Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Bob Gibson
632.18
2
Fergie Jenkins
555.55
3
Denny McLain
554.5
4
Gaylord Perry
541.48
5
Juan Marichal
524.35
6
Sam McDowell
522.36
7
Dave McNally
516.78
8
Tom Seaver
516.62
9
Dean Chance
513.63
10
Mickey Lolich
509.11
11
Luis Tiant
500.01
12
Jim Maloney
495.34
13
Phil Niekro
494.32
14
Mel Stottlemyre
493.71
15
Earl Wilson
490.15
16
Ken Holtzman
485.58
17
Jim Kaat
484.87
18
Bob Veale
484.82
19
Jim Nash
484.17
20
Mike Cuellar
481.25
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jim Bunning
481.24
22
Bill Singer
477.97
23
Fritz Peterson
477.7
24
Ray Culp
477.23
25
Don Sutton
475.7
26
Catfish Hunter
474.49
27
Joe Horlen
469.27
28
Steve Carlton
462.49
29
George Brunet
461.99
30
Sonny Siebert
461.91
31
Dave Giusti
459.05
32
Tom Phoebus
459.01
33
Don Wilson
458.49
34
Jim Merritt
457.42
35
Tommy John
456.08
36
Bill Hands
453.19
37
Gary Peters
452.7
38
Blue Moon Odom
452.66
39
Ray Washburn
452.23
40
Chris Short
452.19
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Denny Lemaster
450.3
42
Ray Sadecki
450.12
43
Claude Osteen
449.39
44
Pat Jarvis
448.0
45
Dave Boswell
447.2
46
Milt Pappas
446.62
47
Larry Dierker
443.04
48
Jerry Koosman
441.18
49
Chuck Dobson
439.23
50
Woodie Fryman
437.45
51
Stan Bahnsen
436.43
52
Jim Hardin
433.51
53
Don Drysdale
432.8
54
Jim McGlothlin
430.08
55
Gary Nolan
427.91
56
Steve Blass
425.78
57
Camilo Pascual
419.42
58
Gary Bell
415.99
59
Rick Wise
415.6
60
Jim Lonborg
414.94
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Larry Jackson
412.91
62
Nelson Briles
412.79
63
Joe Coleman
406.52
64
Mike McCormick
401.08
65
Bob Moose
398.66
66
Dick Selma
398.58
67
Dick Ellsworth
398.28
68
Joe Sparma
395.2
69
Bobby Bolin
392.01
70
Tony Cloninger
389.66
71
Ron Reed
389.02
72
Jack Fisher
384.49
73
Stan Williams
381.79
74
Don Cardwell
380.96
75
Jim Perry
380.6
76
Joe Niekro
380.14
77
Jim Hannan
380.04
78
Jim Palmer
379.2
79
Barry Moore
371.54
80
Al Downing
361.16
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Bill Burbach
357.0
82
Marty Pattin
356.1
83
Roger Nelson
356.08
84
George Culver
354.79
85
Bill Stoneman
354.6
86
Tom Griffin
354.32
87
Steve Hargan
353.94
88
Rich Nye
349.81
89
Mike Marshall
349.51
90
Gary Gentry
345.56
91
Grant Jackson
343.52
92
Steve Barber
341.45
93
Mike Nagy
340.87
94
Tom Murphy
340.82
95
Al McBean
340.23
96
Frank Bertaina
340.15
97
Lew Krausse
340.13
98
Ken Johnson
339.2
99
Al Santorini
337.72
100
Dick Drago
337.14
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Clay Kirby
336.82
102
Mudcat Grant
336.55
103
Larry Jaster
336.16
104
Andy Messersmith
334.91
105
Rudy May
333.61
106
Dock Ellis
333.36
107
Sammy Ellis
331.85
108
Mike Hedlund
330.16
109
Gerry Arrigo
329.33
110
Bill Butler
328.51
111
Jim McAndrew
327.71
112
Jerry Johnson
326.98
113
Dick Bosman
326.72
114
Mike Wegener
326.41
115
Dick Kelley
324.64
116
Dick Woodson
323.94
117
Mike Paul
322.05
118
Jerry Nyman
321.94
119
Tom Hall
319.04
120
Johnny Podres
318.91
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Tommie Sisk
316.53
122
Pat Dobson
316.3
123
Mel Queen
315.03
124
Gene Brabender
314.92
125
Carl Morton
314.5
126
Steve Jones
314.41
127
Gary Ross
314.05
128
Rich Robertson
313.59
129
Rollie Fingers
313.53
130
Alan Foster
313.15
131
Diego Segui
312.13
132
George Stone
311.73
133
Tug McGraw
311.46
134
Lee Stange
310.42
135
Jerry Robertson
309.65
136
Wally Bunker
309.19
137
Gary Wagner
307.35
138
Horacio Pina
306.32
139
Nolan Ryan
306.19
140
Mike Torrez
306.16
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Jim Rooker
304.85
142
Joe Moeller
304.74
143
Ray Jarvis
302.99
144
John Hiller
301.51
145
Wade Blasingame
300.34
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