Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
581.48
2
Bob Gibson
573.05
3
Sam McDowell
558.45
4
Gaylord Perry
530.75
5
Mike Cuellar
524.32
6
Larry Dierker
518.44
7
Phil Niekro
516.1
8
Juan Marichal
511.51
9
Bob Veale
509.07
10
Mickey Lolich
509.05
11
Bill Hands
507.27
12
Jerry Koosman
507.15
13
Dave McNally
505.32
14
Claude Osteen
502.87
15
Steve Carlton
493.93
16
Bill Singer
490.87
17
Fergie Jenkins
490.01
18
Catfish Hunter
488.17
19
Andy Messersmith
483.75
20
Luis Tiant
481.1
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Fritz Peterson
477.38
22
Jim Merritt
475.67
23
Don Sutton
475.0
24
Jim Perry
474.34
25
Joe Coleman
473.99
26
Mel Stottlemyre
473.86
27
Pat Jarvis
473.46
28
Ray Culp
472.84
29
Earl Wilson
468.9
30
Denny McLain
468.21
31
Denny Lemaster
465.13
32
Tom Phoebus
462.93
33
Jim McGlothlin
462.31
34
Ken Holtzman
461.28
35
Jim Bunning
459.17
36
Tommy John
458.85
37
Gary Gentry
458.63
38
Jim Palmer
454.4
39
Blue Moon Odom
454.24
40
Chuck Dobson
448.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Jim Maloney
448.04
42
Joe Horlen
447.99
43
Dean Chance
444.63
44
Jim Nash
442.66
45
Gary Nolan
441.87
46
Dave Boswell
441.25
47
Jim Kaat
440.56
48
Rick Wise
437.88
49
Stan Bahnsen
433.47
50
Sonny Siebert
433.37
51
Woodie Fryman
427.3
52
Steve Blass
427.28
53
Dick Bosman
423.72
54
Bill Stoneman
422.49
55
Dock Ellis
422.02
56
Rudy May
417.4
57
Mike McCormick
414.76
58
Gary Peters
411.89
59
Don Wilson
411.61
60
Nelson Briles
409.23
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Bob Moose
407.44
62
Tom Griffin
406.58
63
Jim Hardin
403.83
64
George Brunet
402.48
65
Joe Niekro
402.1
66
Bill Butler
401.64
67
Tom Murphy
397.72
68
Grant Jackson
397.16
69
Clay Kirby
395.85
70
George Stone
389.79
71
Dick Drago
389.54
72
Wayne Simpson
382.84
73
Gene Brabender
382.21
74
Jim Lonborg
380.55
75
Wally Bunker
380.09
76
Al Downing
379.56
77
Milt Pappas
379.44
78
Ron Reed
378.42
79
Ray Sadecki
373.47
80
Mike Torrez
373.27
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jim Rooker
370.56
82
Barry Moore
369.69
83
Bobby Bolin
367.01
84
Al Santorini
366.1
85
Jim McAndrew
360.74
86
Clyde Wright
359.04
87
Rich Robertson
357.72
88
Lew Krausse
357.12
89
Pat Dobson
355.23
90
Luke Walker
354.47
91
Carl Morton
353.63
92
Jerry Janeski
353.39
93
Ray Washburn
352.41
94
Nolan Ryan
350.22
95
Roger Nelson
350.08
96
Joe Decker
349.96
97
Sandy Vance
349.75
98
Mike Corkins
349.65
99
Alan Foster
348.46
100
Mike Kilkenny
348.14
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Joe Sparma
344.83
102
Danny Coombs
344.32
103
Mike Nagy
342.44
104
Dan McGinn
341.95
105
Dave Morehead
339.16
106
Dick Selma
338.83
107
Chris Short
338.76
108
Bob Johnson
336.96
109
Billy Wynne
334.41
110
Steve Renko
332.5
111
John Morris
330.54
112
Marty Pattin
330.45
113
Jim Hannan
329.44
114
Les Cain
328.77
115
Casey Cox
324.83
116
John Cumberland
323.49
117
Rich Hand
322.06
118
Steve Hargan
321.86
119
Gerry Arrigo
320.46
120
George Culver
319.46
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Don Cardwell
319.35
122
Bill Lee
319.19
123
Jim Bouton
317.13
124
Tony Cloninger
316.91
125
Jerry Robertson
316.27
126
Gary Waslewski
316.16
127
Mike Wegener
315.5
128
Skip Lockwood
315.06
129
Jim Ray
314.9
130
Vicente Romo
314.35
131
Stan Williams
313.08
132
Joe Grzenda
310.16
133
Santiago Guzman
309.86
134
Rollie Fingers
309.04
135
Jerry Crider
308.45
136
Mike Kekich
307.95
137
Dick Such
307.14
138
Bart Johnson
306.93
139
Eddie Fisher
305.81
140
George Lauzerique
305.5
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Jim Shellenback
305.32
142
Ron Herbel
305.28
143
Bob Miller
305.16
144
Dave Roberts
304.34
145
Gary Ross
304.06
146
Bill Zepp
303.92
147
Miguel Puente
303.47
148
Dick Ellsworth
303.35
149
Pedro Borbon
302.27
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