Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
581.16
2
Bob Gibson
572.36
3
Sam McDowell
567.21
4
Mike Cuellar
524.01
5
Phil Niekro
522.21
6
Gaylord Perry
521.97
7
Larry Dierker
519.02
8
Mickey Lolich
511.78
9
Jerry Koosman
505.65
10
Claude Osteen
505.08
11
Juan Marichal
504.85
12
Bill Hands
502.9
13
Steve Carlton
501.26
14
Dave McNally
499.79
15
Bob Veale
498.53
16
Catfish Hunter
496.75
17
Fergie Jenkins
496.35
18
Bill Singer
489.37
19
Andy Messersmith
488.44
20
Pat Jarvis
481.48
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Ray Culp
480.9
22
Luis Tiant
480.85
23
Fritz Peterson
480.29
24
Joe Coleman
476.44
25
Jim Merritt
474.63
26
Don Sutton
474.59
27
Earl Wilson
471.01
28
Jim Perry
469.16
29
Mel Stottlemyre
465.12
30
Jim Palmer
464.0
31
Jim McGlothlin
462.24
32
Denny McLain
462.21
33
Denny Lemaster
460.97
34
Ken Holtzman
460.69
35
Jim Bunning
460.13
36
Tom Phoebus
459.94
37
Gary Gentry
459.57
38
Tommy John
457.55
39
Blue Moon Odom
454.24
40
Jim Nash
453.41
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Joe Horlen
452.08
42
Chuck Dobson
447.26
43
Jim Maloney
446.54
44
Sonny Siebert
443.45
45
Gary Nolan
443.35
46
Dean Chance
440.27
47
Dave Boswell
440.0
48
Jim Kaat
436.45
49
Stan Bahnsen
434.19
50
Rick Wise
431.97
51
Dock Ellis
431.22
52
Woodie Fryman
427.72
53
Dick Bosman
424.76
54
Steve Blass
423.22
55
Bill Stoneman
422.41
56
Rudy May
421.99
57
Tom Griffin
415.43
58
George Brunet
409.91
59
Bob Moose
409.9
60
Nelson Briles
409.23
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Mike McCormick
408.48
62
Don Wilson
408.3
63
Bill Butler
408.28
64
Joe Niekro
408.05
65
Gary Peters
407.85
66
Tom Murphy
406.66
67
Jim Hardin
403.08
68
Grant Jackson
396.91
69
Clay Kirby
394.09
70
Wayne Simpson
390.3
71
George Stone
385.91
72
Dick Drago
384.26
73
Gene Brabender
382.93
74
Jim Rooker
381.74
75
Jim Lonborg
379.05
76
Ray Sadecki
378.66
77
Wally Bunker
378.59
78
Milt Pappas
378.19
79
Al Downing
378.06
80
Mike Torrez
373.94
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Ron Reed
372.42
82
Barry Moore
372.24
83
Bobby Bolin
366.48
84
Jim McAndrew
365.5
85
Al Santorini
364.6
86
Clyde Wright
363.3
87
Nolan Ryan
358.85
88
Rich Robertson
357.8
89
Luke Walker
352.97
90
Pat Dobson
352.33
91
Lew Krausse
351.4
92
Ray Washburn
350.91
93
Joe Decker
350.82
94
Carl Morton
350.58
95
Roger Nelson
348.58
96
Jerry Janeski
348.41
97
Alan Foster
347.93
98
Danny Coombs
347.45
99
Mike Kilkenny
346.64
100
Mike Corkins
346.4
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Sandy Vance
344.23
102
Joe Sparma
343.33
103
Bob Johnson
342.29
104
Dan McGinn
342.2
105
Mike Nagy
340.83
106
Dave Morehead
339.58
107
Chris Short
338.76
108
Les Cain
334.24
109
Billy Wynne
332.91
110
Dick Selma
332.83
111
Steve Renko
331.0
112
John Morris
330.29
113
Marty Pattin
328.95
114
Jim Hannan
328.94
115
Rollie Fingers
327.99
116
Casey Cox
326.04
117
Rich Hand
323.24
118
John Cumberland
322.24
119
Steve Hargan
320.36
120
Gerry Arrigo
318.96
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Bill Lee
318.19
122
George Culver
317.96
123
Skip Lockwood
316.99
124
Jim Bouton
315.88
125
Mike Wegener
315.5
126
Gary Waslewski
314.66
127
Jack Billingham
314.18
128
Jerry Crider
313.91
129
Jim Ray
313.4
130
Don Cardwell
313.35
131
Vicente Romo
312.85
132
Mike Kekich
312.32
133
Tony Cloninger
310.91
134
Jerry Robertson
310.27
135
Joe Grzenda
309.41
136
Santiago Guzman
307.88
137
Bill Zepp
307.16
138
Stan Williams
307.08
139
Mike Paul
307.02
140
Bart Johnson
306.98
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Dick Such
305.64
142
Eddie Fisher
304.31
143
Bob Miller
304.16
144
Ron Herbel
304.03
145
George Lauzerique
304.0
146
Jim Shellenback
303.82
147
Dave Roberts
302.84
148
Ron Cook
302.16
149
Miguel Puente
301.97
150
Pedro Borbon
301.52
151
Balor Moore
301.28
152
Gary Ross
300.57
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