Blake Rutherford had the best batting average for the Nationals against left-handed pitchers in 2023, with an average of .667 in his rookie season.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Rutherford | .667 | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | |
| 2 | | J. Downs | .500 | 2023 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | |
| 3 |  | V. Robles | .364 | 2023 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .447 | .424 | .872 | |
| 4 | | R. Adams | .338 | 2023 | 34 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .574 | .974 | |
| 5 | | L. Thomas | .331 | 2023 | 77 | 178 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 192 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .573 | .948 | |
| 6 | | J. Meneses | .291 | 2023 | 77 | 175 | 51 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 187 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .434 | .771 | |
| 7 |  | I. Vargas | .291 | 2023 | 54 | 103 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 108 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .476 | .800 | |
| 8 | | K. Ruiz | .289 | 2023 | 77 | 149 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 159 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 | .403 | .730 | |
| 9 | | C. Kieboom | .273 | 2023 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .485 | .799 | |
| 10 | | M. Chavis | .269 | 2023 | 28 | 67 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 71 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .403 | .713 | |
| 11 | | S. Garrett | .262 | 2023 | 64 | 122 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 142 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .331 | .508 | .839 | |
| 12 | | L. GarcÃa Jr. | .261 | 2023 | 67 | 119 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 129 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .395 | .668 | |
| 13 | | A. Call | .252 | 2023 | 74 | 135 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 159 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .352 | .393 | .745 | |
| 14 |  | C. Dickerson | .250 | 2023 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .641 | |
| 15 | | D. Smith | .234 | 2023 | 92 | 158 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 172 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .291 | .588 | |
| 16 | | D. Hill | .231 | 2023 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .308 | .538 | |
| 17 | | J. Candelario | .227 | 2023 | 54 | 110 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 125 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .382 | .702 | |
| 18 | | J. Alu | .217 | 2023 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .348 | .628 | |
| 19 | | T. Blankenhorn | .200 | 2023 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | |
| 20 | | J. Young | .200 | 2023 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .280 | .566 | |
| 21 |  | CJ Abrams | .166 | 2023 | 84 | 151 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 169 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .272 | .511 | |
| 22 | | D. Millas | .111 | 2023 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | 55 | .586 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 4.5 | |
68 | 66 | .507 | 10.5 | |
62 | 73 | .459 | 17.0 | |
60 | 73 | .451 | 18.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 51 | .617 | ||
76 | 58 | .567 | 6.5 | |
66 | 68 | .493 | 16.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 18.0 | |
63 | 71 | .470 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 53 | .602 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 8.5 | |
71 | 63 | .530 | 9.5 | |
54 | 79 | .406 | 26.0 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 28.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
75 | 57 | .568 | 3.5 | |
73 | 60 | .549 | 6.0 | |
65 | 68 | .489 | 14.0 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 63 | .526 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 6.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 8.0 | |
59 | 75 | .440 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 67 | .496 | ||
66 | 68 | .493 | 0.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 2.5 | |
53 | 81 | .396 | 13.5 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 14.5 |
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