Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Bob Gibson
587.45
2
Tom Seaver
565.09
3
Juan Marichal
529.71
4
Sam McDowell
527.88
5
Gaylord Perry
523.75
6
Mickey Lolich
520.8
7
Mike Cuellar
520.44
8
Jerry Koosman
507.55
9
Larry Dierker
504.42
10
Phil Niekro
501.05
11
Bill Singer
497.87
12
Denny McLain
496.21
13
Fergie Jenkins
495.93
14
Bill Hands
495.81
15
Dave McNally
491.7
16
Claude Osteen
491.09
17
Bob Veale
484.36
18
Catfish Hunter
484.24
19
Luis Tiant
476.89
20
Fritz Peterson
476.61
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Steve Carlton
473.35
22
Don Sutton
472.83
23
Denny Lemaster
471.7
24
Jim Merritt
471.04
25
Andy Messersmith
465.56
26
Mel Stottlemyre
464.86
27
Joe Coleman
463.52
28
Jim Perry
463.46
29
Earl Wilson
455.89
30
Jim Maloney
455.04
31
Dave Boswell
454.03
32
Ken Holtzman
453.49
33
Ray Culp
449.64
34
Blue Moon Odom
447.38
35
Pat Jarvis
444.75
36
Jim Bunning
443.25
37
Dean Chance
443.01
38
Tom Phoebus
440.83
39
Joe Horlen
439.77
40
Jim Kaat
439.12
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Gary Gentry
432.94
42
Steve Blass
431.58
43
Gary Nolan
431.2
44
Tommy John
422.53
45
Rick Wise
421.65
46
Jim Palmer
419.45
47
Jim McGlothlin
418.76
48
Stan Bahnsen
418.54
49
Jim Nash
416.92
50
Nelson Briles
416.28
51
Woodie Fryman
415.74
52
Dock Ellis
415.07
53
Gary Peters
413.94
54
Mike McCormick
413.86
55
Don Wilson
411.9
56
Chuck Dobson
411.89
57
Tom Griffin
409.37
58
Dick Bosman
408.94
59
Ron Reed
406.42
60
George Brunet
403.09
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Joe Niekro
402.86
62
Sonny Siebert
400.4
63
Grant Jackson
399.25
64
Bill Stoneman
396.93
65
Jim Hardin
394.81
66
Clay Kirby
393.92
67
Jim Lonborg
389.94
68
Wally Bunker
386.34
69
Al Downing
386.28
70
Bob Moose
383.88
71
Rudy May
382.84
72
Gene Brabender
381.72
73
Bill Butler
379.54
74
Al Santorini
377.68
75
Dick Drago
375.62
76
Milt Pappas
371.92
77
Tom Murphy
371.73
78
Jim McAndrew
371.72
79
Dick Selma
366.83
80
George Stone
364.94
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Ray Washburn
359.95
82
Luke Walker
359.66
83
Roger Nelson
359.5
84
Ray Sadecki
356.17
85
Wayne Simpson
352.87
86
Barry Moore
351.63
87
Bobby Bolin
350.1
88
Joe Sparma
350.06
89
Mike Torrez
350.03
90
Don Cardwell
347.35
91
Mike Nagy
345.4
92
Tony Cloninger
344.91
93
Jerry Robertson
344.27
94
Jim Hannan
342.62
95
Nolan Ryan
342.31
96
Jim Rooker
341.72
97
Stan Williams
341.08
98
Marty Pattin
340.23
99
Alan Foster
339.34
100
Mike Kilkenny
339.21
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Mike Wegener
337.96
102
Lew Krausse
334.76
103
Steve Renko
334.15
104
Rich Robertson
333.15
105
Pat Dobson
331.75
106
Clyde Wright
331.6
107
Dick Ellsworth
331.35
108
George Culver
329.96
109
Jerry Janeski
329.54
110
Gerry Arrigo
328.38
111
Steve Hargan
327.61
112
Billy Wynne
326.22
113
Carl Morton
322.61
114
Jim Ray
321.9
115
Chris Short
321.33
116
Joe Decker
321.12
117
Dick Kelley
320.02
118
Dave Morehead
318.43
119
Vicente Romo
318.42
120
Gary Waslewski
317.92
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Mike Corkins
317.92
122
Sandy Vance
317.34
123
Casey Cox
317.02
124
Danny Coombs
315.98
125
Don Drysdale
313.8
126
Bill Lee
313.09
127
George Lauzerique
312.32
128
Jerry Johnson
311.97
129
Jim Bouton
309.68
130
Rich Hand
309.28
131
John Cumberland
308.51
132
Chuck Taylor
304.87
133
Bill Burbach
304.58
134
Dave Roberts
304.5
135
Jim Shellenback
302.74
136
Dave Giusti
302.54
137
Jack Fisher
302.34
138
Bill Zepp
301.87
139
Paul Edmondson
301.65
140
Steve Barber
301.29
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Les Cain
300.74
142
Ron Klimkowski
300.06
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