2026 Washington Nationals

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in NL East

The 2026 Washington Nationals went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the NL East division. The club scored 821 runs, allowed 815, and played home games at Nationals Park. Team leaders included CJ Abrams (33 HR, 106 RBI) and Cade Cavalli (13-5, 3.02 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
821 R 815 RA
Diff +6

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⚡ Quick Stats

821 Runs Scored
815 Runs Allowed
+6 Run Diff
1,839K Attendance

📈 vs. 2026 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 equal to the 2026 league average (.246)
OBP .320 equal to the 2026 league average (.320)
SLG .422 4% above the 2026 league average (.404)
Team ERA 4.67 11% worse than the 2026 league average (4.21)
Runs Scored 821 10% above the 2026 league average (747 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNationals Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,839,116
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Avg per Game 22,705

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2026

Batting Avg

1 Joey Wiemer 0.286 2 Luis Garcia 0.283 3 Keibert Ruiz 0.280 4 James Wood 0.265 5 Andrés Chaparro 0.263

Home Runs

1 CJ Abrams 33 2 James Wood 30 3 Luis Garcia 23 4 Daylen Lile 22 5 Curtis Mead 17

RBI

1 CJ Abrams 106 2 Daylen Lile 89 3 James Wood 77 4 Luis Garcia 76 5 Jacob Young 50
2026 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Daylen Lile 160 602 81 148 28 8 22 89 40 127 15 0.246
CJ Abrams 152 579 93 151 30 4 33 106 57 158 34 0.261
James Wood 135 513 106 136 30 1 30 77 102 179 21 0.265
Nasim Nuñez 147 431 55 90 6 3 1 37 49 99 49 0.209
Jacob Young 140 421 57 106 22 3 10 50 33 78 18 0.252
Dylan Crews 109 404 55 90 20 1 13 44 30 107 12 0.223
Luis Garcia 104 357 48 101 20 5 23 76 16 61 4 0.283
Keibert Ruiz 105 332 44 93 24 0 10 48 16 37 2 0.280
Brady House 95 320 44 79 18 0 10 46 29 91 3 0.247
Jorbit Vivas 123 311 32 74 15 1 3 31 41 53 2 0.238
Curtis Mead 87 284 49 72 17 1 17 48 39 62 6 0.254
José Tena 115 257 36 57 13 2 7 25 27 90 6 0.222
Andrés Chaparro 83 198 36 52 13 0 13 39 25 53 0 0.263
Drew Millas 50 130 18 24 4 0 2 11 14 37 0 0.185
Abimelec Ortiz 44 128 16 24 5 0 5 14 7 36 0 0.188
Harry Ford 38 100 17 19 7 0 3 10 17 28 3 0.190
Joey Wiemer 32 70 16 20 5 1 3 12 12 29 1 0.286
Yohandy Morales 17 47 10 12 4 0 4 10 0 15 1 0.255
Andrew Pinckney 17 25 7 7 0 1 1 3 1 10 1 0.280
Miles Mikolas 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2026

