Lynn is the only undefeated 10+win March-April pitcher in MLB history

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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