2026 Washington Nationals Strength of Schedule
How tough the Nationals’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 22-40
- Home 8-19 · Road 14-21
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 28-29
- Home 15-14 · Road 13-15
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 27-16
- Home 16-9 · Road 11-7
NL East division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
 Nationals77-85 | tied for 5 | 14.4 |
 Marlins80-82 | 7 | 14.5 |
 Mets74-88 | 8 | 14.6 |
 Braves94-68 | 11 | 15.0 |
 Phillies88-74 | 12 | 15.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank