Who could excuse Lance Lynn if he never wants April to end?
Even before his Saturday afternoon victory over the Washington Nationals, the right-hander had the best record in the first month of the regular season of any pitcher in MLB history with at least 10 wins. His March-April career mark now stands at 12-0 with one no-decision.
Let that sink in for a moment.
In fact, Lynn is the only pitcher in MLB history to have 10 or more wins and no career losses in March-April.
Here is the proof, courtesy of crack researcher Tom Orf and updated to include Lynn’s Saturday results.
MLB pitchers, highest career winning percentage in March-April, 10 wins minimum
Pitcher | G | W-L% | W | L | ERA | GS | GF | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
Lance Lynn | 13 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 2.60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 85 |
Babe Ruth | 16 | 0.929 | 13 | 1 | 2.29 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 129 | 98 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 44 | 53 |
Yu Darvish | 14 | 0.909 | 10 | 1 | 1.92 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.2 | 68 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 114 |
Lefty Williams | 16 | 0.909 | 10 | 1 | 1.36 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 119 | 79 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 51 |
Brandon Webb | 31 | 0.900 | 18 | 2 | 2.66 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 178 | 69 | 60 | 11 | 69 | 155 |
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