Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
571.3
2
Gaylord Perry
564.32
3
Bert Blyleven
559.21
4
Don Sutton
553.98
5
Nolan Ryan
534.46
6
Andy Messersmith
532.21
7
Catfish Hunter
521.41
8
Jim Palmer
517.38
9
Fergie Jenkins
516.69
10
Jon Matlack
515.46
11
Phil Niekro
509.47
12
Bob Gibson
496.43
13
Luis Tiant
492.91
14
Steve Carlton
490.9
15
Jerry Koosman
488.09
16
Joe Coleman
486.57
17
Mike Cuellar
484.37
18
Mickey Lolich
482.12
19
Bill Singer
479.54
20
Jack Billingham
478.6
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Tommy John
471.16
22
Don Wilson
470.66
23
Tom Bradley
470.28
24
Carl Morton
469.22
25
Rick Wise
468.38
26
Ken Holtzman
460.78
27
Wilbur Wood
460.32
28
Fred Norman
458.81
29
Vida Blue
456.68
30
Claude Osteen
454.6
31
Ross Grimsley
453.91
32
Don Gullett
453.82
33
Mel Stottlemyre
451.39
34
Dock Ellis
449.2
35
Dave Roberts
448.98
36
Steve Busby
442.89
37
Dave McNally
441.98
38
Reggie Cleveland
440.99
39
Stan Bahnsen
440.61
40
Doc Medich
439.84
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Pat Dobson
437.04
42
Burt Hooton
437.02
43
Jim Perry
436.35
44
Nelson Briles
434.71
45
Bill Lee
432.79
46
Steve Renko
432.02
47
Al Downing
431.73
48
Marty Pattin
431.02
49
Paul Splittorff
429.1
50
Rick Reuschel
428.53
51
Clay Kirby
424.37
52
Jim Lonborg
422.1
53
Clyde Wright
420.71
54
Jerry Reuss
420.08
55
Steve Rogers
416.46
56
Jim Slaton
412.85
57
Jim Rooker
407.77
58
Jim Bibby
406.99
59
Ron Bryant
406.48
60
Ron Schueler
404.42
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jim Kaat
402.7
62
Jim Colborn
401.25
63
Ken Brett
399.36
64
Juan Marichal
398.76
65
Sonny Siebert
397.72
66
Bob Moose
396.3
67
Fritz Peterson
395.96
68
Dick Tidrow
394.61
69
Mike Torrez
393.59
70
Alan Foster
391.22
71
Joe Decker
390.65
72
Rudy May
389.11
73
Bill Greif
388.54
74
Jim Barr
386.7
75
John Curtis
384.38
76
Mike Caldwell
383.68
77
Randy Jones
382.23
78
Sam McDowell
380.26
79
Tom Griffin
379.46
80
Dick Drago
379.41
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Steve Arlin
378.61
82
Dick Ruthven
377.93
83
Dick Woodson
376.04
84
Wayne Twitchell
375.95
85
Roric Harrison
373.67
86
Bill Hands
370.77
87
Frank Tanana
370.26
88
Bill Stoneman
369.23
89
Ernie McAnally
368.96
90
Milt Pappas
362.89
91
George Stone
361.86
92
Balor Moore
359.94
93
Woodie Fryman
358.78
94
Larry Dierker
356.95
95
Lerrin LaGrow
356.86
96
Blue Moon Odom
355.93
97
Ron Reed
355.23
98
Steve Kline
354.02
99
Bill Bonham
352.99
100
Roger Nelson
352.78
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Doug Rau
351.83
102
Lynn McGlothen
349.0
103
Steve Stone
348.88
104
Steve Hargan
341.43
105
Al Fitzmorris
341.14
106
David Clyde
341.13
107
John D'Acquisto
338.86
108
Dave Freisleben
330.87
109
Dave Hamilton
330.18
110
Bob Johnson
327.67
111
Ken Frailing
324.26
112
Vic Albury
323.55
113
Kevin Kobel
322.0
114
Doyle Alexander
318.26
115
Roger Moret
317.38
116
Dave Goltz
316.1
117
Craig Swan
315.43
118
Steve Blass
314.03
119
Jim McAndrew
313.64
120
Bill Champion
312.39
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Buzz Capra
311.51
122
Harry Parker
310.93
123
Ed Sprague
310.8
124
Ray Corbin
310.54
125
Skip Lockwood
310.49
126
Lindy McDaniel
310.28
127
Glenn Abbott
309.98
128
Dick Lange
309.61
129
Bruce Dal Canton
307.51
130
Ed Farmer
307.45
131
Gary Gentry
307.17
132
Pete Broberg
306.19
133
Bill Moran
306.17
134
Jim Willoughby
305.85
135
Bob Apodaca
303.48
136
Bill Slayback
303.39
137
Dick Bosman
302.68
138
Paul Lindblad
300.81
139
Charlie Williams
300.75
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