nationals single season strikeout leader since 2020

Since 2020, Cade Cavalli and MacKenzie Gore are tied for fanning the most batters for the Nationals in a season, with 185 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Cade Cavalli C. Cavalli	185	2026	WSH	30	12	5	.706	30	3.12	0	0	0	158.2	141	55	66	17	46	14	0	0	663	4	10.49	2.61	4.02	0.96	27.9	6.9	1.18	.309	3.74	73	3.28	77	8.00	17.3
2	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	185	2025	WSH	30	5	15	.250	30	4.17	0	0	0	159.2	152	74	75	20	64	5	0	0	680	12	10.43	3.61	2.89	1.13	27.2	9.4	1.35	.325	4.23	99	3.74	90	8.57	7
3	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	181	2024	WSH	32	10	12	.455	32	3.90	0	0	0	166.1	171	72	93	15	65	11	0	0	731	14	9.79	3.52	2.78	0.81	24.8	8.9	1.42	.340	5.03	94	3.53	87	9.25	9.8
4	Jake Irvin J. Irvin	156	2024	WSH	33	10	14	.417	33	4.41	0	0	0	187.2	173	92	97	29	52	4	0	1	769	5	7.48	2.49	3.00	1.39	20.3	6.8	1.20	.273	4.65	107	4.40	108	8.30	-7.2
5	Josiah Gray J. Gray	154	2022	WSH	28	7	10	.412	28	5.02	0	0	0	148.2	136	83	84	38	66	8	0	1	649	7	9.32	4.00	2.33	2.30	23.7	10.2	1.36	.256	5.09	124	5.85	145	8.23	-29.8
6	MacKenzie Gore M. Gore	151	2023	WSH	27	7	10	.412	27	4.42	0	0	0	136.1	134	67	71	27	57	1	0	0	582	6	9.97	3.76	2.65	1.78	25.9	9.8	1.40	.309	4.69	102	4.89	111	8.85	-7
7	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	147	2021	WSH	19	8	4	.667	19	2.76	1	0	0	111.0	71	34	36	18	28	8	0	0	428	0	11.92	2.27	5.25	1.46	34.3	6.5	0.89	.233	2.92	66	3.59	84	5.76	8.4
8	Josiah Gray J. Gray	143	2023	WSH	30	8	13	.381	30	3.91	0	0	0	159.0	152	69	72	22	80	9	0	1	698	9	8.09	4.53	1.79	1.25	20.5	11.5	1.46	.293	4.08	90	4.93	112	8.60	-8.9
9	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	143	2021	WSH	31	9	16	.360	31	5.82	0	0	0	171.2	192	111	114	37	60	3	0	2	751	0	7.50	3.15	2.38	1.94	19.0	8.0	1.47	.305	5.98	139	5.40	126	10.07	-21
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	139	2024	WSH	32	6	13	.316	32	5.62	0	0	0	174.2	208	109	114	25	54	3	0	1	764	3	7.16	2.78	2.57	1.29	18.2	7.1	1.50	.337	5.87	136	4.41	109	10.72	-6.8
11	Mitchell Parker M. Parker	133	2024	WSH	29	7	10	.412	29	4.29	0	0	0	151.0	154	72	82	18	43	2	0	0	646	7	7.93	2.56	3.09	1.07	20.6	6.7	1.30	.302	4.89	104	3.84	95	9.18	3.6
12	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	128	2022	WSH	31	6	19	.240	31	6.31	1	0	0	152.2	210	107	119	27	49	7	0	1	713	2	7.55	2.89	2.61	1.59	18.0	6.9	1.70	.365	7.02	156	4.83	120	12.38	-13.4
13	Erick Fedde E. Fedde	128	2021	WSH	29	7	9	.438	27	5.47	0	0	0	133.1	144	81	90	23	48	4	1	6	590	1	8.64	3.24	2.67	1.55	21.7	8.1	1.44	.313	6.07	130	4.65	109	9.72	-5.4
14	Jake Irvin J. Irvin	124	2025	WSH	33	9	13	.409	33	5.70	0	0	0	180.0	195	114	120	38	62	6	0	0	787	3	6.20	3.10	2.00	1.90	15.8	7.9	1.43	.282	6.00	135	5.63	136	9.75	-29.9
15	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	124	2023	WSH	32	10	15	.400	32	5.20	0	0	0	180.0	210	104	113	33	57	4	0	0	790	6	6.20	2.85	2.18	1.65	15.7	7.2	1.48	.309	5.65	120	5.27	119	10.50	-16.9
16	Foster Griffin F. Griffin	116	2026	WSH	22	12	3	.800	22	3.06	0	0	0	129.1	109	44	49	19	30	8	0	0	524	3	8.07	2.09	3.87	1.32	22.1	5.7	1.07	.256	3.41	72	4.08	96	7.59	2.8
17	Trevor Williams T. Williams	111	2023	WSH	30	6	10	.375	30	5.55	0	0	0	144.1	178	89	97	34	53	5	0	1	659	0	6.92	3.30	2.09	2.12	16.8	8.0	1.60	.316	6.05	128	5.98	135	11.10	-24.8
18	Joe Ross J. Ross	109	2021	WSH	20	5	9	.357	19	4.17	0	0	0	108.0	98	50	57	17	34	8	0	4	460	0	9.08	2.83	3.21	1.42	23.7	7.4	1.22	.277	4.75	99	4.36	102	8.17	-0.8
19	Brad Lord B. Lord	108	2025	WSH	48	5	10	.333	19	4.34	0	0	0	130.2	126	63	65	17	43	3	2	0	546	1	7.44	2.96	2.51	1.17	19.8	7.9	1.29	.291	4.48	103	4.22	102	8.68	-1.3
20	DJ Herz	106	2024	WSH	19	4	9	.308	19	4.16	0	0	0	88.2	76	41	45	11	36	3	0	0	382	5	10.76	3.65	2.94	1.12	27.7	9.4	1.26	.288	4.57	101	3.70	91	7.71	3.5
21	Mitchell Parker M. Parker	103	2025	WSH	33	9	16	.360	30	5.68	0	0	1	164.2	178	104	116	25	58	4	2	0	725	3	5.63	3.17	1.78	1.37	14.2	8.0	1.43	.286	6.34	135	4.98	121	9.73	-15.5
22	Jake Irvin J. Irvin	99	2023	WSH	24	3	7	.300	24	4.61	0	0	0	121.0	118	62	66	20	54	8	0	0	530	2	7.36	4.02	1.83	1.49	18.7	10.2	1.42	.281	4.91	106	5.30	120	8.78	-11.7
23	Erick Fedde E. Fedde	94	2022	WSH	27	6	13	.316	27	5.81	0	0	0	127.0	149	82	84	21	58	0	0	0	573	6	6.66	4.11	1.62	1.49	16.4	10.1	1.63	.320	5.95	144	5.15	128	10.56	-15.6
24	Paolo Espino P. Espino	92	2022	WSH	42	0	9	.000	19	4.84	1	0	0	113.1	131	61	64	24	24	2	18	0	487	1	7.31	1.91	3.83	1.91	18.9	4.9	1.37	.310	5.08	120	4.92	122	10.40	-11.1
25	Paolo Espino P. Espino	92	2021	WSH	35	5	5	.500	19	4.27	0	0	1	109.2	108	52	53	19	25	1	11	2	455	1	7.55	2.05	3.68	1.56	20.2	5.5	1.21	.280	4.35	102	4.45	104	8.86	-2

