Our All-Time Top 50 Washington Nationals have been revised to reflect the 2023 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists, and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Washington Nationals.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Nationals had another awful season and were not close to the playoffs. The poor year did not generate any changes in the Top 50, but as always, we acknowledge that we considered the 2023 Season.
As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:
1. Gary Carter
2. Tim Raines
3. Max Scherzer
4. Andre Dawson
5. Steve Rogers
You can find the entire list here.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All-Time Top 50 Washington Nationals have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Washington Nationals.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, Washington was one of the worst teams in baseball, and the only player they had they improved his rank, was traded during the season.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
1. Gary Carter
2. Tim Raines
3. Max Scherzer
4. Andre Dawson
5. Steve Rogers
You can find the entire list here.
Outfielder, Juan Soto, who was traded to San Diego during the season, moved to #14 from #17.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Two of the next Hall of Fame pitchers
Skill and longevity are two of the key characteristics of a Hall of Fame candidate in the MLB. These credentials are more important for pitchers attempting to secure a place in the history of the sport, as it is far from easy to have an established career at the top amid the rigors of taking the mound one night in every five per week.
The players who do make it are a special breed and deserve their spot for remaining on top of their game over an extended period of time, but also showing their durability in a position that has a near 100% injury rate. Here are two of the outstanding candidates currently active in the MLB who are destined to join the Hall of Fame.
Justin Verlander
After a 15-year career at the top of the sport and earning his World Series crown with the Houston Astros in 2017 it appeared as though Verlander’s career was over. Like so many players before him, he had to undergo Tommy John surgery, which at the age of 38, seemed like the end. However, he returned to the action signing a one-year deal with the Astros for the 2022 campaign and has been nothing short of sensational.
Verlander has achieved everything in the game during his time in the MLB with the Detroit Tigers and Astros, winning the AL MVP in 2011, the All-MLB First-Team in 2019, along with the most wins as a pitcher in three seasons, two Cy Young Awards and multiple All-Star berths. He did not need to return to the MLB after his injury, but he has excelled for the Astros in the 2022 season, and he has put them on course for another run at the World Series, with a bet on MLBworth +425 for the Astros to win the crown. It would be the icing on the cake of a true Hall of Fame career for Verlander.
Max Scherzer
Scherzer has punched his ticket to the Hall of Fame, producing elite performances throughout his various stops in the MLB. He got one over his former team-mate with the Tigers in the 2019 World Series to win the crown for the Washington Nationals, ensuring that both men would end their careers with title victories. Incredibly, the Tigers failed to win the World Series despite boasting both Verlander and Scherzer in their starting rotation.
Scherzer like Verlander was forced to leave the Tigers to secure the title, but he has maintained his standard of excellence. He has bettered Verlander, earning two All-MLB First-Team nods and three Cy Young Awards along with eight All-Star berths. Scherzer’s durability has been nothing short of sensational as he has avoided many of the injuries that have plagued his contemporaries, allowing him to stack up wins and achievements after not having a lost season. In the 2022 campaign he joined the New York Mets, and although he has been excellent and maintained his high standards to steer the club towards the playoffs, the Mets will need a special effort to allow him to win a second title.
Our All-Time Top 50 Washington Nationals have been updated to reflect the 2021 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2022 revision of our top 50 Washington Nationals.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note, that this is our first revision, reflective of the last year.
The Nationals went into full rebuilding mode, trading many of their stars during the season. There were no new entries, but were some rank elevations.
As always, we present the top five immediately, which has no changes.
1. Gary Carter
2. Tim Raines
3. Max Scherzer
4. Andre Dawson
5. Steve Rogers
You can find the entire list here.
Scherzer almost supplanted Raines at #2, and he completed the season with the Nationals, he likely would have.
Ryan Zimmerman moves up from #9 to #6. This could be the end of the climb for Zimmerman, as it is speculated that he might soon retire.
Infielder, Trea Turner, was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the season. Despite, not playing all of the year with Washington, he was fantastic this year, and moves up to #14 from #22.
Juan Soto, who was this year’s National League MVP runner-up, rockets up to #17 from #36.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Notinhalloffame names Zack Wheeler the 2021 Starting Pitcher of the Year
The process continues.
We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on. That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!
Our awards are not be league specific.
Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.
We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.
Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!
Please note that with Starting Pitchers, we will be naming a Starting Pitcher of the Year, and four other co-First Team All-MLB Selections. This is due to each team generally having at least five regular starters, and to honor more than just three starters.
