ...

, 206 (2002) * Total Bases: Vladimir Guerrero, 379 (2000) * Doubles:

Mark Grudzielanek Mark James Grudzielanek (; born June 30, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played for six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed. He was most recently the ma ...

, 54 (1997) * Home Runs:

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cu ...

, 46 (2006) * Runs Batted In: Vladimir Guerrero, 131 (1999) * Walks: Juan Soto, 145 (2021) * Strikeouts:

Danny Espinosa Daniel Richard Espinosa (born April 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays. Amateur ca ...

, 189 (2012) * Stolen Bases:

Ron LeFlore Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. He retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 ...

, 97 (1980) * Singles: Mark Grudzielanek, 157 (1996) * Runs Created:

Bryce Harper Bryce Aron Max Harper (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to his arrival in Philadelphia, Harper played for the Wash ...

, 161 (2015) * Extra-Base Hits: Vladimir Guerrero, 84 (1999) * Times on Base: Juan Soto, 304 (2021) * Hit By Pitch:

Ron Hunt Ronald Kenneth Hunt (born February 23, 1941) is a former professional baseball second baseman. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and ...

, 50 (1971) * Sacrifice Hits:

Larry Lintz Larry Lintz (born October 10, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player whose career extended from 1971 to 1979 and included Major League service with the Montreal Expos (1973–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Oakland Athletics ...

, 23 (1974) * Sacrifice Flies:

Andre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball player and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different tea ...

, 18 (1983) * Intentional Walks: Vladimir Guerrero, 32 (2002) * At Bats per Strikeout:

Gary Sutherland Gary Lynn Sutherland (born September 27, 1944), nicknamed "Sudsy", is an American former professional baseball middle infielder. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California and later played 13 seasons in Major League Baseb ...

, 25.3 (1971) * At Bats per Home Run: Bryce Harper, 12.4 (2015)

Pitching

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Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to . At the time o ...

, 1.90 (1997) * Wins:

Gio González Giovany Aramis González (born September 19, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox. A two-ti ...

, 21 (2012) * Won-Loss %:

Bryn Smith Bryn Nelson Smith (born August 11, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1981 to 1993. Selected in the 49th round in 1973 as the 779th player, Smith made his Major League de ...

, .782 (1985) * WHIP:

Max Scherzer Maxwell Martin Scherzer (born July 27, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, and L ...

, 0.902 (2017) * Games: Mike Marshall, 92 (1973) * Saves:

Chad Cordero Chad Patrick Cordero (born March 18, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Cordero played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners. He currently serves as the bullpen co ...

, 47 (2005) * Innings: Steve Rogers, 301 ⅔ (1977) * Strikeouts: Pedro Martínez, 305 (1997) * Games Started: Steve Rogers, 40 (1977) * Complete Games:

Bill Stoneman William Hambly Stoneman III (born April 7, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and executive who, during his eight-year (–) pitching career in Major League Baseball, threw two no-hitters; then, as general manager of the Ana ...

, 19 (1971) * Walks Allowed: Bill Stoneman, 146 (1971) * Hits Allowed:

Carl Morton Carl Wendle Morton (January 18, 1944 – April 12, 1983) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves. Morton was named the ...

, 281 (1970) * Strikeout to Walk: Max Scherzer, 8.11 (2015) * Losses: Steve Rogers, 22 (1974) * Earned Runs Allowed: Steve Rogers, 126 (1974) * Wild Pitches:

Steve Renko Steve Renko, Jr. (born December 10, 1944) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Montreal Expos (1969–1976), Chicago Cubs (1976–1977), Chicago White Sox (1977), Oakland Athletics (1978), Boston Red Sox ...

, 19 (1974) * Hit Batsmen:

Ramón Ortiz Ramón Diógenes Ortiz (born May 23, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Anaheim Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Los Angele ...

, 18 (2006) * Batters Faced: Bill Stoneman, 1,243 (1971) * Games Finished: Mike Marshall, 73 (1973)

Career records

''†'' minimum of 2000 plate appearances ''‡'' minimum of 500 innings pitched

References

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