Why History Says Phillies Fans Shouldn’t Panic About 10–8 Start

After another deflating loss by the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday Night, the Phils are 10-8 through the first 18 games of the 2025 MLB Season.

Even though the Phillies are just one game behind the New York Mets in the National League East, many Philadelphia Sports Fans are either panicking or expressing their frustrations on social media.

The reality is this year's Phillies team is not as bad as the fans perceive them to be, and the history of the organization proves that the 2025 Phillies are actually in good company.

How Do The Phillies Compare To The Rest Of Baseball In 2025

One of the concerns about the 2025 Phillies is that there are six teams in the National League with a better record so far this season. But what is overlooked when making these comparisons is that over a 162-game season, at least one of those teams will fall down the standings.

Four of the teams with a better record than the Phillies are in the National League West:

*San Diego Padres 15-4
*San Francisco Giants 13-5
*Los Angeles Dodgers 14-6
*Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7

Since the expansion of the MLB playoffs in 2022 to the ten-team format, there has been no more than 3 teams to make the playoffs from one division. So at least one of those NL West teams will be left out of the postseason.

Overall, the Phillies have the eighth best On-Base Percentage (.329) in MLB with the second-most Base-on-Balls (79). Their pitching staff is tied for the second-most Quality Starts (7), and their starting pitchers have the most strikeouts (115) in all of baseball this season.

Franchise History Says The 2025 Phillies Are In Good Company

The 2025 Phillies are 10-5 to start the season. When you remove recency bias and take a closer look at Phillies' history, you will see that slow starts are part of the fabric of the organization or just a strange trend.

The last six seasons in which the Phillies reached the World Series, here are their records through the first 18 games:

*2022 Phillies: 8-10
*2009 Phillies: 10-8
*2008 Phillies: 8-10
*1993 Phillies: 14-4
*1983 Phillies: 11-7
*1980 Phillies: 9-9

Only one of those seasons did the Phillies start the season on a hot streak. Since 2000, the Phillies have reached the postseason five times but did not get to the World Series. Here are their records:

*2024 Phillies: 10-8
*2023 Phillies: 7-11
*2011 Phillies: 12-6
*2010 Phillies: 11-7
*2007 Phillies: 7-11

Again, we see that only one of those seasons did the Phillies get out to a really good start to the season. So the next time you watch the Phillies and worry about their record in April, try to remember that history says they will be alright.