Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Nolan Ryan
569.74
2
Jim Palmer
542.0
3
Tom Seaver
535.02
4
Steve Carlton
528.51
5
Frank Tanana
528.45
6
Dennis Leonard
517.08
7
Bert Blyleven
512.93
8
Rick Reuschel
504.13
9
Phil Niekro
501.67
10
Burt Hooton
499.14
11
Gaylord Perry
498.54
12
J.R. Richard
496.45
13
Steve Rogers
495.03
14
Dave Goltz
494.67
15
Jerry Koosman
490.18
16
Dennis Eckersley
487.29
17
John Candelaria
486.56
18
Vida Blue
479.35
19
Don Sutton
479.18
20
Fred Norman
470.79
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Tommy John
466.36
22
Ron Guidry
463.72
23
Paul Splittorff
459.34
24
Ed Figueroa
457.34
25
Mike Torrez
454.99
26
John Montefusco
453.23
27
Luis Tiant
448.05
28
Bob Forsch
447.65
29
Doug Rau
446.33
30
Dock Ellis
444.74
31
Rudy May
442.95
32
Jon Matlack
440.73
33
Jim Rooker
440.57
34
Fergie Jenkins
438.7
35
Ed Halicki
437.41
36
Doyle Alexander
434.49
37
Don Gullett
431.37
38
Eric Rasmussen
428.92
39
Rick Rhoden
428.4
40
Rick Wise
428.21
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Catfish Hunter
427.03
42
Bill Bonham
426.44
43
Ray Burris
426.08
44
Jim Barr
421.37
45
Wayne Garland
421.1
46
John Denny
420.73
47
Bob Knepper
420.51
48
Larry Christenson
419.43
49
Jerry Reuss
417.38
50
Randy Jones
416.15
51
Jim Lonborg
414.92
52
Mike Flanagan
414.6
53
Pat Zachry
413.86
54
Ross Grimsley
412.94
55
Jim Slaton
412.91
56
Dave Rozema
407.85
57
Joaquin Andujar
404.26
58
Francisco Barrios
401.78
59
Mark Lemongello
399.66
60
Jim Colborn
399.44
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jim Bibby
398.27
62
Steve Stone
396.74
63
Dick Ruthven
394.87
64
Jerry Garvin
390.09
65
Wayne Twitchell
386.79
66
Geoff Zahn
386.54
67
Ken Brett
385.31
68
Craig Swan
383.59
69
Nino Espinosa
383.5
70
Jesse Jefferson
382.67
71
Glenn Abbott
380.36
72
Paul Thormodsgard
377.83
73
Jerry Augustine
377.48
74
Rick Langford
377.4
75
Doc Medich
376.25
76
Moose Haas
375.95
77
Ken Kravec
375.7
78
Bob Owchinko
375.49
79
Bill Lee
375.16
80
Jim Kaat
373.87
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Bob Shirley
373.5
82
Bruce Kison
372.52
83
Pete Falcone
371.22
84
Jack Billingham
371.21
85
Reggie Cleveland
370.61
86
Nelson Briles
366.37
87
Lary Sorensen
365.85
88
Dave Lemanczyk
364.12
89
Chris Knapp
360.89
90
Rick Waits
360.48
91
Tom Underwood
352.72
92
Don Aase
352.61
93
John Urrea
351.55
94
John Henry Johnson
349.95
95
Joe Niekro
349.12
96
Floyd Bannister
347.42
97
Dave Freisleben
345.1
98
Randy Lerch
344.58
99
Al Fitzmorris
343.64
100
Pete Redfern
343.32
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Mike Krukow
343.02
102
Mark Fidrych
342.5
103
Dave Roberts
341.72
104
Steve Renko
340.99
105
Wilbur Wood
340.63
106
Pete Broberg
340.62
107
Andy Hassler
339.99
108
Dennis Martinez
338.49
109
Paul Mitchell
337.17
110
Preston Hanna
336.58
111
Bill Travers
336.04
112
Dick Tidrow
335.99
113
Don Robinson
335.64
114
Matt Keough
335.1
115
Mike Caldwell
334.54
116
Roger Erickson
333.7
117
Dick Pole
333.11
118
Gary Nolan
332.37
119
Rick Honeycutt
331.31
120
Stan Bahnsen
330.92
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Paul Hartzell
327.96
122
Dennis Lamp
327.29
123
Fernando Arroyo
327.05
124
Mike Bruhert
325.42
125
Jim Umbarger
324.89
126
Andy Messersmith
324.35
127
Alan Wirth
322.68
128
Milt Wilcox
322.41
129
Woodie Fryman
321.85
130
Paul Moskau
320.16
131
Tommy Boggs
319.99
132
Tom Hume
319.61
133
Don Hood
318.03
134
Doug Capilla
317.67
135
Larry Gura
316.35
136
Jim Clancy
315.97
137
Bob Sykes
315.71
138
Jim Wright
315.24
139
Allen Ripley
315.07
140
Gary Serum
314.61
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Jack Morris
311.86
142
Jamie Easterly
311.83
143
Ken Holtzman
311.82
144
Rich Gale
311.32
145
Lynn McGlothen
311.1
146
Mark Littell
308.73
147
Mike Paxton
308.18
148
Jim Beattie
308.14
149
Mike Parrott
307.61
150
Jim Todd
306.92
151
Steve Busby
305.7
152
Marty Pattin
305.36
153
Rich Wortham
304.7
154
Tom House
304.64
155
Byron McLaughlin
304.58
156
Hal Dues
303.84
157
Pat Dobson
301.7
158
Andy Replogle
301.12
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