From 00 to 99, Nationals players have chosen uniform numbers to represent themselves on the baseball field. Here's a look back at the top players to wear each number since 2005.
00: OF Brandon Watson, 2005-07
Watson appeared in 39 games with a .198 batting average across two stints in Washington.
1: LHP MacKenzie Gore: 2022-Present
As the 2025 Opening Day starter, Gore struck out a record 13 batters against the Phillies to begin his first All-Star season.
2: CF Denard Span, 2013-15
Span had an 8.4 WAR with the Nationals, including an NL-best 184 hits, the fifth-most stolen bases (31) and a team-leading .302 batting average in 2014.
3: OF Michael A. Taylor, 2015-20
Ready to step in wherever needed in the outfield, Taylor was a Gold Glove Award finalist in 2017.
4: INF Howie Kendrick, 2017
Kendrick hit .293 in 52 games for the Nationals after being acquired midseason in 2017 from the Phillies. Kendrick wore No. 12 in '18 and No. 47 from '19-20.
5: SS CJ Abrams, 2022-Present
Abrams set the Nationals’ single-season stolen-base record in 2023 (47), and he recorded 30-plus stolen bases in three consecutive seasons from 2023-25.
6: 3B Anthony Rendon, 2013-19
Rendon slashed .290/.369/.490 with an .859 OPS and 136 home runs in 916 regular-season games to become an All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner and an MVP Award candidate in Washington.
7: SS Trea Turner, 2015-21
The speedy All-Star hit for the cycle three times and posted a .300/.356/486 slash line, .842 OPS and 192 stolen bases in six-plus seasons with the Nationals.
8: INF Danny Espinosa, 2012-16
Espinosa belted five home runs -- including two grand slams -- for 15 RBIs in a four-game series against the Reds during the 2016 season.
9: 3B Vinny Castilla, 2005
Castilla slashed .253/.319/.403, including hitting a double, triple and home run at the first game played at Nationals Park.
10: C Yan Gomes, 2019-21
Gomes was behind the plate during the Nationals' 2019 World Series run, including the iconic moment of the final out in Game 7.
11: INF Ryan Zimmerman, 2005-19, '21
The Nationals' first-ever Draft pick, Zimmerman is the team’s all-time leader in games played, hits, home runs, runs scored and WAR, among other categories.
12: OF Alfonso Soriano, 2006
An All-Star, a Silver Slugger Award winner and an MVP Award candidate, Soriano had a 40/40 performance in 2006 with 41 stolen bases, 41 doubles and 46 home runs, the most homers in a single season in Nats history.
13: INF Asdrúbal Cabrera, 2019-20
Cabrera hit .323 with a .969 OPS in 2019, when he was acquired by the Nationals in August for their World Series championship push.
14: INF Mark Reynolds, 2018
Reynolds hit .248/.328/.476 with an .803 OPS and 13 homers in 86 games.
15: INF Ildemaro Vargas: 2022-24
A veteran utility infielder and jubilant clubhouse presence, Vargas was named the recipient of the Nationals' 2024 Heart and Hustle Award.
16: CF Victor Robles, 2018-24
Robles was a Gold Glove Award finalist in 2019, leading all outfielders in outs above average and pacing NL center fielders in putouts and assists.
17: LHP Sean Burnett, 2009-16
Burnett posted a 2.82 ERA across 207 1/3 innings out of the bullpen.
18: INF Danny Espinosa, 2010-11
Making this list twice, Espinosa ranked second on the Nats in hits (135) and runs scored (72) as a rookie in 2011.
19: RHP Aníbal Sánchez, 2019-20, '22
A member of the 2019 World Series-winning starting rotation, Sánchez was 19-19 with a 4.46 ERA in his 55 starts with Washington.
20: INF Daniel Murphy, 2016-18
In 2016, Murphy hit .347 -- .001 shy of the best average in the Majors -- and led the NL in slugging percentage (.595), OPS (.985) and doubles (47).
21: 1B Dmitri Young, 2007-08
Young was an All-Star in 2007, when he batted a team-high .320 with an .869 OPS and 147 hits.
22: OF Juan Soto, 2018-22
After hitting five home runs in the 2019 World Series, Soto became the youngest player to win the NL batting title (.351) in ‘20. He slashed .291/.427/.538 with a .966 OPS and 119 homers with the Nats.
23: C Brian Schneider, 2005-07
Schneider’s .739 OPS ranked fifth on the 2005 Nationals.
24: Nick Johnson, 2004-09
In addition to scoring the Nationals' first run in team history, Johnson led the club in batting average in 2005 (.289) and ‘06 (.290).