Pitcher of the Year (First Team All-MLB): Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies. 7.9 bWAR, 7.3 fWAR, 14-10 Record, 2.78 ERA, 213.1 IP, 247 SO, 5.37 SO/BB, 1.008 WHIP, 2.59 FIP.
There were no clear-cut winners, and while we suspect that other organizations will go a different route, we will stand by Wheeler, who led the National League in IP, Strikeouts, and bWAR for Pitchers. The workhorse was also in the top five in the NL in ERA, WHIP, SO/BB and ERA+, and we can confidently say that the Phillies would not have competed for the NL East without him. Again, if this is disputed by you (and we expect many will), there are five First Team All-MLB Starting Pitchers!
First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers. 5.7 bWAR, 7.5 fWAR, 11-5 Record, 2.43 ERA, 167 IP, 234 SO, 6.88 SO/BB, 0.940 WHIP, 1.63 FIP.
Burnes was the ace of the Brewers staff, and he led the NL in ERA, SO/BB and WHIP. While he was hurt for our Pitcher of the Year Award (46.1 IP less than Wheeler), he easily could have won this two more starts.
First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers. 6.7 bWAR, 5.5 fWAR, 16-4 Record, 2.47 ERA, 207.2 IP, 212 SO, 4.08 SO/BB, 0.968 WHIP, 3.16 FIP.
The Dodgers had the best pitching staff in 2021, with Buehler going to his second All-Star Game, and setting personal bests in Wins, IP and ERA+. Buehler was second in the NL in bWAR for Pitchers.
First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Robbie Ray, Toronto Blue Jays. 6.7 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-7 Record, 2.84 ERA, 193.1 IP, 248 SO, 4.77 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.69 FIP.
This was the season that the Blue Jays were hoping to see out of Ray, who led the American League in ERA, IP, Strikeouts, ERA+ and WHIP.
First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers. 5.3 bWAR, 5.4 fWAR, 15-4 Record, 2.46 ERA, 179.1 IP, 236 SO, 6.56 SO/BB, 0.864 WHIP, 2.97 FIP.
Scherzer was one of the many Nationals jettisoned from the team this year, and he became part of one of the best starting rotations in recent history. He was an All-Star for the eighth time this year, and for the fifth time he was the league leader in WHIP.
Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Jacob deGrom, New York Mets. 5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 7-2 Record, 1.08 ERA, 92 IP, 146 SO, 13.27 SO/BB, 0.554 WHIP, 1.24 FIP.
deGrom only played 15 Games, making it hard for him to be First Team, but those 15 Games were better than other hurler’s 15 this year. Even if he was just an average Pitcher over 15 more Games, he would likely have won our Pitcher of the Year Award, but we can’t place him as a First Team Starter with under 100 Innings.
Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Carlos Rodon, Chicago White Sox. 5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 13-5 Record, 2.37 ERA, 132.2 IP, 185 SO, 5.14 SO/BB, 0.957 WHIP, 2.65 FIP.
Rodon was phenomenal over his 24 Starts, and like deGrom, was eliminated from Pitcher of the Year consideration due to missing time. He was an All-Star for the first time this year, and this is either the start of something great or a blip on his radar.
Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers. 5.7 bWAR, 4.7 fWAR, 9-10 Record, 2.56 ERA, 179.1 IP, 211 SO, 4.91 SO/BB, 0.956 WHIP, 2.96 FIP.
Woodruff was an All-Star for the second time in 2021, and he finished in the top five in the National League in ERA, WHIP, FIP, WPA, and was first in cWPA.
Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Kevin Gausman, San Francisco Giants. 5.3 bWAR, 4.8 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 2.81 ERA, 192 IP, 227 SO, 4.54 SO/BB, 1.042 WHIP, 3.00 FIP.
Gausman had his best season to date, going from long-time average starter to ace in a year that the Giants went from also-rans to World Series contenders. He was an All-Star for the first time in his career.
Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers. 4.7 bWAR, 5.0 fWAR, 20-3 Record, 2.96 ERA, 185.2 IP, 195 SO, 5.13 SO/BB, 1.018 WHIP, 3.13 FIP.
Urias in 2021’s only 20-Win Pitcher, and part of by far the best rotation in Baseball. This was either his breakout year, or a stop in his career as a starter, and bluntly, we are mostly intrigued as to Urias’ 2022 season than any other Pitcher.
Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi, Boston Red Sox. 4.6 bWAR, 5.6 fWAR, 11-9 Record, 3.75 ERA, 182.1 IP, 195 SO, 5.57 SO/BB, 1.190 WHIP, 2.79 FIP.
Eovaldi led the American League in FIP and went to his first All-Star Game in his tenth MLB season.
Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Max Fried, Atlanta Braves. 5.4 bWAR, 3.8 fWAR, 14-7 Record, 3.04 ERA, 165.2 IP, 158 SO, 3.85 SO/BB, 1.087 WHIP, 3.31 FIP.
Fried arrived last year, and propelled himself as an elite National League Pitcher this year.
Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Lance Lynn, Chicago White Sox. 5.4 bWAR, 4.2 fWAR, 11-6 Record, 2.69 ERA, 157 IP, 176 SO, 3.91 SO/BB, 1.070 WHIP, 3.91 FIP.
Lynn was an All-Star for the second time in his career, the first since 2012.
Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Charlie Morton, Atlanta Braves. 4.0 bWAR, 4.6 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 3.34 ERA, 185.2 IP, 216 SO, 3.72 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.35 FIP.
At age 37, Morton was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019, and is in his first year with Atlanta.
Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher: Tyler Mahle, Cincinnati Reds. 4.9 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-6 Record, 3.75 ERA, 180 IP, 210 SO, 3.23 SO/BB, 1.283 WHIP, 3.80 FIP.
Mahle broke out this year and could be a bona fide elite starter.
Our All-Time Top 50 Washington Nationals have been revised
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the fourth revision of our top 50 Washington Nationals of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that this is the latest update since the end of the 2018 season, and needless to say, the first since the Nationals won the 2019 World Series.
Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.
This list is updated up until the end of the 2018-19 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
1. Gary Carter
2. Tim Raines
3. Max Scherzer
4. Andre Dawson
5. Steve Rogers
A significant change has taken place in the top five, as Max Scherzer has rocketed up from #9 to #3. While this may seem incredibly high for a player who has only been with the team for five seasons, it also reflects how we look at how a player performs in individual seasons equally to their overall tenure. Scherzer has won two Cy Youngs, with the other three years also seeing him finish in the top five in voting. If this isn’t the best half-decade in franchise history, then what is?
There were other significant ranking changes based on 2019.
Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP moves from #11 to #6. Anthony Rendon, who was third in MVP voting rocketed from #22 to #12. He left the Nationals to join the Angels in the off-season. There is a debut in Trea Turner, who makes his first appearance at #35.
As always, we thank you for your support.
Our Top 50 All-Time Washington Nationals have been updated
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com continue to update our existing lists.
As we slowly put together our Top 50 all-time players for every major team we constantly continue to update our existing ones. For the second time, we are updating the first franchise 50 we ever posted, the Washington Nationals.
Since the last time we revised our Washington Nationals two things have changed.
The first is that since our last revision in two and a half years ago, we have relaxed the dependence on advanced statistic and put a higher reward on individual seasons. We think this allows for a more equitable balance on traditional and advanced metrics.
The second and of course obvious change is that two full seasons have passed. This list is now up until the end of the 2017 Season.
The entire list can be found here and we certainly encourage you to take a look at it and let us know your thoughts and opinions.
Prior to that we wanted to make you aware of a few major changes on the list since the last revision.
Max Scherzer debuts at #9. While his tenure with Washington has certainly been brief, three All Stars and two Cy Youngs already make him one of the most successful hurlers in Nationals history.
2014 Silver Slugger Anthony Rendon makes his first appearance at #22.
Other debuts on current Nationals are Daniel Murphy (#31) and Tanner Roarke (#35).
Other jumps in active Washington Nationals include Bryce Harper from #9 to #8, Steven Strasburg goes from #29 to #11 and Gio Gonzalez moves from #28 to #16.
Other debuts based on our revisions are Moises Alou (#38), Dan Schatzeder (#45) and Wilson Ramos (#47).
As you may have deduced, the entire list has been shuffled.
We will be unveiling the Top 50 All-Time Dallas Stars next.
3. Max Scherzer
Max Scherzer had only been with the Washington Nationals for four seasons and he did something that we thought either Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg would do first when we began this list. He is the first player who competed in Washington and not Montreal to be in the top five in franchise history.
36. Max Scherzer
