mlb best 82 game record to start this season

50 pitchers were tied for the best record in starts in 2026, with a record of 1-0. The first three are Drew Anderson, Blade Tidwell and Daniel Lynch IV.

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  • Data note: Records, Starts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMERECGSSEASONTMW%GWLERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Drew Anderson
D. Anderson
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
20
0
7.20
5.40
1.33
0.00
20.0
15.0
1.00
.154
0.00
3.60
2Blade Tidwell
B. Tidwell
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
2.70
4
0
0
0
6.2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
25
0
5.40
1.35
4.00
1.35
16.0
4.0
0.60
.111
2.70
4.05
3Daniel Lynch IV
D. Lynch IV
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
1.80
6
0
0
0
10.0
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
38
0
5.40
2.70
2.00
0.90
15.8
7.9
0.90
.179
1.80
5.40
4Kade Anderson
K. Anderson
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
0.69
12
0
0
0
13.0
9
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
48
0
8.31
0.69
12.00
0.69
25.0
2.1
0.77
.235
0.69
6.23
5Jonah Tong
J. Tong
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
7.20
7
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
21
0
12.60
1.80
7.00
1.80
33.3
4.8
1.00
.273
7.20
7.20
6Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
0.00
6
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
24
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
0.00
25.0
12.5
1.33
.333
0.00
7.50
7Cristian Javier
C. Javier
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
1.80
8
0
0
0
5.0
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
19
0
14.40
5.40
2.67
1.80
42.1
15.8
0.80
.000
1.80
1.80
8Robert Stock
R. Stock
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
5.1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
6.75
0.00
0.00
19.0
0.0
0.94
.294
0.00
8.44
9Anthony Molina
A. Molina
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
2.70
12
0
0
0
10.0
7
3
5
2
1
0
0
0
39
0
10.80
0.90
12.00
1.80
30.8
2.6
0.80
.208
4.50
6.30
10Ethan Pecko
E. Pecko
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
3.60
4
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
19
0
7.20
3.60
2.00
3.60
21.1
10.5
1.00
.091
5.40
5.40
11Quinn Mathews
Q. Mathews
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
1.46
15
0
0
0
12.1
9
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
48
0
10.95
2.19
5.00
0.00
31.3
6.3
0.97
.310
1.46
6.57
12Jackson Kent
J. Kent
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
1.29
3
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
27
0
3.86
5.14
0.75
0.00
11.1
14.8
1.00
.150
1.29
3.86
13Ryan Gusto
R. Gusto
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
5.2
4
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
25
0
3.18
4.76
0.67
0.00
8.0
12.0
1.24
.222
0.00
6.35
14Tanner Gordon
T. Gordon
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
1.29
5
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
6.43
0.00
1.29
18.5
0.0
0.86
.238
1.29
7.71
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
4-0
4
2026
1.000
4
4
0
0.76
26
0
0
0
23.2
13
2
2
0
10
1
0
0
92
0
9.89
3.80
2.60
0.00
28.3
10.9
0.97
.236
0.76
4.94
16George Klassen
G. Klassen
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
1.38
12
0
0
0
13.0
6
2
2
1
4
1
0
0
49
0
8.31
2.77
3.00
0.69
24.5
8.2
0.77
.161
1.38
4.15
17Jackson Jobe
J. Jobe
3-0
3
2026
1.000
3
3
0
1.62
20
0
0
0
16.2
7
3
3
1
4
1
0
0
60
0
10.80
2.16
5.00
0.54
33.3
6.7
0.66
.176
1.62
3.78
18Mitch Bratt
M. Bratt
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
0.00
9
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
24
0
11.57
3.86
3.00
0.00
37.5
12.5
0.57
.083
0.00
1.29
19Patrick Sandoval
P. Sandoval
1-0
1
2026
1.000
1
1
0
3.60
5
0
0
0
5.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
23
0
9.00
7.20
1.25
0.00
21.7
17.4
2.00
.429
3.60
10.80
20Hayden Wesneski
H. Wesneski
6-0
6
2026
1.000
6
6
0
2.60
26
0
0
0
34.2
26
10
11
1
10
1
0
0
135
2
6.75
2.60
2.60
0.26
19.3
7.4
1.04
.258
2.86
6.75
21Randy Dobnak
R. Dobnak
3-0
3
2026
1.000
3
3
0
1.00
8
0
0
0
18.0
11
2
2
1
4
1
0
0
68
0
4.00
2.00
2.00
0.50
11.8
5.9
0.83
.185
1.00
5.50
22Cal Quantrill
C. Quantrill
6-0
6
2026
1.000
6
6
0
1.45
31
0
0
0
37.1
24
6
6
2
4
1
0
0
139
0
7.47
0.96
7.75
0.48
22.3
2.9
0.75
.218
1.45
5.79
23Hunter Dobbins
H. Dobbins
2-0
2
2026
1.000
2
2
0
1.64
12
0
0
0
11.0
8
2
2
1
4
1
0
0
45
0
9.82
3.27
3.00
0.82
26.7
8.9
1.09
.259
1.64
6.55
24Zac Thornton
Z. Thornton
5-0
5
2026
1.000
5
5
0
2.08
18
0
0
0
30.1
23
7
7
3
6
1
0
0
113
1
5.34
1.78
3.00
0.89
15.9
5.3
0.96
.235
2.08
6.82
25Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
5-0
5
2026
1.000
5
5
0
0.85
27
0
0
0
31.2
22
3
4
1
5
0
0
0
121
0
7.67
1.42
5.40
0.28
22.3
4.1
0.85
.239
1.14
6.25

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RBI

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TEAMWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Sat
3/27
@
4:00 AM
Sun
3/28
@
4:00 AM
Mon
3/29
@
4:00 AM
Tue
3/30
@
4:00 AM
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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
@
5-1
Wed
9/16
@
3-6
Wed
9/16
@
6-5
Wed
9/16
@
4-5
Wed
9/16
@
1-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM