Washington Nationals managers

20 managers · Manager now: Blake Butera

Who has managed the Nationals?

The Washington Nationals have had 20 managers since 1969. Felipe Alou won the most games, 691. Titles also came under Dave Martinez (1). The manager now is Blake Butera, since 2026.

Washington Nationals: every manager, first to last
Manager	Seasons	W-L	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Gene Mauch	1969-1975	499-627	.443	—
Karl Kuehl	1976	43-85	.336	—
Charlie Fox	1976	12-22	.353	—
Dick Williams	1977-1981	380-347	.523	—
Jim Fanning	1981-1982	102-87	.540	5-5
Bill Virdon	1983-1984	146-147	.498	—
Jim Fanning	1984	14-16	.467	—
Buck Rodgers	1985-1991	520-499	.510	—
Tom Runnells	1991-1992	68-81	.456	—
Felipe Alou	1992-2001	691-717	.491	—
Jeff Torborg	2001	47-62	.431	—
Frank Robinson	2002-2006	385-425	.475	—
Manny Acta	2007-2009	158-252	.385	—
Jim Riggleman	2009-2011	140-172	.449	—
John McLaren	2011	2-1	.667	—
Davey Johnson	2011-2013	224-183	.550	2-3
Matt Williams	2014-2015	179-145	.552	1-3
Dusty Baker	2016-2017	192-132	.593	4-6
Dave Martinez	2018-2025	500-622	.446	12-5	1
Miguel Cairo	2025	29-43	.403	—
Blake Butera	2026	77-85	.475	—

From Wikipedia's list of the club's managers, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.