Washington Nationals records

1969–2026

Ties

Games that ended level

  1. 2–2 Chicago Cubs 1993
  2. 3–3 Philadelphia Phillies 1988
  3. 5–5 Philadelphia Phillies 1983
  4. 2–2 St. Louis Cardinals 1971

Best seasons

Highest regular-season win percentage

  1. 1994 74–40
  2. 2012 98–64
  3. 2017 97–65
  4. 1979 95–65
  5. 2014 96–66

Worst seasons

Lowest regular-season win percentage

  1. 1969 52–110
  2. 1976 55–107
  3. 2022 55–107
  4. 2009 59–103
  5. 2008 59–102

Best starts

Wins to open a season

  1. 5 to start 1972
  2. 4 to start 1983
  3. 4 to start 2018
  4. 3 to start 1997
  5. 3 to start 2003

Worst starts

Losses to open a season

  1. 7 to start 1998
  2. 7 to start 2009
  3. 5 to start 1987
  4. 4 to start 1970
  5. 3 to start 1978

Win streaks

Consecutive wins

  1. 10 1979
  2. 10 1980
  3. 10 1997
  4. 10 2005
  5. 10 2014

Losing streaks

Consecutive losses

  1. 20 1969
  2. 12 1976
  3. 12 2008
  4. 11 1970
  5. 11 1977

Biggest wins

Largest margins of victory

  1. 25–4 New York Mets 2018
  2. 23–4 Sacramento Athletics 2026
  3. 19–0 Atlanta Braves 1978
  4. 23–5 New York Mets 2017
  5. 18–1 Miami Marlins 2021

Worst losses

Largest margins of defeat

  1. 0–18 San Francisco Giants 2000
  2. 0–17 Arizona Diamondbacks 2024
  3. 8–24 San Diego Padres 2021
  4. 0–16 St. Louis Cardinals 1980
  5. 4–19 Philadelphia Phillies 2023

Postseason

Seasons that reached the playoffs

  1. 2019 12–5 title game
  2. 2017 2–3
  3. 2016 2–3
  4. 2014 1–3
  5. 2012 2–3
  6. 1981 5–5

World Series appearances

Seasons that reached the World Series

  1. 2019 won World Series
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