Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Frank Tanana
599.87
2
Nolan Ryan
562.6
3
Bert Blyleven
559.79
4
Jim Palmer
551.01
5
Tom Seaver
539.87
6
Jerry Koosman
531.14
7
Steve Carlton
525.58
8
Vida Blue
517.39
9
Steve Rogers
510.51
10
Don Sutton
508.99
11
Gaylord Perry
504.27
12
J.R. Richard
500.61
13
Ed Figueroa
496.17
14
Dennis Eckersley
491.49
15
Mike Torrez
490.9
16
Burt Hooton
488.89
17
Catfish Hunter
483.83
18
Fergie Jenkins
481.31
19
Andy Messersmith
481.3
20
Jon Matlack
480.12
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
John Candelaria
478.63
22
Rick Reuschel
478.11
23
John Montefusco
477.83
24
Fred Norman
471.56
25
Luis Tiant
468.62
26
Randy Jones
467.58
27
Ray Burris
464.33
28
Jim Slaton
460.11
29
Phil Niekro
459.42
30
Jim Rooker
459.4
31
Doug Rau
458.45
32
Dave Goltz
458.02
33
Jim Barr
457.02
34
Jim Colborn
455.91
35
Rudy May
452.34
36
Pete Falcone
449.43
37
Gary Nolan
449.42
38
Ed Halicki
449.18
39
Don Gullett
448.3
40
Jerry Reuss
446.37
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
John Denny
442.8
42
Bruce Kison
442.03
43
Bill Bonham
431.14
44
Bill Travers
428.67
45
Doc Medich
427.36
46
Dennis Leonard
426.78
47
Lynn McGlothen
426.32
48
Jim Kaat
425.24
49
Rick Wise
425.1
50
Steve Stone
423.84
51
Bob Forsch
423.72
52
Al Fitzmorris
422.62
53
Dave Roberts
418.92
54
Jack Billingham
415.75
55
Paul Splittorff
414.79
56
Pat Zachry
413.94
57
Reggie Cleveland
413.11
58
Ken Holtzman
412.44
59
Ken Brett
411.74
60
Dock Ellis
410.58
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jerry Augustine
409.63
62
Jim Lonborg
407.55
63
Tommy John
407.43
64
Ross Grimsley
405.37
65
Larry Christenson
404.91
66
Jim Bibby
403.7
67
Woodie Fryman
401.18
68
Pat Dobson
401.11
69
Nelson Briles
400.99
70
Mark Fidrych
397.83
71
Gary Ross
397.29
72
Doyle Alexander
395.19
73
Rick Rhoden
391.29
74
Bill Singer
390.32
75
Dick Ruthven
388.72
76
Larry Dierker
387.8
77
Wayne Garland
386.6
78
Joaquin Andujar
386.22
79
Brent Strom
380.07
80
Eric Rasmussen
377.96
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Dave Rozema
376.14
82
Mickey Lolich
376.09
83
Steve Renko
376.0
84
Don Stanhouse
372.73
85
Jim Umbarger
371.54
86
Vern Ruhle
370.38
87
Pete Redfern
363.87
88
Jerry Garvin
361.91
89
Moose Haas
361.02
90
Stan Bahnsen
353.84
91
Geoff Zahn
353.03
92
Bob Shirley
352.67
93
Larry Demery
352.38
94
Craig Swan
350.77
95
Randy Lerch
349.43
96
Dave Freisleben
349.2
97
Bart Johnson
348.23
98
Francisco Barrios
347.89
99
Andy Hassler
347.32
100
Mike Flanagan
346.32
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Paul Thormodsgard
346.09
102
Bill Lee
344.1
103
Tom Underwood
343.57
104
Mark Lemongello
343.41
105
Dave Lemanczyk
342.07
106
Rick Langford
339.14
107
Glenn Abbott
338.39
108
Chris Knapp
337.78
109
Mike Krukow
335.1
110
Jesse Jefferson
334.75
111
Ron Guidry
333.57
112
Dan Warthen
332.75
113
Paul Hartzell
332.62
114
Wayne Twitchell
332.0
115
Tom Griffin
331.03
116
Doug Bird
330.74
117
Jamie Easterly
329.79
118
Bob Stanley
329.32
119
Marty Pattin
328.38
120
Max Leon
326.94
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Rich Gossage
325.04
122
Jackie Brown
324.69
123
Tommy Boggs
323.91
124
Fernando Arroyo
323.72
125
Wayne Simpson
323.18
126
Eduardo Rodriguez
322.59
127
Frank LaCorte
322.08
128
John Hiller
321.85
129
Ray Bare
321.11
130
Gerry Hannahs
320.9
131
John D'Acquisto
320.54
132
Gary Wheelock
320.43
133
Stan Thomas
319.62
134
Santo Alcala
318.85
135
Dave Pagan
318.32
136
Dick Pole
318.26
137
Nino Espinosa
318.25
138
Rick Sawyer
316.64
139
Gil Patterson
316.16
140
Barry Cort
315.63
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Bo McLaughlin
315.59
142
Larry Gura
315.23
143
Jim Hughes
314.78
144
Enrique Romo
314.71
145
Floyd Bannister
314.5
146
Steve Hargan
314.05
147
John Curtis
313.48
148
John Montague
313.45
149
Mike Norris
312.2
150
Mike Pazik
311.34
151
Dennis Martinez
309.81
152
Frank MacCormack
309.76
153
Pete Vuckovich
309.19
154
Bob Owchinko
309.12
155
Scott McGregor
308.35
156
Jackson Todd
308.3
157
Ken Kravec
308.06
158
Jeff Holly
307.58
159
Bob Sykes
307.2
160
Rick Jones
306.32
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Tom Hume
305.92
162
Bob Knepper
303.71
163
Adrian Devine
303.57
164
Mike Marshall
303.25
165
Donnie Moore
303.02
166
Diego Segui
302.91
167
Doug Konieczny
302.42
168
Don Collins
301.53
169
Buzz Capra
300.66
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