25: 1B Adam LaRoche, 2011-14
LaRoche won a Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award and received MVP Award votes during the 2012 season.
26: INF/OF Adam Lind, 2017
Lind slashed .303/.362/.513 with an .875 OPS and a 122 OPS+ in the final year of his career.
27: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, 2009-15
A season after winning 19 games, Zimmermann threw the first no-hitter in Nationals history on Sept. 28, 2014.
28: OF Jayson Werth, 2011-17
Werth, who signed one of the most memorable deals in team history, slashed .263/.355/.433 with a .788 OPS and 113 OPS+ with the Nationals.
29: OF James Woods, 2024-Present
In 2025, his first full season in the Majors, Wood crushed 31 homers and was the only player in the league with at least 30 home runs, 38 doubles and 15 stolen bases.
30: OF Jacob Young, 2024-Present
Young was a back-to-back Gold Glove Award finalist in center field in 2024-25, and he was one of only three players with a 1.000 fielding percentage in ‘25.
31: RHP Max Scherzer, 2015-21
Scherzer’s long list of accomplishments with the Nationals includes winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards (2016-17) and throwing two no-hitters in ’15 while recording an overall 2.80 ERA during his tenure.
32: RHP Chad Cordero, 2005-08
An All-Star in 2005, Cordero was 20-14 with a 2.78 ERA and 128 saves in his tenure that began in Montreal.
33: LHP Matt Grace, 2016-19
In 178 games (including two starts), Grace went 5-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 176 1/3 frames.
34: RF Bryce Harper, 2012-18
Harper, the first overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, was named Rookie of the Year (‘12), MVP (‘15), a Silver Slugger (‘15) and a six-time All-Star while wearing No. 34.
35: RHP Craig Stammen, 2009-15
Stammen went 26-24 with a 3.91 ERA and 370 strikeouts over 229 games (38 starts).
36: Tyler Clippard, 2009-14, '22
The reliever ranks first in games played (418) and ERA (2.72) among all Nationals pitchers.
37: RHP Stephen Strasburg, 2010-24
Strasburg was named the 2019 World Series Most Valuable Player after becoming the first pitcher to go 5-0 in postseason history. He went 113-62 with a 3.24 ERA in 13 seasons on the mound from 2010-22.
38: Mike Morse, 2011-12
Morse received MVP Award votes in 2011, when he led the Nats (and ranked ninth in the NL) with a .303 batting average.
39: RHP Shairon Martis, 2009
Martis made 15 starts (including a complete game) in 2009 and was 5-3 with a 5.25 ERA.
40: C Wilson Ramos, 2013-16
Ramos was an All-Star, Silver Slugger Award winner and received MVP Award votes in 2016, when he batted .307 (ninth in the NL).
41: RHP Joe Ross, 2015-Present
Ross made a gutsy scratch start in Game 5 of the 2019 World Series and later earned a spot in the starting rotation in ‘21.
43: RHP Matt Albers, 2017
In 63 relief appearances, Albers was 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA, 277 ERA+ and .0852 WHIP across 61 frames.
44: RHP Daniel Hudson, 2019-21
Hudson is etched in Nationals lore for closing out the 2019 World Series.
45/46: LHP Patrick Corbin, 2019-24
Corbin ranked fourth in strikeouts (238), fifth in WAR (5.6) and eighth in ERA (3.25) among NL pitchers in the 2019 championship season.
47: INF Howie Kendrick, 2019-20
Kendrick was donning No. 47 when he hit .344 in the 2019 regular season and delivered some of the franchise’s biggest at-bats as a playoff hero.
48: LHP Ross Detwiler, 2009-14
Detwiler ranks 10th in ERA (3.82) among Nationals all-time pitchers.
49: RHP Reynaldo López, 2016
López went 5-3 after making his Major League debut in July of that season.
50: RHP Austin Voth, 2018-22
Voth was a member of the starting rotation (including 11 starts in 2020) and bullpen during his tenure with the Nationals.
51: RHP Jon Rauch, 2005-08
Rauch led the 2008 Nationals with 17 saves in the final year of his tenure with the organization, which began in Montreal.
52: RHP Joel Peralta, 2010
In 39 games out of the bullpen, Peralta was 1-0 with a 2.02 ERA, 201 ERA+ and 0.796 WHIP.
53: C Wil Nieves, 2008
Nieves hit .261, including his first career home run, in his first season with the Nationals.
