1888 Washington Nationals season
The 1888 Washington Nationals finished with a 48–86 record in the National League, finishing in last place.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 85 | 300 | 56 | .187 | 3 | 29 | |
| 1B | 133 | 528 | 119 | .225 | 9 | 66 | |
| 2B | Al Myers | 132 | 502 | 104 | .207 | 2 | 46 |
| 3B | 122 | 428 | 86 | .201 | 0 | 23 | |
| SS | 90 | 317 | 58 | .183 | 2 | 24 | |
| OF | Walt Wilmot | 119 | 473 | 106 | .224 | 4 | 43 |
| OF | 136 | 503 | 138 | .274 | 2 | 29 | |
| OF | 110 | 453 | 102 | .225 | 7 | 39 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Shorty Fuller | 49 | 170 | 31 | .182 | 0 | 12 |
| Pat Deasley | 34 | 127 | 20 | .157 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | 126 | 28 | .222 | 0 | 8 | |
| Tug Arundel | 17 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Sweeney | 11 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 5 |
| Miah Murray | 12 | 42 | 4 | .095 | 0 | 3 |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Banning | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 46 | 403.0 | 16 | 29 | 3.10 | 186 | |
| Jim Whitney | 39 | 325.0 | 18 | 21 | 3.05 | 79 |
| 13 | 115.0 | 5 | 7 | 2.82 | 33 | |
| 13 | 114.0 | 6 | 7 | 2.84 | 52 | |
| 12 | 95.2 | 1 | 9 | 6.59 | 23 | |
| 9 | 73.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.89 | 20 | |
| Dupee Shaw | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.48 | 8 |
| 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 3 | |
| 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |