⭐ Division Winner

2016 Washington Nationals

95-67 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 2016 Washington Nationals went 95-67 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 763 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at Nationals Park. Team leaders included Daniel Murphy (25 HR, 104 RBI) and Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
763 R 612 RA
Diff +151

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763 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
+151 Run Diff
2,481K Attendance

📈 vs. 2016 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 2016 league average (.253)
OBP .325 1% above the 2016 league average (.322)
SLG .425 3% above the 2016 league average (.412)
Team ERA 3.51 16% better than the 2016 league average (4.17)
Runs Scored 763 6% above the 2016 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNationals Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,481,938
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Avg per Game 30,641

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2016

Batting Avg

1 Daniel Murphy 0.347 2 Trea Turner 0.342 3 Wilson Ramos 0.307 4 Wilmer Difo 0.276 5 Anthony Rendon 0.270

Home Runs

1 Daniel Murphy 25 2 Danny Espinosa 24 3 Bryce Harper 24 4 Wilson Ramos 22 5 Jayson Werth 21

RBI

1 Daniel Murphy 104 2 Bryce Harper 86 3 Anthony Rendon 85 4 Wilson Ramos 80 5 Danny Espinosa 72
2016 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Anthony Rendon 156 567 91 153 38 2 20 85 65 117 12 0.270
Daniel Murphy 142 531 88 184 47 5 25 104 35 57 5 0.347
Jayson Werth 143 525 84 128 28 0 21 69 71 139 5 0.244
Danny Espinosa 157 516 66 108 15 0 24 72 54 174 9 0.209
Bryce Harper 147 506 84 123 24 2 24 86 108 117 21 0.243
Wilson Ramos 131 482 58 148 25 0 22 80 35 79 0 0.307
Ryan Zimmerman 115 427 60 93 18 1 15 46 29 104 4 0.218
Ben Revere 103 350 44 76 9 7 2 24 18 34 14 0.217
Trea Turner 73 307 53 105 14 8 13 40 14 59 33 0.342
Michael Taylor 76 221 28 51 11 0 7 16 14 77 14 0.231
Clint Robinson 104 196 16 46 4 0 5 26 20 38 0 0.235
Stephen Drew 70 143 24 38 11 1 8 21 16 31 0 0.266
Chris Heisey 83 139 18 30 3 1 9 17 13 44 0 0.216
Jose Lobaton 39 99 10 23 3 1 3 8 12 18 0 0.232
Max Scherzer 34 70 4 13 1 0 0 12 2 30 0 0.186
Tanner Roark 34 64 1 8 1 0 0 3 5 25 0 0.125
Wilmer Difo 31 58 14 16 3 0 1 7 8 12 3 0.276
Gio Gonzalez 32 52 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 24 0 0.135
Stephen Strasburg 24 48 3 10 1 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.208
Brian Goodwin 22 42 1 12 4 1 0 5 2 14 0 0.286
Joe Ross 23 41 2 10 2 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.244
Matt den Dekker 19 34 3 6 1 0 1 4 4 10 1 0.176
Pedro Severino 16 28 6 9 2 0 2 4 5 3 0 0.321
Reynaldo Lopez 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
A. J. Cole 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Yusmeiro Petit 36 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Matt Belisle 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lucas Giolito 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Mat Latos 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.333
Oliver Perez 64 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Sammy Solis 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Shawn Kelley 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Felipe Vazquez 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sean Burnett 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Koda Glover 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Trevor Gott 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Grace 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Spencer Kieboom 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Rafael Martin 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Melancon 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jonathan Papelbon 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Rzepczynski 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blake Treinen 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2016

ERA

1 Matt Belisle 1.76 2 Blake Treinen 2.28 3 Sammy Solis 2.41 4 Shawn Kelley 2.64 5 Tanner Roark 2.83

Wins

1 Max Scherzer 20 2 Tanner Roark 16 3 Stephen Strasburg 15 4 Gio Gonzalez 11 5 Joe Ross 7

Strikeouts

1 Max Scherzer 284 2 Stephen Strasburg 183 3 Tanner Roark 172 4 Gio Gonzalez 171 5 Joe Ross 93
2016 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Scherzer 20 7 2.96 34 34 0 228.1 165 75 56 284
Tanner Roark 16 10 2.83 34 33 0 210.0 173 66 73 172
Gio Gonzalez 11 11 4.57 32 32 0 177.1 179 90 59 171
Stephen Strasburg 15 4 3.60 24 24 0 147.2 119 59 44 183
Joe Ross 7 5 3.43 19 19 0 105.0 108 40 29 93
Blake Treinen 4 1 2.28 73 0 1 67.0 51 17 31 63
Yusmeiro Petit 3 5 4.50 36 1 1 62.0 67 31 15 49
Shawn Kelley 3 2 2.64 67 0 7 58.0 41 17 11 80
Felipe Vazquez 0 3 4.53 47 0 1 49.2 43 25 15 53
Matt Belisle 0 0 1.76 40 0 0 46.0 43 9 7 32
Reynaldo Lopez 5 3 4.91 11 6 0 44.0 47 24 22 42
Sammy Solis 2 4 2.41 37 0 0 41.0 31 11 21 47
Oliver Perez 2 3 4.95 64 0 0 40.0 38 22 20 46
A. J. Cole 1 2 5.17 8 8 0 38.1 37 22 14 39
Jonathan Papelbon 2 4 4.37 37 0 19 35.0 37 17 14 31
Mark Melancon 1 1 1.82 30 0 17 29.2 21 6 3 27
Lucas Giolito 0 1 6.75 6 4 0 21.1 26 16 12 11
Koda Glover 2 0 5.03 19 0 0 19.2 15 11 7 16
Marc Rzepczynski 0 0 1.54 14 0 0 11.2 8 2 5 9
Mat Latos 1 1 6.52 6 1 0 9.2 11 7 5 10
Trevor Gott 0 0 1.50 9 0 0 6.0 6 1 3 6
Sean Burnett 0 0 3.18 10 0 0 5.2 5 2 1 3
Rafael Martin 0 0 2.45 8 0 0 3.2 0 1 1 5
Matt Grace 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 4

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to LAN 3-2

👥 Roster (43)

Matt Belisle Sean Burnett A. J. Cole Wilmer Difo Stephen Drew Danny Espinosa Lucas Giolito Koda Glover Gio Gonzalez Brian Goodwin Trevor Gott Matt Grace +31 more

43 players

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The 2016 Washington Nationals in brief

The record for the 2016 Washington Nationals reads 95 wins and 67 losses, good for 1st in the NL East. That season the Washington Nationals took the division title. The Washington Nationals scored 763 runs and allowed 612, a run differential of +151. At the plate the Washington Nationals hit .255, 1% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 3.51 was 16% better than the league average of 4.17.

Home games were played at Nationals Park, where 2,481,938 fans came through the gates. For power, Daniel Murphy led the way with 25 homers. On the mound, Max Scherzer won 20 games to lead the staff. Jonathan Papelbon saved 19 games. In the NL Division Series, the Washington Nationals lost to LAN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2016 Washington Nationals

What was the 2016 Washington Nationals record?
The 2016 Washington Nationals finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Did the 2016 Washington Nationals make the playoffs?
The 2016 Washington Nationals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2016 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Daniel Murphy led the 2016 Washington Nationals with 25 home runs.
What was the 2016 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 2016 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 3.51.
Did the 2016 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 2016 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2016 Washington Nationals play?
The 2016 Washington Nationals played home games at Nationals Park.
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