54: RHP Mike MacDougal, 2009
MacDougal earned 20 saves and posted a 3.60 ERA over 50 innings.
55: RHP Matt Capps, 2010
Capps earned an All-Star selection and pitched to a 3-3 record and 2.74 ERA with 26 saves before being traded in late July.
56: RHP Luis Ayala, 2005-08
Ayala recorded the first hold in Nationals history on April 6, 2005.
57: RHP Tanner Roark, 2014-18
Roark went 64-54 with a 3.59 ERA and recorded the fifth-most strikeouts (732) in Nationals history.
58: RHP Doug Fister, 2014-15
Fister was 21-13 with a 3.10 ERA in 50 starts, including the NL’s fourth-best ERA (2.41) in 2014.
59: RHP Jacob Barnes, 2024
Barnes turned a Minor League contract into an 8-3 record and 4.36 ERA out of the Nationals bullpen.
60: RHP Justin Miller, 2018-19, '21
Miller was 8-1 with a 3.71 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 68 relief frames from 2018-19.
61: RHP Liván Hernández, 2005-06 and '09-11
Hernández’s tenure with the Nationals included a 2005 All-Star season in which he went 15-10 with an MLB-high 246 1/3 innings.
62: LHP Sean Doolittle, 2017-18
Doolittle earned an All-Star nod in 2018, when he tallied 25 saves, a 1.60 ERA and 1.89 FIP.
63: LHP Sean Doolittle, 2019-20
Switching to No. 63, Doolittle led the NL with 55 games finished and was sixth in saves (29) in 2019.
64: RHP Blake Treinen, 2014-15
Treinen was 4-8 with a 3.27 ERA in seven starts in his two seasons wearing No. 64.
65: RHP Josh Rogers, 2021
Rogers made a comeback from Tommy John surgery to earn six starts in 2021.
66: RHP Zach Brzykcy, 2024-25
Brzykcy went from being undrafted to earning a relief role on the Nationals for two seasons.
67: RHP Kyle Finnegan, 2020-25
After making his Major League debut at age 28, Finnegan became an All-Star closer and earned 108 saves.
68: RHP Jefry Rodríguez, 2018
Rodríguez went 3-3 with a 5.71 ERA in 14 games, including eight starts.
69: RHP A.J. Cole, 2015
Cole pitched 9 1/3 innings over three games with nine strikeouts out of the bullpen in his rookie year.
70: LHP Mitchell Parker, 2024-Present
Parker quieted a top of the order that included Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in his Major League debut at Dodger Stadium.
71: RHP Mason Thompson, 2021-25
Thompson made 116 relief appearances his tenure with the Nationals.
72: LHP Enny Romero, 2017-18
Over 55 games, Romero was 2-4 with a 3.90 ERA and two saves.
73: RHP Hunter Harvey, 2022-24
Harvey and his dad Bryan became the ninth father-son combo in the Major Leagues to record saves.
74: LHP DJ Herz, 2024-Present
Herz recorded a 10.8 K/9 rate when he wore No. 74 in his rookie season.
75: RHP Hobie Harris, 2023
Harris made his big league debut at age 29 and made 16 appearances out of the bullpen.
76: C Jakson Reetz, 2021
Reetz doubled and scored a run in two games played with the Nationals.
77: LHP Cory Abbott, 2022-23
A multi-role pitcher, Abbott made 10 starts and 35 relief appearances.
79: RHP Jackson Rutledge, 2023-25
Rutledge delivered 10 consecutive scoreless relief appearances during the 2025 season. (He changed his number for the 2026 season.)
81: C Drew Millas, 2023-25
Millas hit .276 across three seasons behind the plate for the Nationals before changing his number for the 2026 season.
85: OF Lastings Milledge, 2009
Milledge appeared in seven games in 2009 and went 4-for-24.
87: 1B/DH Andrés Chaparro, 2025
Chaparro collected a 20-game on-base streak and an 11-game hitting streak during the 2025 season.
88: OF Gerardo Parra, 2019, ’21
The 2019 World Series spark plug gave the Nationals their “Baby Shark” championship anthem and returned in ‘21 following a season in Japan.
96: LHP Seth Romero, 2020
Romero made one start and two relief appearances (13.50 ERA in 2 2/3 innings) in his rookie season.
97: LHP Joe Beimel, 2009
In 45 relief appearances, Beimel was 1-5 with a 3.40 ERA and one save.
99: RHP Cole Henry, 2025
A starter for all of his career, Henry transitioned to the bullpen ahead of his rookie season and earned two saves while holding opponents to a .184 batting average in his final 16 games of the year.