Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
555.9
2
Nolan Ryan
547.82
3
Jim Palmer
540.96
4
Frank Tanana
524.95
5
Bert Blyleven
521.9
6
Steve Carlton
517.93
7
Dennis Leonard
517.75
8
J.R. Richard
502.54
9
Rick Reuschel
501.22
10
Dave Goltz
496.92
11
John Candelaria
491.24
12
Gaylord Perry
490.91
13
Phil Niekro
486.52
14
Steve Rogers
485.18
15
Jerry Koosman
484.46
16
Burt Hooton
481.95
17
Dennis Eckersley
481.83
18
Don Sutton
478.77
19
Vida Blue
462.08
20
Mike Torrez
461.75
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Tommy John
458.8
22
Fred Norman
458.58
23
Ed Halicki
452.41
24
Bob Forsch
451.79
25
Ed Figueroa
449.31
26
Doug Rau
447.89
27
Ron Guidry
447.58
28
Luis Tiant
447.14
29
John Montefusco
446.44
30
Paul Splittorff
446.4
31
Rudy May
440.69
32
Dock Ellis
440.06
33
Jon Matlack
439.51
34
Don Gullett
436.62
35
Jim Rooker
432.83
36
Wayne Garland
431.92
37
Bill Bonham
429.69
38
Larry Christenson
427.98
39
Jerry Reuss
422.51
40
Ray Burris
421.6
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Eric Rasmussen
420.2
42
Fergie Jenkins
419.7
43
Catfish Hunter
416.7
44
Pat Zachry
415.41
45
Randy Jones
414.83
46
Doyle Alexander
414.73
47
Rick Wise
414.38
48
Jim Bibby
413.27
49
Jim Colborn
412.19
50
Jim Barr
412.01
51
Jim Slaton
409.33
52
Jim Lonborg
408.66
53
Rick Rhoden
408.57
54
Mike Flanagan
404.36
55
Bob Knepper
403.46
56
Ross Grimsley
401.8
57
Ken Brett
395.48
58
John Denny
392.62
59
Francisco Barrios
391.72
60
Bruce Kison
387.52
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Dave Rozema
386.94
62
Nino Espinosa
386.67
63
Mark Lemongello
386.56
64
Reggie Cleveland
385.61
65
Jerry Garvin
385.16
66
Steve Stone
385.03
67
Wayne Twitchell
383.46
68
Paul Thormodsgard
383.16
69
Glenn Abbott
383.11
70
Dick Ruthven
382.81
71
Doc Medich
379.75
72
Moose Haas
378.45
73
Ken Kravec
376.04
74
Joaquin Andujar
375.82
75
Pete Falcone
373.74
76
Jesse Jefferson
372.51
77
Bob Shirley
371.92
78
Craig Swan
369.01
79
Nelson Briles
368.09
80
Rick Langford
366.62
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jim Kaat
363.28
82
Jerry Augustine
361.79
83
Dave Lemanczyk
360.18
84
Bill Lee
360.12
85
Al Fitzmorris
358.64
86
Mike Krukow
358.02
87
Dave Roberts
356.72
88
Geoff Zahn
356.23
89
Steve Renko
355.99
90
Bob Owchinko
355.46
91
Jack Billingham
354.38
92
Don Aase
353.47
93
Andy Hassler
352.74
94
Bill Travers
351.04
95
Chris Knapp
350.0
96
Joe Niekro
349.84
97
Floyd Bannister
349.09
98
Gary Nolan
347.37
99
Pete Redfern
347.07
100
Dave Freisleben
346.77
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Lary Sorensen
346.63
102
Stan Bahnsen
345.92
103
Mark Fidrych
345.75
104
Paul Hartzell
342.96
105
Fernando Arroyo
342.05
106
Andy Messersmith
339.35
107
Rick Waits
336.3
108
Paul Moskau
335.16
109
Randy Lerch
334.38
110
Tom Underwood
331.34
111
Dick Pole
326.45
112
Matt Keough
326.11
113
Dennis Lamp
322.27
114
Paul Mitchell
320.75
115
John Urrea
320.65
116
Pete Broberg
320.47
117
Marty Pattin
320.36
118
Doug Capilla
319.14
119
John Henry Johnson
318.81
120
Dick Tidrow
318.41
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Roger Erickson
318.04
122
Pat Dobson
316.7
123
Wilbur Wood
316.26
124
Woodie Fryman
315.19
125
Lynn McGlothen
314.85
126
Ken Holtzman
314.57
127
Mike Bruhert
313.69
128
Rick Honeycutt
312.82
129
Preston Hanna
312.75
130
Dennis Martinez
311.99
131
Larry Gura
311.57
132
Mark Littell
311.48
133
Alan Wirth
310.25
134
Milt Wilcox
309.56
135
Allen Ripley
309.15
136
Jim Clancy
308.6
137
Don Robinson
308.49
138
Tom Hume
308.28
139
Tom House
308.14
140
Jim Todd
307.82
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Steve Busby
307.54
142
Tommy Boggs
306.96
143
Joe Coleman
305.98
144
Mike Paxton
305.18
145
Eddie Solomon
304.65
146
Andy Replogle
304.62
147
Don Hood
303.5
148
Jackie Brown
303.17
149
Jamie Easterly
302.9
150
Jim Umbarger
300.8
151
Scott McGregor
300.12
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