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

95

Abrams

AVG

.283

Ruiz

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Cavalli

185

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

197

2nd

754

2nd

1,144

25th

ERA

4.72

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	85	60	.586
Phillies	81	64	.559	4.0
Marlins	72	74	.493	13.5
Mets	67	78	.462	18.0
Nationals	67	80	.456	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/9	WSH	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Fri 9/11	LAA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Sat 9/12	LAA	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Tue 9/15	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Nationals

67 - 80

Final

Padres

77 - 68

Tue 8 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

43

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

39

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

104

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.311

Alvarez

.307

Simpson

Hit Leaders

172

Arraez

171

Lopez

169

Díaz

Run Leaders

108

Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

98

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.391

Wood

SLG Leaders

.593

Alvarez

.574

Crow-Armstrong

.542

García

SB Leaders

45

Nuñez

40

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Gray

16

Sánchez

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.10

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

5.78

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

29

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,131.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,881.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,616

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,410

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-60

84-63

81-64

81-65

79-66

77-67

Worst Record ATS

55-90

58-87

61-84

65-80

68-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	85	60	.586
Phillies	81	64	.559	4.0
Marlins	72	74	.493	13.5
Mets	67	78	.462	18.0
Nationals	67	80	.456	19.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	90	56	.616
Cubs	81	65	.555	9.0
Pirates	72	73	.497	17.5
Cardinals	72	74	.493	18.0
Reds	69	76	.476	20.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	88	57	.607
Diamondbacks	78	68	.534	10.5
Padres	77	68	.531	11.0
Giants	61	85	.418	27.5
Rockies	55	89	.382	32.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	86	58	.597
Yankees	82	62	.569	4.0
Red Sox	80	66	.548	7.0
Blue Jays	73	73	.500	14.0
Orioles	70	76	.479	17.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	75	69	.521
Guardians	74	72	.507	2.0
Twins	69	76	.476	6.5
Tigers	66	79	.455	9.5
Royals	64	82	.438	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	74	71	.510
Rangers	72	73	.497	2.0
Mariners	67	78	.462	7.0
Athletics	58	88	.397	16.5
Angels	55	90	.379	19.0