Washington Nationals
4 roto titles · 58 seasons (1969–2026) · MON → WSH
Across 58 seasons, the Washington Nationals have been Roto Champ four times, last in 1994. All of them came by 1994, and the franchise has not topped the standings in the 32 seasons since. Their average finish is 15.0 all time, against 15.7 over the last ten seasons, essentially unchanged from its historical level.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Trea Turner in 2021, worth a 23.8 z-score. Tim Raines is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 6 of its 50 best seasons. One quirk worth knowing: the All-Franchise Team below fills strict positions, so Rusty Staub, Wil Cordero and Ken Singleton all rate above somebody who made it and still missed, purely because their position ran out.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Washington Nationals placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 25th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 22nd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 22nd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 28th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 14th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 20th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 2nd of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Washington Nationals’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- OFRusty Staubposition full3 seasons36.9
- OFWil Corderoposition full8 seasons35.5
- OFKen Singletonposition full4 seasons32.7
- 3BSean Berryposition full8 seasons31.3
- 3BRyan Zimmermanposition full6 seasons29.5
- OFRondell Whiteposition full8 seasons28.0
- RPMel Rojasposition full7 seasons27.9
- RPUgueth Urbinaposition full7 seasons27.8
- RPJohn Wettelandposition full3 seasons26.9
- RPChad Corderoposition full6 seasons24.6
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WSH2021 | 23.8 | |
107R28HR77RBI32SB.328AVG | |||
| 2 | MON2002 | 23.3 | |
106R39HR111RBI40SB.336AVG | |||
| 3 | WSH2020 | 21.5 | |
46R12HR41RBI12SB.335AVG | |||
| 4 | MON1981 | 19.3 | |
61R5HR37RBI71SB.304AVG | |||
| 5 | MON1983 | 19.3 | |
133R11HR71RBI90SB.298AVG | |||
| 6 | WSH2015 | 19.1 | |
118R42HR99RBI6SB.330AVG | |||
| 7 | MON1981 | 19.1 | |
71R24HR64RBI26SB.302AVG | |||
| 8 | WSH2018 | 18.5 | |
18W300K0SV2.53ERA0.91WHIP | |||
| 9 | MON1997 | 18.2 | |
17W305K0SV1.90ERA0.93WHIP | |||
| 10 | WSH2018 | 18.2 | |
103R19HR73RBI43SB.271AVG | |||
| 11 | MON2001 | 17.8 | |
107R34HR108RBI37SB.307AVG | |||
| 12 | MON1992 | 17.7 | |
99R14HR66RBI78SB.276AVG | |||