ERA

1 PJ Poulin 2.70 2 Will Dion 3.00 3 Cade Cavalli 3.02 4 Foster Griffin 3.06 5 Andrew Alvarez 3.43

Wins

1 Cade Cavalli 13 2 Foster Griffin 12 3 Zack Littell 7 4 Clayton Beeter 6 5 Brad Lord 5

Strikeouts

1 Cade Cavalli 200 2 Foster Griffin 116 3 Andrew Alvarez 114 4 Jake Irvin 110 5 Brad Lord 77
2026 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cade Cavalli 13 5 3.02 32 32 0 169.2 148 57 48 200
Foster Griffin 12 3 3.06 22 22 0 129.1 109 44 30 116
Miles Mikolas 3 9 5.82 25 11 0 116.0 137 75 23 58
Andrew Alvarez 2 6 3.43 25 17 1 112.2 95 43 51 114
Zack Littell 7 8 4.97 23 14 0 112.1 115 62 35 70
Jake Irvin 2 10 5.48 22 20 0 106.2 101 65 48 110
Brad Lord 5 2 3.78 40 5 1 83.1 69 35 33 77
Clayton Beeter 6 5 4.50 50 0 12 48.0 36 24 31 47
Orlando Ribalta 1 2 3.77 45 0 2 43.0 34 18 18 42
Mitchell Parker 3 3 6.58 22 0 1 39.2 46 29 13 34
PJ Poulin 3 0 2.70 35 11 3 36.2 27 11 21 25
Riley Cornelio 3 2 3.68 18 3 0 36.2 26 15 29 40
Jackson Kent 2 4 5.94 8 7 0 36.1 40 24 25 30
Gus Varland 2 2 6.55 34 0 6 33.0 43 24 15 32
Paxton Schultz 1 2 6.40 27 1 1 32.1 43 23 12 32
Will Dion 3 2 3.00 15 1 1 30.0 18 10 14 30
Richard Lovelady 2 3 4.23 32 6 4 27.2 33 13 20 25
Max Kranick 0 1 9.33 17 0 0 18.1 27 19 13 11
Trevor Williams 0 0 2.65 8 0 0 17.0 15 5 6 22
Tom Cosgrove 1 2 7.71 18 0 1 16.1 18 14 6 14
Carson Palmquist 0 2 7.71 11 6 0 16.1 21 14 8 15
Cionel Perez 2 3 6.19 16 0 0 16.0 16 11 11 9
Erik Tolman 1 1 2.93 15 0 5 15.1 13 5 9 17
Cole Henry 0 2 7.90 11 0 0 13.2 17 12 7 15
Zak Kent 0 0 5.68 9 0 0 12.2 15 8 3 10
Eddy Yean 0 1 2.45 8 1 0 11.0 8 3 2 7
Luis Perales 0 0 11.45 6 0 0 11.0 15 14 13 13
Jack Sinclair 1 0 2.45 11 0 1 11.0 6 3 4 8
Yovanny Cruz 0 2 6.75 13 0 1 10.2 13 8 8 9
Andre Granillo 0 0 9.64 8 0 0 9.1 13 10 8 3
Ken Waldichuk 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 9.1 8 7 6 8
Jake Bird 0 0 3.24 8 0 0 8.1 6 3 2 10
DJ Herz 0 1 10.29 2 2 0 7.0 11 8 3 6
Justin Lawrence 0 0 4.26 7 0 1 6.1 7 3 7 6
Matt Waldron 1 0 0.00 3 1 0 5.2 7 0 1 2
Matt Krook 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 4.2 4 4 6 4
Jared Simpson 1 1 10.38 4 1 0 4.1 1 5 7 4
Julian Fernandez 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 3 1 2 3
Josiah Gray 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 4.0 3 0 1 2
Jorbit Vivas 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 4.0 11 6 1 0
Connelly Early 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 1
Joey Wiemer 0 0 22.50 2 0 0 2.0 7 5 2 0
Jackson Rutledge 0 0 47.25 1 0 0 1.1 6 7 2 2
José Tena 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (60)

CJ Abrams Andrew Alvarez Clayton Beeter Jake Bird Cade Cavalli Andrés Chaparro Riley Cornelio Tom Cosgrove Dylan Crews Yovanny Cruz Will Dion Connelly Early +48 more

60 players

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The 2026 Washington Nationals in brief

The 2026 Washington Nationals won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 821 for and 815 against. The Washington Nationals staff finished with a 4.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.21. League clubs averaged 747 runs that year, so the Washington Nationals scored 10% more.

The home park, Nationals Park, recorded 1,839,116 in attendance, about 22,705 a game. CJ Abrams topped the Washington Nationals with 33 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Cade Cavalli (13). The saves leader was Clayton Beeter with 12. The roster section lists 60 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2026 Washington Nationals

What was the 2026 Washington Nationals record?
The 2026 Washington Nationals finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 2026 Washington Nationals in home runs?
CJ Abrams led the 2026 Washington Nationals with 33 home runs.
What was the 2026 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 2026 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 4.67.
Did the 2026 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 2026 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2026 Washington Nationals play?
The 2026 Washington Nationals played home games at Nationals Park.
Who led the 2026 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were CJ Abrams (33 HR, 106 RBI) and Cade Cavalli (13-5, 3.02 ERA).
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