Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Ron Guidry
565.61
2
Tom Seaver
545.68
3
J.R. Richard
539.17
4
Phil Niekro
529.59
5
Jim Palmer
520.22
6
Nolan Ryan
516.63
7
Steve Carlton
515.02
8
Dennis Eckersley
514.66
9
Dennis Leonard
510.21
10
Burt Hooton
508.12
11
Fergie Jenkins
502.06
12
Bert Blyleven
497.78
13
Gaylord Perry
497.55
14
Don Sutton
488.72
15
Dave Goltz
487.67
16
Mike Caldwell
485.17
17
Jon Matlack
478.59
18
Frank Tanana
476.67
19
Rick Reuschel
475.82
20
Vida Blue
473.46
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Steve Rogers
470.89
22
Tommy John
469.55
23
Luis Tiant
463.38
24
Bob Knepper
462.8
25
John Candelaria
460.86
26
Craig Swan
458.29
27
Ed Figueroa
457.87
28
Dick Ruthven
455.62
29
John Denny
455.19
30
Jerry Koosman
454.21
31
Mike Torrez
449.89
32
John Montefusco
447.12
33
Ed Halicki
444.94
34
Paul Splittorff
442.88
35
Larry Christenson
442.87
36
Ross Grimsley
441.05
37
Lary Sorensen
439.2
38
Dennis Martinez
438.46
39
Fred Norman
434.27
40
Mike Flanagan
434.15
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Geoff Zahn
433.26
42
Dave Rozema
428.22
43
Catfish Hunter
426.98
44
Randy Jones
425.53
45
Don Robinson
425.1
46
Jim Slaton
422.57
47
Bob Forsch
421.11
48
Ken Kravec
420.71
49
Francisco Barrios
416.08
50
Doug Rau
415.37
51
Doyle Alexander
414.46
52
Pete Vuckovich
410.1
53
Steve Stone
409.8
54
Dennis Lamp
408.44
55
Rick Waits
407.17
56
Roger Erickson
404.87
57
Larry Gura
404.0
58
Joe Niekro
403.73
59
Milt Wilcox
401.26
60
Randy Lerch
397.65
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Bill Bonham
397.48
62
Scott McGregor
396.78
63
Don Aase
394.25
64
Eric Rasmussen
394.03
65
Dock Ellis
393.72
66
Nino Espinosa
393.66
67
Rick Wise
393.37
68
Rudy May
391.08
69
Jim Clancy
389.8
70
Jack Billingham
389.56
71
Chris Knapp
387.44
72
Tom Underwood
385.11
73
Mark Lemongello
384.15
74
Jim Rooker
384.03
75
Glenn Abbott
381.42
76
Rich Gale
381.27
77
Bob Owchinko
379.34
78
Bill Travers
379.06
79
Rick Rhoden
377.52
80
Rick Langford
376.12
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jesse Jefferson
375.97
82
Mike Krukow
373.31
83
Doc Medich
372.41
84
Ray Burris
371.6
85
Steve Renko
370.69
86
Bob Welch
368.04
87
Matt Keough
367.78
88
John Henry Johnson
365.94
89
Jim Kaat
365.02
90
Larry McWilliams
362.66
91
Paul Mitchell
362.38
92
Jim Barr
361.96
93
Jim Beattie
358.19
94
Mike Paxton
358.12
95
Pat Zachry
356.83
96
Paul Moskau
353.13
97
Vern Ruhle
351.95
98
Jerry Augustine
351.8
99
Jim Colborn
350.55
100
Bob Shirley
350.16
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Bill Lee
347.81
102
Ken Forsch
344.94
103
Kip Young
344.88
104
Steve Comer
344.61
105
Dan Schatzeder
343.83
106
Gary Serum
343.7
107
Tom Hume
343.02
108
Silvio Martinez
341.81
109
Jerry Reuss
341.56
110
Byron McLaughlin
340.6
111
Rich Wortham
336.43
112
Scott Sanderson
335.72
113
Dick Tidrow
335.26
114
Dave Frost
332.26
115
Dave Lemanczyk
330.41
116
Jim Wright
330.3
117
Jim Bibby
329.45
118
David Clyde
328.77
119
Mickey Mahler
328.37
120
Pete Falcone
328.26
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Bob Stanley
326.68
122
Mike LaCoss
325.16
123
Bruce Kison
324.55
124
Andy Messersmith
324.33
125
Ross Baumgarten
323.59
126
Rick Matula
322.88
127
Floyd Bannister
322.2
128
Jim Lonborg
321.47
129
Mike Norris
319.65
130
Odell Jones
319.58
131
Lynn McGlothen
316.58
132
Rick Honeycutt
316.2
133
Woodie Fryman
314.31
134
Chuck Rainey
314.0
135
Paul Hartzell
311.8
136
Eric Wilkins
310.71
137
Phil Huffman
310.31
138
Eddie Solomon
310.1
139
Joaquin Andujar
309.66
140
Steve Mura
309.28
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Preston Hanna
309.21
142
Ken Holtzman
308.7
143
Craig Minetto
308.51
144
Bob Sykes
308.37
145
Tom Griffin
308.15
146
Sammy Stewart
307.23
147
Mike Scott
306.58
148
Moose Haas
306.35
149
Alan Wirth
306.05
150
Balor Moore
305.75
151
Neil Allen
305.38
152
Ed Whitson
305.24
153
Tom Dixon
304.21
154
Mike Proly
304.06
155
Pete Broberg
304.04
156
Steve Baker
303.23
157
Lerrin LaGrow
302.69
158
Shane Rawley
300.42
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