Washington Nationals

WSH · NL East · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	152	703	−551	3rd of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	3.5%	16.6%	−13.1%	3rd of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-0.1	-2.2	+2.1	1st of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	1	5	−4	1st of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	2195	790	+1404	30th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	48.4%	18.4%	+30.0%	30th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	4.4	3.5	+0.9	6th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	10.1	7.9	+2.2	3rd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	13.2	11.0	+2.2	4th of 30
Total position-player WAR	18.9	12.6	+6.2	3rd of 30
Total pitching WAR	1.8	9.6	−7.8	29th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	53.4%	66.8%	−13.3%	22nd of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.50	0.40	+0.09	4th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	2	2	—	13th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	1	0	—	2nd of 30
Hitters used	17	20	−3	29th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	25.5	28.4	−3.0	30th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	1905	989	+916	3rd of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	44.0%	23.4%	+20.7%	4th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	278	−278	18th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	30	26	+3	2nd of 30
Rotation WAR	5.2	8.5	−3.3	25th of 30
Bullpen WAR	-3.6	3.0	−6.6	30th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	6.0	6.3	−0.3	18th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	73.7%	70.8%	+2.8%	10th of 30
Quality starts	24	36	−12	27th of 30
Blown saves	29	16	+12	30th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	18	0	+18	11th of 30
Run differential per game	0.16	0.00	+0.16	11th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.40	4.50	+0.90	1st of 30
Runs allowed per game	5.24	4.49	+0.75	28th of 30
Winning percentage	.491	.500	−.009	18th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.514	.501	+.013	11th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-2.6	-0.1	−2.5	24th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.448	.500	−.052	23rd of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.474	.498	−.024	17th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.500	.516	−.016	15th of 30
Home winning percentage	.404	.522	−.118	29th of 30
Road winning percentage	.582	.478	+.104	4th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.333	.501	−.168	28th of 30
Longest winning streak	4	6	−2	24th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	112	111	—	1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4335	4205	+129	3rd of 30
Team At Bats	3847	3736	+110	2nd of 30
Team Runs	605	499	+105	1st of 30
Team Hits	971	911	+59	3rd of 30
Team Doubles	198	173	+24	4th of 30
Team Triples	23	15	+7	3rd of 30
Team Home Runs	164	128	+35	1st of 30
Team Runs Batted In	576	477	+98	1st of 30
Team Stolen Bases	123	75	+47	1st of 30
Team Walks	395	374	+20	9th of 30
Team Strikeouts	919	931	−12	14th of 30
Team Walk Rate	9.1%	8.9%	+0.2%	11th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	21.2%	22.1%	−0.9%	8th of 30
Team Batting Average	.252	.244	+.008	7th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.328	.318	+.010	6th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.444	.402	+.042	1st of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.772	.720	+.052	2nd of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	55	55	—	17th of 30
Team Losses	57	55	+1	18th of 30
Team Saves	32	28	+3	8th of 30
Team Games	112	111	—	1st of 30
Team Games Started	112	111	—	1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1000.2	985.1	+15.0	2nd of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	2nd of 30
Team Strikeouts	857	931	−74	25th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	7.7	8.5	−0.8	25th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.6	3.4	+0.2	19th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.78	4.18	+0.60	27th of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".