List of Washington Nationals team records

The Washington Nationals are a United States Major League Baseball franchise based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise records

What follows are the Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos team records.

Single season records

Batting

(records all by Montreal Expos except for Alfonso Soriano in 2006, Danny Espinosa in 2012 and Bryce Harper in 2015 as members of the Washington Nationals)

• Batting Average: Vladimir Guerrero, .345 (2000)
• On-base percentage: Mike Jorgensen, .444 (1974)
• Slugging Percentage: Vladimir Guerrero, .664 (2000)
• OPS: Bryce Harper, 1.109 (2015)
• At Bats: Warren Cromartie, 659 (1979)
• Runs: Tim Raines, 133 (1983)
• Hits: Vladimir Guerrero, 206 (2002)
• Total Bases: Vladimir Guerrero, 379 (2000)
• Doubles: Mark Grudzielanek, 54 (1997)
• Home Runs: Alfonso Soriano, 46 (2006)
• Runs Batted In: Vladimir Guerrero, 131 (1999)
• Walks: Bryce Harper, 124 (2015)
• Strikeouts: Danny Espinosa, 189 (2012)
• Stolen Bases: Ron LeFlore, 97 (1980)
• Singles: Mark Grudzielanek, 157 (1996)
• Runs Created: Vladimir Guerrero, 154 (2000)
• Extra-Base Hits: Vladimir Guerrero, 84 (1999)
• Times on Base: Vladimir Guerrero, 296 (2002)
• Hit By Pitch: Ron Hunt, 50 (1971)
• Sacrifice Hits: Larry Lintz, 23 (1974)
• Sacrifice Flies: Andre Dawson, 18 (1983)
• Intentional Walks: Vladimir Guerrero, 32 (2002)
• At Bats per Strikeout: Gary Sutherland, 25.3 (1971)
• At Bats per Home Run: Bob Bailey, 12.6 (1970)

Pitching

(records all by Montreal Expos except for Chad Cordero in 2005, Ramón Ortiz in 2006, and Gio Gonzalez in 2012 as members of the Washington Nationals)

• ERA: Pedro Martínez, 1.90 (1997)
• Wins: Gio Gonzalez, 21 (2012)
• Won-Loss %: Bryn Smith, .783 (1985)
• WHIP: Pedro Martínez, .932 (1997)
• Games: Mike Marshall, 92 (1973)
• Saves: Chad Cordero, 47 (2005)
• Innings: Steve Rogers, 301 ⅔ (1977)
• Strikeouts: Pedro Martínez, 305 (1997)
• Games Started: Steve Rogers, 40 (1977)
• Complete Games: Bill Stoneman, 20 (1971)
• Walks Allowed: Bill Stoneman, 146 (1971)
• Hits Allowed: Carl Morton, 281 (1970)
• Strikeout to Walk: Javier Vázquez, 4.73 (2001)
• Losses: Steve Rogers, 22 (1974)
• Earned Runs Allowed: Steve Rogers, 126 (1974)
• Wild Pitches: Steve Renko, 19 (1974)
• Hit Batsmen: Ramón Ortiz, 18 (2006)
• Batters Faced: Bill Stoneman, 1,243 (1971)
• Games Finished: Mike Marshall, 73 (1973)

Career records

Record	All-time		Active		Currently with team
Batting (as of December 4, 2015)
Games played	Tim Wallach	1767	Ryan Zimmerman	1293	Ryan Zimmerman	1293
Batting average†	Vladimir Guerrero	.323	Bryce Harper	.289	Bryce Harper	.289
On-base percentage†	Rusty Staub	.402	Bryce Harper	.384	Bryce Harper	.384
Slugging percentage†	Vladimir Guerrero	.588	Bryce Harper	.517	Bryce Harper	.517
OPS†	Vladimir Guerrero	.978	Bryce Harper	.902	Bryce Harper	.902
At bats	Tim Wallach	6529	Ryan Zimmerman	4989	Ryan Zimmerman	4989
Runs	Tim Raines	947	Ryan Zimmerman	733	Ryan Zimmerman	733
Hits	Tim Wallach	1694	Ryan Zimmerman	1412	Ryan Zimmerman	1412
Total bases	Tim Wallach	2728	Ryan Zimmerman	2370	Ryan Zimmerman	2370
Doubles	Tim Wallach	360	Ryan Zimmerman	320	Ryan Zimmerman	320
Triples	Tim Raines	82	Ian Desmond	21	Ryan Zimmerman	19
Home runs	Vladimir Guerrero	234	Ryan Zimmerman	200	Ryan Zimmerman	200
RBI	Tim Wallach	905	Ryan Zimmerman	783	Ryan Zimmerman	783
Walks	Tim Raines	793	Ryan Zimmerman	510	Ryan Zimmerman	510
Stolen bases	Tim Raines	635	Ian Desmond	122	Danny Espinosa	51
Pitching (as of July 24, 2016)
Wins	Steve Rogers	158	Jordan Zimmermann	70	Stephen Strasburg	67
Saves	Jeff Reardon	152	Drew Storen	95	Jonathan Papelbon	15
Innings pitched	Steve Rogers	2837.2	Jordan Zimmermann	1094.0	Stephen Strasburg	897.1
Strikeouts	Steve Rogers	1621	Stephen Strasburg	1049	Stephen Strasburg	1049
ERA ‡	Tim Burke	2.61	Stephen Strasburg	3.06	Stephen Strasburg	3.06
Games pitched	Tim Burke	425	Tyler Clippard	414	Stephen Strasburg	150
Games started	Steve Rogers	393	Jordan Zimmermann	178	Stephen Strasburg	150
Complete games	Steve Rogers	129	Javier Vazquez	16	Max Scherzer	5
Shutouts	Steve Rogers	37	Javier Vazquez	6	Max Scherzer	3
Save opportunities	Chad Cordero	152	Drew Storen	116	Jonathan Papelbon	26
Caught stealing	Liván Hernández	36	Jordan Zimmermann	30	Gio Gonzalez	30
Pickoffs	John Lannan	12	John Lannan	12	Gio Gonzalez	6
Games finished	Jeff Reardon	281	Drew Storen	163	Jonathan Papelbon	38
Batters faced by pitcher	Steve Rogers	11702	Javier Vazquez	5,183	Stephen Strasburg	3,328
Pitch count	Liván Hernández	20,691	Jordan Zimmermann	16,801	Stephen Strasburg	12,909
Holds	Tyler Clippard	150	Tyler Clippard	150	Matt Thornton	13
Fielding (as of January 28, 2009)
Games played (defensive)	Tim Wallach	1757	José Vidro	1105	Ryan Zimmerman	728
Games started (position player)	José Vidro	980	José Vidro	980	Ryan Zimmerman	724
Innings (position player)	José Vidro	8354.2	José Vidro	8354.2	Ryan Zimmerman	6358.2
Total chances	Gary Carter	8759	José Vidro	4815	Ryan Zimmerman	2086
Putouts	Andrés Galarraga	7893	Brian Schneider	4187	Jesús Flores	875
Assists	Tim Wallach	3354	José Vidro	2795	Ryan Zimmerman	1404
Double plays	Andrés Galarraga José Vidro	606	José Vidro	606	Ryan Zimmerman	150
Caught stealing (catcher)	Brian Schneider	178	Brian Schneider	178	Jesús Flores	38

† minimum of 2000 plate appearances ‡ minimum of 500 innings pitched

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References

1. Washington Nationals career leaders