Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Nolan Ryan
550.59
2
Tom Seaver
548.7
3
Jim Palmer
541.1
4
Bert Blyleven
531.09
5
Frank Tanana
526.06
6
Dennis Leonard
518.56
7
Steve Carlton
517.96
8
J.R. Richard
509.31
9
Rick Reuschel
503.68
10
Dave Goltz
496.92
11
Gaylord Perry
495.92
12
Phil Niekro
495.87
13
Jerry Koosman
488.33
14
Steve Rogers
488.33
15
Burt Hooton
488.19
16
Don Sutton
480.63
17
John Candelaria
480.55
18
Dennis Eckersley
477.42
19
Vida Blue
468.69
20
Tommy John
466.21
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Fred Norman
464.11
22
Paul Splittorff
456.96
23
Mike Torrez
453.74
24
John Montefusco
453.53
25
Ron Guidry
452.31
26
Luis Tiant
450.62
27
Doug Rau
449.62
28
Ed Figueroa
449.31
29
Ed Halicki
447.41
30
Rudy May
443.67
31
Bob Forsch
440.78
32
Jim Rooker
439.67
33
Dock Ellis
436.64
34
Don Gullett
435.37
35
Jon Matlack
432.69
36
Bill Bonham
428.94
37
Fergie Jenkins
428.05
38
Ray Burris
427.92
39
Wayne Garland
427.72
40
Rick Wise
427.32
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Doyle Alexander
424.22
42
Larry Christenson
424.16
43
Eric Rasmussen
423.19
44
Catfish Hunter
422.04
45
Jerry Reuss
419.13
46
Pat Zachry
417.25
47
Randy Jones
413.72
48
Jim Barr
413.69
49
Jim Lonborg
409.31
50
Rick Rhoden
408.57
51
Jim Bibby
408.27
52
Jim Slaton
407.66
53
Mike Flanagan
406.47
54
Ross Grimsley
405.36
55
Jim Colborn
404.25
56
Bob Knepper
404.16
57
John Denny
401.78
58
Francisco Barrios
400.43
59
Dave Rozema
397.6
60
Ken Brett
395.9
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Mark Lemongello
393.21
62
Nino Espinosa
391.64
63
Wayne Twitchell
387.79
64
Dick Ruthven
387.73
65
Jesse Jefferson
385.74
66
Paul Thormodsgard
383.76
67
Jerry Garvin
383.57
68
Glenn Abbott
382.86
69
Bruce Kison
382.52
70
Steve Stone
382.35
71
Reggie Cleveland
380.61
72
Craig Swan
380.03
73
Joaquin Andujar
378.85
74
Doc Medich
378.75
75
Moose Haas
378.45
76
Bob Shirley
377.76
77
Ken Kravec
375.69
78
Jim Kaat
375.12
79
Pete Falcone
372.97
80
Rick Langford
371.3
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jerry Augustine
368.18
82
Jack Billingham
367.93
83
Nelson Briles
367.09
84
Geoff Zahn
364.51
85
Dave Lemanczyk
364.45
86
Bill Lee
363.26
87
Bob Owchinko
362.11
88
Chris Knapp
361.15
89
Lary Sorensen
355.57
90
Al Fitzmorris
353.64
91
Don Aase
353.47
92
Mike Krukow
353.02
93
Dave Roberts
351.72
94
Dave Freisleben
351.27
95
Steve Renko
350.99
96
Andy Hassler
349.99
97
Floyd Bannister
349.42
98
Bill Travers
346.04
99
Pete Redfern
345.82
100
Joe Niekro
345.66
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Mark Fidrych
345.0
102
Randy Lerch
344.32
103
Tom Underwood
342.53
104
Gary Nolan
342.37
105
Rick Waits
342.27
106
Stan Bahnsen
340.92
107
Paul Hartzell
337.96
108
Fernando Arroyo
337.05
109
Andy Messersmith
334.35
110
John Urrea
333.7
111
Wilbur Wood
333.04
112
John Henry Johnson
332.29
113
Paul Moskau
330.16
114
Dick Pole
329.31
115
Matt Keough
328.7
116
Dick Tidrow
327.28
117
Roger Erickson
325.9
118
Pete Broberg
324.16
119
Alan Wirth
323.43
120
Preston Hanna
322.83
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Dennis Lamp
322.05
122
Don Robinson
321.75
123
Paul Mitchell
320.08
124
Doug Capilla
319.85
125
Mike Bruhert
319.48
126
Jim Clancy
318.06
127
Rick Honeycutt
316.91
128
Tom Hume
316.91
129
Woodie Fryman
316.65
130
Marty Pattin
315.36
131
Ken Holtzman
314.32
132
Dennis Martinez
313.88
133
Lynn McGlothen
313.6
134
Jack Morris
312.86
135
Mike Caldwell
312.3
136
Jim Umbarger
311.77
137
Pat Dobson
311.7
138
Tommy Boggs
311.46
139
Mark Littell
311.23
140
Larry Gura
310.82
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Don Hood
310.49
142
Milt Wilcox
310.02
143
Steve Busby
308.71
144
Jim Beattie
307.97
145
Allen Ripley
307.44
146
Tom House
307.14
147
Jim Todd
306.57
148
Byron McLaughlin
306.35
149
Hal Dues
305.09
150
Mike Paxton
304.2
151
Andy Replogle
303.62
152
Mike Parrott
303.0
153
Jamie Easterly
302.9
154
Joe Coleman
300.98
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