Statistics after a dozen games can be a sign or they can be misleading, but here’s a few: The Mets lead MLB in team earned run average at 2.10. The starters have the best ERA at 2.43. The starter with the lowest ERA on the Mets is Tylor Megill at 0.63.

It’s been three starts and 14.1 innings of work, but his ERA is second in the National League (Spencer Schwellenbach is first at 0.00), he’s struck out 17, and his ERA+ leads the league at 618. (ERA+ is an advanced stat that adjusts for ballparks.) There is a lot of red (that’s good) on his Baseball Savant page.

Not bad, considering less than a month ago, there was a debate about whether he should make the rotation.

The 29-year-old right-hander didn’t have his best stuff Wednesday, allowing six hits and three walks over four innings in a 5-0 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field.

He walked the first two batters of the game but escaped the first when he struck out Griffin Conine with the bases loaded. He stranded two runners in the second when he struck out Kyle Stowers. He rung up Conine again to end the third with a man on.

He gave up two runs in the fifth, but they were unearned because of a Brett Baty throwing error. He left after giving up an RBI single to Matt Mervis. He threw 90 pitches, 56 for strikes.

“You know, the first inning was rough, I think I threw what nine straight balls?” he said. “Definitely kind of like a searching day today. Mechanics didn’t really feel too well. … after the first inning, sat down, just kinda take a breath and re-evaluate what’s going on. And then from there on just try to speed up the delivery, get moving quicker.”

While it’s only been three starts this year, Megill finished strong last season as well. He went 2-0 with a 2.32 ERA over six starts in August and September after losing his spot in the rotation and being sent to the minors.

The thing that Megill hasn’t been able to do is go deep into games. Even during this nice stretch, all of his starts have been four to six innings long. He went more than six innings once last year in 15 starts. He’s done it four times in 70 career starts.

However, maybe that isn’t as big a concern for the Mets as it would be for other teams. Here’s one more April stat: Mets relievers are second in MLB with a 1.70 ERA. Even if his starts aren’t very long, Megill is proving to be an effective option for the starting rotation.