2015 Washington Nationals

83-79 • .512 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 2015 Washington Nationals went 83-79 (.512) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 635, and played home games at Nationals Park. Team leaders included Bryce Harper (42 HR, 99 RBI) and Max Scherzer (14-12, 2.79 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
2nd Rank
703 R 635 RA
Diff +68

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⚡ Quick Stats

703 Runs Scored
635 Runs Allowed
+68 Run Diff
2,619K Attendance

📈 vs. 2015 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 2015 league average (.253)
OBP .321 2% above the 2015 league average (.315)
SLG .402 1% above the 2015 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.62 7% better than the 2015 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 703 5% above the 2015 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNationals Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,619,843
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Avg per Game 32,343

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2015

Batting Avg

1 Bryce Harper 0.330 2 Yunel Escobar 0.314 3 Denard Span 0.301 4 Clint Robinson 0.272 5 Anthony Rendon 0.264

Home Runs

1 Bryce Harper 42 2 Ian Desmond 19 3 Ryan Zimmerman 16 4 Wilson Ramos 15 5 Michael Taylor 14

RBI

1 Bryce Harper 99 2 Ryan Zimmerman 73 3 Wilson Ramos 68 4 Michael Taylor 63 5 Ian Desmond 62
2015 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ian Desmond 156 583 69 136 27 2 19 62 45 187 13 0.233
Yunel Escobar 139 535 75 168 25 1 9 56 45 70 2 0.314
Bryce Harper 153 521 118 172 38 1 42 99 124 131 6 0.330
Wilson Ramos 128 475 41 109 16 0 15 68 21 101 0 0.229
Michael Taylor 138 472 49 108 15 2 14 63 35 158 16 0.229
Danny Espinosa 118 367 59 88 21 1 13 37 33 106 5 0.240
Ryan Zimmerman 95 346 43 86 25 1 16 73 33 79 1 0.249
Jayson Werth 88 331 51 73 16 1 12 42 38 84 0 0.221
Anthony Rendon 80 311 43 82 16 0 5 25 36 70 1 0.264
Clint Robinson 126 309 44 84 15 1 10 34 37 52 0 0.272
Denard Span 61 246 38 74 17 0 5 22 25 26 11 0.301
Tyler Moore 97 187 14 38 12 0 6 27 11 45 0 0.203
Jose Lobaton 44 136 11 27 4 0 3 20 15 40 0 0.199
Dan Uggla 67 120 12 22 4 2 2 16 19 40 0 0.183
Matt den Dekker 55 99 12 25 6 1 5 12 9 20 0 0.253
Max Scherzer 34 69 4 15 0 0 0 0 2 23 0 0.217
Jordan Zimmermann 33 63 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 18 0 0.159
Gio Gonzalez 31 43 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 18 0 0.093
Trea Turner 27 40 5 9 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 0.225
Stephen Strasburg 23 38 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0.132
Doug Fister 29 31 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.226
Tanner Roark 40 27 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.185
Joe Ross 17 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.111
Reed Johnson 17 22 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.227
Wilmer Difo 15 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Taylor Jordan 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Pedro Severino 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Emmanuel Burriss 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.667
A. J. Cole 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Solis 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Blake Treinen 60 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Aaron Barrett 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Carpenter 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Xavier Cedeno 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Abel De Los Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Grace 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Taylor Hill 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Janssen 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rafael Martin 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jonathan Papelbon 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felipe Vazquez 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Stammen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Drew Storen 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Thornton 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2015

ERA

1 Matt Thornton 2.18 2 Felipe Vazquez 2.79 3 Max Scherzer 2.79 4 Drew Storen 3.44 5 Stephen Strasburg 3.46

Wins

1 Max Scherzer 14 2 Jordan Zimmermann 13 3 Gio Gonzalez 11 4 Stephen Strasburg 11 5 Doug Fister 5

Strikeouts

1 Max Scherzer 276 2 Gio Gonzalez 169 3 Jordan Zimmermann 164 4 Stephen Strasburg 155 5 Tanner Roark 70
2015 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Scherzer 14 12 2.79 33 33 0 228.2 176 71 34 276
Jordan Zimmermann 13 10 3.66 33 33 0 201.2 204 82 39 164
Gio Gonzalez 11 8 3.79 31 31 0 175.2 181 74 69 169
Stephen Strasburg 11 7 3.46 23 23 0 127.1 115 49 26 155
Tanner Roark 4 7 4.38 40 12 1 111.0 119 54 26 70
Doug Fister 5 7 4.19 25 15 1 103.0 120 48 24 63
Joe Ross 5 5 3.64 16 13 0 76.2 64 31 21 69
Blake Treinen 2 5 3.86 60 0 0 67.2 62 29 32 65
Drew Storen 2 2 3.44 58 0 29 55.0 45 21 16 67
Felipe Vazquez 2 1 2.79 49 0 2 48.1 35 15 11 43
Matt Thornton 2 1 2.18 60 0 0 41.1 33 10 11 23
Casey Janssen 2 5 4.95 48 0 0 40.0 38 22 8 27
Aaron Barrett 3 3 4.60 40 0 0 29.1 28 15 7 35
Jonathan Papelbon 2 2 3.04 22 0 7 23.2 22 8 4 16
Sammy Solis 1 1 3.38 18 0 0 21.1 25 8 4 17
Matt Grace 2 1 4.24 26 0 0 17.0 26 8 8 14
Taylor Jordan 0 2 5.29 4 1 0 17.0 20 10 6 11
Rafael Martin 2 0 5.11 13 0 0 12.1 12 7 5 25
Taylor Hill 0 0 3.75 6 0 0 12.0 14 5 4 9
A. J. Cole 0 0 5.79 3 1 1 9.1 14 6 1 9
David Carpenter 0 0 1.50 8 0 0 6.0 5 1 2 4
Craig Stammen 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 4.0 2 0 3 3
Xavier Cedeno 0 0 6.00 5 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 4
Abel De Los Santos 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 3
Clint Robinson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1
Tyler Moore 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (44)

Aaron Barrett Emmanuel Burriss David Carpenter Xavier Cedeno A. J. Cole Abel De Los Santos Ian Desmond Wilmer Difo Yunel Escobar Danny Espinosa Doug Fister Gio Gonzalez +32 more

44 players

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The 2015 Washington Nationals in brief

In 2015 the Washington Nationals posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 2nd in the NL East. The run column shows 703 for and 635 against. The team batting average of .251 was 1% below the 2015 league mark of .253. Pitchers allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 666 runs that year, so the Washington Nationals scored 5% more.

Nationals Park was home in 2015, drawing a total attendance of 2,619,843. Bryce Harper led the club in home runs with 42. Max Scherzer led the pitchers with 14 wins. The saves leader was Drew Storen with 29. In all, the roster shows 44 players. For the seasons either side, see the 2014 season and the 2016 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2015 Washington Nationals

What was the 2015 Washington Nationals record?
The 2015 Washington Nationals finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 2015 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Bryce Harper led the 2015 Washington Nationals with 42 home runs.
What was the 2015 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 2015 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 2015 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 2015 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2015 Washington Nationals play?
The 2015 Washington Nationals played home games at Nationals Park.
Who led the 2015 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bryce Harper (42 HR, 99 RBI) and Max Scherzer (14-12, 2.79 ERA).
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