Current-feed record
+20wins for Padres
56% Padres · 44% Nationals
Padres have pulled further ahead since 2023: 17-7.
San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals All-Time Record
National League
San Diego Padres
Washington Nationals
Nationals lead Padres271to254since 1969
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 6 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Padres lead 4-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1969 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals insights
Recent form
14-6last 20
Padres on a 3-game streak
Padres won 9-2 on Sep 9, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Padres built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 70 of 130 decided meetings (54%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 17-7, or 71% to Padres.
Padres vs Nationals complete all-time series record
San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals have met 525 times since 1969, never in the postseason. 371 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1969 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 371
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 154
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
87W
67W
SD
WSH
56%44%
San Diego PadresWashington Nationals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 9
SD 9-2 WSH
SDSep 8
SD 5-4 WSH
SDSep 7
SD 3-2 WSH
SDMay 31
WSH 4-2 SD
WSHMay 30
WSH 9-4 SD
WSHMay 29
WSH 5-7 SD
SDJul 20
WSH 1-8 SD
SDJul 19
WSH 4-2 SD
WSHJul 18
WSH 2-7 SD
SDJun 25
SD 1-0 WSH
SD| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | SD | WSH | 9–2 | SD |
| Sep 8, 2026 | SD | WSH | 5–4 | SD |
| Sep 7, 2026 | SD | WSH | 3–2 | SD |
| May 31, 2026 | WSH | SD | 4–2 | WSH |
| May 30, 2026 | WSH | SD | 9–4 | WSH |
| May 29, 2026 | WSH | SD | 5–7 | SD |
| Jul 20, 2025 | WSH | SD | 1–8 | SD |
| Jul 19, 2025 | WSH | SD | 4–2 | WSH |
| Jul 18, 2025 | WSH | SD | 2–7 | SD |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SD | WSH | 1–0 | SD |
Last Meeting
Sep 9, 2026Final
SD
9
HOME
WSH
2
AWAY
Padreswon by7runs
Padres' 3rd straight in this series·Game 154 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
San Diego Padres: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.3 runs on average
3.3runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
SD↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200256.5%
WSH↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200243.5%
Last 10 Results
SD / WSH
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season154 games
87
67
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
San Diego Padres Biggest Win
24–8+16 runs
Jul 16, 2021
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
13–1+12 runs
Jul 25, 2009
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | SD ↕ | WSH ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
40-33
SD
AWAY
34-47
WSH
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals all-time record, 1969 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 519
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 32 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 154 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 519 Retrosheet games from 1969 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
SDWSH
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
SDWSH
49.9
163.8
34.5
245.5
38.3
343.7
47.0
440.5
48.2
551.3
54.7
649.9
40.7
749.7
44.3
840.1
44.8
936.3
40.8
EX35.4
- SD after scoring first
- 63.3%
- WSH after scoring first
- 64.9%
- Lead-change games
- 46.1%
- Beyond nine innings
- 51
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
32 runs
WSH 8, SD 24
Jul 16, 2021
Biggest margin
16 runs
WSH 8, SD 24
Jul 16, 2021
Longest game
21 innings
WSH 8, SD 11
May 21, 1977
Largest crowd
56,779
SD 4, WSH 3
Aug 19, 2000
San Diego Padres largest comeback
8-run deficit
SD 9, WSH 8
Jul 8, 2021
Washington Nationals largest comeback
7-run deficit
WSH 12, SD 9
Aug 24, 1980
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricSDWSH
Hits4,3864,493
Home runs436439
Walks1,6661,715
Strikeouts3,3513,227
Errors439389
Where the rivalry lived
- 01193games
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
- 02147games
Stade Olympique
Montreal, QUE
- 0372games
Petco Park
San Diego, CA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
31.8%
Share of the 154 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
68.2%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51.9%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 84 | 70 | 54.5% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 73 | 81 | 47.4% |
| 9.5 | 60 | 94 | 39% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
San Diego Padres
87 W · 56.5%1.77
Washington Nationals
67 W · 43.5%2.30
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
25%vs 31.8% full archive
-6.8% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 68.2% full archive
+6.8% in the last 20
Average total
9.1 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+0.3 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Padres and Nationals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals
How do recent San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals results compare with the complete record?
San Diego Padres have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Washington Nationals lead the decided record 271-254. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1969 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is May 30, 1969, when San Diego Padres won 3-2 away to Washington Nationals. The archive covers 519 meetings from 1969 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals have met 154 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.