Washington Nationals Walks + Hits / IP Leaders

Career totals with the Nationals and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Max Scherzer holds the Nationals career record with 0.96 walks + hits / ip. The single-season record is 0.90, by Max Scherzer in 2017.

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 1.0 inning per team game with the club, a career 1,000+ innings pitched with the club.

All-time Nationals leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	WHIP	G
1	Max Scherzer	2015–2021	0.96	189
2	Stephen Strasburg	2010–2022	1.10	247
3	Dennis Martinez	1986–1993	1.15	239
4	Jordan Zimmermann	2009–2015	1.16	178
5	Bryn Smith	1981–1989	1.18	284
6	Bill Gullickson	1979–1985	1.21	176
7	Steve Rogers	1973–1985	1.23	399
8	Javier Vazquez	1998–2003	1.27	192
9	Gio Gonzalez	2012–2018	1.28	213
10	Livan Hernandez	2003–2011	1.35	197
11	Steve Renko	1969–1976	1.39	238
12	Bill Stoneman	1969–1973	1.43	186

Single-season Nationals records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	WHIP	G
1	Max Scherzer	2017	0.90	31
2	Max Scherzer	2018	0.91	33
3	Max Scherzer	2015	0.92	33
4	Pedro Martinez	1997	0.93	31
5	Pascual Perez	1988	0.94	27
6	Max Scherzer	2016	0.97	34
7	Stephen Strasburg	2017	1.02	28
8	Dennis Martinez	1992	1.03	32
9	Max Scherzer	2019	1.03	27
10	Stephen Strasburg	2019	1.04	33
11	Stephen Strasburg	2013	1.05	30
12	Bryn Smith	1985	1.05	32
13	Dennis Martinez	1990	1.06	32
14	Bryn Smith	1988	1.07	32
15	Bryn Smith	1989	1.07	33
16	Jordan Zimmermann	2014	1.07	32
17	Javier Vazquez	2001	1.08	32
18	Doug Fister	2014	1.08	25
19	Jordan Zimmermann	2013	1.09	32
20	Tanner Roark	2014	1.09	31
21	Javier Vazquez	2003	1.11	34
22	Pedro Martinez	1994	1.11	24
23	Scott Sanderson	1981	1.11	22
24	Bill Gullickson	1981	1.12	22
25	Steve Rogers	1982	1.12	35