2020 Washington Nationals

26-34 • .433 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 2020 Washington Nationals went 26-34 (.433) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 293 runs, allowed 301, and played home games at Nationals Park. Team leaders included Juan Soto (13 HR, 37 RBI) and Max Scherzer (5-4, 3.74 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

26 Wins
34 Losses
.433 Win %
4th Rank
293 R 301 RA
Diff -8

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293 Runs Scored
301 Runs Allowed
-8 Run Diff
66 Home Runs

📈 vs. 2020 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 7% above the 2020 league average (.246)
OBP .335 3% above the 2020 league average (.325)
SLG .433 3% above the 2020 league average (.421)
Team ERA 5.09 14% worse than the 2020 league average (4.47)
Runs Scored 293 4% above the 2020 league average (282 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNationals Park
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Home Games 33

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2020

Batting Avg

1 Juan Soto 0.351 2 Trea Turner 0.335 3 Yan Gomes 0.284 4 Josh Harrison 0.278 5 Luis Garcia 0.276

Home Runs

1 Juan Soto 13 2 Trea Turner 12 3 Asdrubal Cabrera 8 4 Michael Taylor 5 5 Adam Eaton 4

RBI

1 Trea Turner 41 2 Juan Soto 37 3 Asdrubal Cabrera 31 4 Adam Eaton 17 5 Kurt Suzuki 17
2020 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Trea Turner 59 233 46 78 15 4 12 41 22 36 12 0.335
Asdrubal Cabrera 52 190 23 46 9 3 8 31 19 40 0 0.242
Victor Robles 52 168 20 37 5 1 3 15 9 53 4 0.220
Adam Eaton 41 159 22 36 11 1 4 17 12 32 3 0.226
Juan Soto 47 154 39 54 14 0 13 37 41 28 6 0.351
Luis Garcia 40 134 18 37 6 0 2 16 5 29 1 0.276
Eric Thames 41 123 10 25 5 0 3 12 14 42 1 0.203
Kurt Suzuki 33 111 15 30 8 0 2 17 11 19 1 0.270
Yan Gomes 30 109 14 31 6 1 4 13 6 22 1 0.284
Carter Kieboom 33 99 15 20 1 0 0 9 17 33 0 0.202
Michael Taylor 38 92 11 18 6 0 5 16 6 27 0 0.196
Howie Kendrick 25 91 11 25 4 0 2 14 7 17 0 0.275
Josh Harrison 33 79 11 22 2 0 3 14 6 12 1 0.278
Brock Holt 21 65 11 17 6 0 0 4 5 15 1 0.262
Starlin Castro 16 60 9 16 3 1 2 4 3 13 0 0.267
Andrew Stevenson 15 41 11 15 7 1 2 12 5 11 2 0.366
Yadiel Hernandez 12 26 3 5 3 0 1 6 1 12 0 0.192
Jake Noll 7 17 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.353
Wilmer Difo 12 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.071
Emilio Bonifacio 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dakota Bacus 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Barrett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
James Bourque 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Braymer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Patrick Corbin 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wil Crowe 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Doolittle 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paolo Espino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erick Fedde 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Finnegan 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Freeman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Javy Guerra 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryne Harper 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Harris 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daniel Hudson 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle McGowin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tanner Rainey 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Seth Romero 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anibal Sanchez 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Scherzer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stephen Strasburg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wander Suero 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Austin Voth 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2020

ERA

1 Max Scherzer 3.74 2 Erick Fedde 4.29 3 Patrick Corbin 4.66 4 Austin Voth 6.34 5 Anibal Sanchez 6.62

Wins

1 Max Scherzer 5 2 Anibal Sanchez 4 3 Daniel Hudson 3 4 Patrick Corbin 2 5 Erick Fedde 2

Strikeouts

1 Max Scherzer 92 2 Patrick Corbin 60 3 Austin Voth 44 4 Anibal Sanchez 43 5 Tanner Rainey 32
2020 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Scherzer 5 4 3.74 12 12 0 67.1 70 28 23 92
Patrick Corbin 2 7 4.66 11 11 0 65.2 85 34 18 60
Anibal Sanchez 4 5 6.62 11 11 0 53.0 70 39 18 43
Erick Fedde 2 4 4.29 11 8 0 50.1 47 24 22 28
Austin Voth 2 5 6.34 11 11 0 49.2 57 35 18 44
Kyle Finnegan 1 0 2.92 25 0 0 24.2 21 8 13 27
Ryne Harper 1 0 7.61 23 0 0 23.2 29 20 9 25
Wander Suero 2 0 3.80 22 0 0 23.2 20 10 10 28
Daniel Hudson 3 2 6.10 21 0 10 20.2 15 14 11 28
Tanner Rainey 1 1 2.66 20 0 0 20.1 8 6 7 32
Will Harris 0 1 3.06 20 0 1 17.2 21 6 9 21
Javy Guerra 0 0 4.02 14 0 0 15.2 19 7 7 13
Dakota Bacus 0 0 7.94 11 0 0 11.1 14 10 9 7
Kyle McGowin 1 0 4.91 9 0 1 11.0 9 6 5 16
Wil Crowe 0 2 11.88 3 3 0 8.1 14 11 8 8
Sean Doolittle 0 2 5.87 11 0 0 7.2 9 5 4 6
Ben Braymer 1 0 1.23 3 1 0 7.1 7 1 5 8
Paolo Espino 0 0 4.50 2 1 0 6.0 8 3 2 7
Sam Freeman 0 0 1.80 7 0 0 5.0 2 1 7 6
Stephen Strasburg 0 1 10.80 2 2 0 5.0 8 6 1 2
James Bourque 1 0 6.75 6 0 0 4.0 3 3 5 1
Seth Romero 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 2.2 5 4 3 5
Aaron Barrett 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1
Brock Holt 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 1.1 5 2 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Dakota Bacus Aaron Barrett Emilio Bonifacio James Bourque Ben Braymer Asdrubal Cabrera Starlin Castro Patrick Corbin Wil Crowe Wilmer Difo Sean Doolittle Adam Eaton +31 more

43 players

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The 2020 Washington Nationals in brief

The 2020 Washington Nationals finished 26-34, a .433 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL East. The Washington Nationals scored 293 runs and allowed 301, a run differential of -8. The team batting average of .263 was 7% above the 2020 league mark of .246. The Washington Nationals staff finished with a 5.09 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.47. The 2020 Washington Nationals outscored the average club by 4% (293 against 282).

Nationals Park served as the home ballpark. For power, Juan Soto led the way with 13 homers. The RBI leader was Trea Turner, with 41. The pitching staff's wins leader was Max Scherzer (5). Daniel Hudson closed out 10 saves. The 2020 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2020 Washington Nationals

What was the 2020 Washington Nationals record?
The 2020 Washington Nationals finished 26-34 (.433 win pct).
Who led the 2020 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Juan Soto led the 2020 Washington Nationals with 13 home runs.
What was the 2020 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 2020 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 5.09.
Did the 2020 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 2020 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2020 Washington Nationals play?
The 2020 Washington Nationals played home games at Nationals Park.
Who led the 2020 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Juan Soto (13 HR, 37 RBI) and Max Scherzer (5-4, 3.74 ERA).
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