⭐ Division Winner

2012 Washington Nationals

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 2012 Washington Nationals went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 731 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Nationals Park. Team leaders included Adam LaRoche (33 HR, 100 RBI) and Gio Gonzalez (21-8, 2.89 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
731 R 594 RA
Diff +137

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⚡ Quick Stats

731 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+137 Run Diff
2,370K Attendance

📈 vs. 2012 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 3% above the 2012 league average (.253)
OBP .322 1% above the 2012 league average (.318)
SLG .427 7% above the 2012 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.33 16% better than the 2012 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 731 7% above the 2012 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNationals Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,370,794
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Avg per Game 29,269

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2012

Batting Avg

1 Jayson Werth 0.300 2 Ian Desmond 0.292 3 Roger Bernadina 0.291 4 Mike Morse 0.291 5 Ryan Zimmerman 0.282

Home Runs

1 Adam LaRoche 33 2 Ian Desmond 25 3 Ryan Zimmerman 25 4 Bryce Harper 22 5 Mike Morse 18

RBI

1 Adam LaRoche 100 2 Ryan Zimmerman 95 3 Ian Desmond 73 4 Mike Morse 62 5 Bryce Harper 59
2012 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny Espinosa 160 594 82 147 37 2 17 56 46 189 20 0.247
Ryan Zimmerman 145 578 93 163 36 1 25 95 57 116 5 0.282
Adam LaRoche 154 571 76 155 35 1 33 100 67 138 1 0.271
Bryce Harper 139 533 98 144 26 9 22 59 56 120 18 0.270
Ian Desmond 130 513 72 150 33 2 25 73 30 113 21 0.292
Mike Morse 102 406 53 118 17 1 18 62 16 97 0 0.291
Steve Lombardozzi 126 384 40 105 16 3 3 27 19 46 5 0.273
Jayson Werth 81 300 42 90 21 3 5 31 42 57 8 0.300
Jesus Flores 83 277 22 59 12 1 6 26 13 59 1 0.213
Roger Bernadina 129 227 25 66 11 0 5 25 28 53 15 0.291
Rick Ankiel 68 158 15 36 10 2 5 15 12 59 1 0.228
Tyler Moore 75 156 20 41 9 0 10 29 14 46 3 0.263
Kurt Suzuki 43 146 17 39 5 0 5 25 11 20 1 0.267
Xavier Nady 40 102 6 16 3 0 3 6 7 24 1 0.157
Chad Tracy 73 93 7 25 7 0 3 14 10 15 0 0.269
Mark DeRosa 48 85 13 16 5 0 0 6 14 18 1 0.188
Wilson Ramos 25 83 11 22 2 0 3 10 12 19 0 0.265
Gio Gonzalez 32 64 2 6 1 0 1 4 1 25 0 0.094
Edwin Jackson 34 57 6 13 0 0 0 0 3 21 0 0.228
Jordan Zimmermann 32 57 5 11 2 0 1 4 4 13 0 0.193
Stephen Strasburg 28 47 4 13 4 0 1 7 3 13 0 0.277
Ross Detwiler 33 45 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 22 0 0.044
Jhonatan Solano 12 35 6 11 3 0 2 6 2 5 1 0.314
Sandy Leon 12 30 2 8 2 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.267
Corey Brown 19 25 4 5 2 0 1 3 1 9 0 0.200
John Lannan 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
Carlos Maldonado 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.000
Tom Gorzelanny 45 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Craig Stammen 59 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chien-Ming Wang 10 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Eury Perez 13 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.200
Cesar Izturis 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Brett Carroll 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Duke 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Mattheus 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sean Burnett 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tyler Clippard 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Christian Garcia 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Gonzalez 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Lidge 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Perry 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Henry Rodriguez 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Drew Storen 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2012

ERA

1 Craig Stammen 2.34 2 Drew Storen 2.37 3 Sean Burnett 2.38 4 Ryan Mattheus 2.85 5 Tom Gorzelanny 2.88

Wins

1 Gio Gonzalez 21 2 Stephen Strasburg 15 3 Jordan Zimmermann 12 4 Ross Detwiler 10 5 Edwin Jackson 10

Strikeouts

1 Gio Gonzalez 207 2 Stephen Strasburg 197 3 Edwin Jackson 168 4 Jordan Zimmermann 153 5 Ross Detwiler 105
2012 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gio Gonzalez 21 8 2.89 32 32 0 199.1 149 64 76 207
Jordan Zimmermann 12 8 2.94 32 32 0 195.2 186 64 43 153
Edwin Jackson 10 11 4.03 31 31 0 189.2 173 85 58 168
Ross Detwiler 10 8 3.40 33 27 0 164.1 149 62 52 105
Stephen Strasburg 15 6 3.16 28 28 0 159.1 136 56 48 197
Craig Stammen 6 1 2.34 59 0 1 88.1 70 23 36 87
Tyler Clippard 2 6 3.72 74 0 32 72.2 55 30 29 84
Tom Gorzelanny 4 2 2.88 45 1 1 72.0 65 23 30 62
Ryan Mattheus 5 3 2.85 66 0 0 66.1 57 21 19 41
Sean Burnett 1 2 2.38 70 0 2 56.2 58 15 12 57
Mike Gonzalez 0 0 3.03 47 0 0 35.2 31 12 16 39
John Lannan 4 1 4.13 6 6 0 32.2 33 15 14 17
Chien-Ming Wang 2 3 6.68 10 5 0 32.1 50 24 15 15
Drew Storen 3 1 2.37 37 0 4 30.1 22 8 8 24
Henry Rodriguez 1 3 5.83 35 0 9 29.1 19 19 22 31
Zach Duke 1 0 1.32 8 0 0 13.2 11 2 4 10
Christian Garcia 0 0 2.13 13 0 0 12.2 8 3 2 15
Brad Lidge 0 1 9.64 11 0 2 9.1 12 10 11 10
Ryan Perry 1 0 10.13 7 0 0 8.0 12 9 2 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to SLN 3-2

👥 Roster (43)

Rick Ankiel Roger Bernadina Corey Brown Sean Burnett Brett Carroll Tyler Clippard Mark DeRosa Ian Desmond Ross Detwiler Zach Duke Danny Espinosa Jesus Flores +31 more

43 players

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The 2012 Washington Nationals in brief

In 2012 the Washington Nationals posted a 98-64 mark (.605) and finished 1st in the NL East. The club took the division title. With 731 runs scored and 594 given up, the 2012 differential was +137. At the plate the Washington Nationals hit .261, 3% better than the league's .253. The Washington Nationals staff finished with a 3.33 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.95.

The 731 runs scored compare with a league average of 683 per club, 7% more. Attendance at Nationals Park totaled 2,370,794 for the year. The home run leader was Adam LaRoche, who hit 33. Gio Gonzalez was the top winner, with 21 victories. Tyler Clippard saved 32 games. The NL Division Series ended in a loss against SLN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2012 Washington Nationals

What was the 2012 Washington Nationals record?
The 2012 Washington Nationals finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 2012 Washington Nationals make the playoffs?
The 2012 Washington Nationals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2012 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Adam LaRoche led the 2012 Washington Nationals with 33 home runs.
What was the 2012 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 2012 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 3.33.
Did the 2012 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 2012 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2012 Washington Nationals play?
The 2012 Washington Nationals played home games at Nationals Park.
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