So you are saying the 3 playoff years all started faster in terms of Ws and Ls, as did our 5 of our 6 best seasons.
Basically true - the Nats started off on the right foot with relatively fast starts on those playoff seasons - but it becomes even clearer the deeper we get into the season, as the numbers are increasingly less likely to be affected by exactly when the season started (these season-opener dates range from as early as 30th March to as late as 6th April).