Midterms: Grading the Nationals’ pitching staff

Chien-Ming Wang
First-half stats: 2-3, 7.61 ERA

First-half grade: Incomplete (on DL)

(AP/Aaron Vincent Elkaim)
Henry Rodriguez
First-half stats: 1-3, 4.63 ERA

First-half grade: C

(Photo courtesy of the Washington Nationals)
Michael Gonzalez
First-half stats: 0-0, 1.50 ERA

First-half grade: B

(AP/Barry Gutierrez)
Tom Gorzelanny
First-half stats: 2-1, 3.92 ERA

First-half grade: C

(AP/Evan Vucci)
Ryan Mattheus
First-half stats: 2-1, 1.82 ERA

First-half grade: A

(Photo courtesy of the Washington Nationals)
Craig Stammen
First-half stats: 3-1, 1.74 ERA

First-half grade: A

(Photo courtesy of the Washington Nationals)
Sean Burnett
First-half stats: 1-1, 1.99 ERA

First-half grade: B+

(AP/Patrick Semansky)
Tyler Clippard
First-half stats: 2-3, 1.93 ERA, 14 saves

First-half grade: A+

(AP/Patrick Semansky)
Ross Detwiler
First-half stats: 4-3, 3.43 ERA

First-half grade: C

(AP/Patrick Semansky)
Edwin Jackson
First-half stats: 5-4, 3.73 ERA, 42 earned runs

First-half grade: Solid B

(AP/Chris Schneider)
Jordan Zimmermann
First-half stats: 5-6, 2.61 ERA, 11 HRs

First-half grade: A

(AP/Barry Gutierrez)
Gio Gonzalez
First-half stats: 12-3, 2.92 ERA

First-half grade: A

(AP/Joe Mahoney)
Stephen Strasburg
First-half stats: 9-4, 2.82 ERA, 128 Ks

First-half grade: B+

(AP/Alex Brandon)
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WASHINGTON – The Nationals are doing well, and the team’s pitching has a lot to do with that success.

Just how much?

In the slide show to the right, check out the stats for each pitcher, and see whether you agree with the grade WTOP gave each one for his performance in the first half of the season.

Listen to what the players, managers and analysts have to say about the pitchers in the audio that’s below the slide show.

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