Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Catfish Hunter
567.37
2
Tom Seaver
552.03
3
Bert Blyleven
545.8
4
Frank Tanana
544.5
5
Andy Messersmith
543.9
6
Gaylord Perry
540.79
7
Jim Palmer
529.92
8
Steve Carlton
511.51
9
Jon Matlack
506.37
10
Luis Tiant
505.24
11
Randy Jones
503.62
12
Fergie Jenkins
500.12
13
Vida Blue
489.41
14
Nolan Ryan
489.0
15
Phil Niekro
483.72
16
Don Sutton
480.97
17
John Montefusco
480.04
18
Jerry Koosman
479.76
19
Don Gullett
476.81
20
Jim Rooker
473.98
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Mike Torrez
473.66
22
Jerry Reuss
473.62
23
Jim Kaat
470.85
24
Ken Holtzman
468.24
25
Doc Medich
463.24
26
Steve Rogers
462.65
27
Wilbur Wood
462.58
28
Rudy May
461.37
29
Steve Busby
461.34
30
Doug Rau
461.33
31
Burt Hooton
458.46
32
Rick Reuschel
457.78
33
Mickey Lolich
455.81
34
Gary Nolan
454.7
35
Jim Barr
451.45
36
Lynn McGlothen
447.72
37
Ed Figueroa
444.49
38
Larry Dierker
441.44
39
Dave Goltz
440.8
40
Pat Dobson
440.49
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Jim Slaton
437.19
42
Dennis Leonard
437.17
43
Bob Forsch
435.48
44
Al Fitzmorris
434.22
45
Rick Wise
431.67
46
Fred Norman
427.53
47
Dennis Eckersley
424.6
48
Jim Lonborg
423.78
49
J.R. Richard
421.96
50
Jack Billingham
418.4
51
Bill Lee
417.9
52
Dock Ellis
416.75
53
Dave Roberts
416.67
54
Mike Cuellar
415.12
55
John Candelaria
413.88
56
Bill Bonham
413.3
57
Pete Falcone
412.22
58
Bruce Kison
412.13
59
Carl Morton
409.08
60
Ray Burris
407.87
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Larry Christenson
406.18
62
Ross Grimsley
404.28
63
Jim Colborn
404.2
64
Paul Splittorff
402.79
65
Joe Coleman
402.33
66
Bill Travers
399.74
67
Woodie Fryman
398.93
68
Stan Bahnsen
396.16
69
Steve Renko
392.17
70
Ed Halicki
391.13
71
Dan Warthen
390.95
72
Clay Kirby
390.8
73
Jim Hughes
389.19
74
Nelson Briles
388.12
75
Fritz Peterson
385.64
76
Rich Gossage
384.91
77
Vern Ruhle
384.83
78
Steve Stone
384.17
79
Ron Reed
382.5
80
Jim Bibby
376.76
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Brent Strom
376.25
82
Tom Underwood
373.48
83
Jim Umbarger
372.75
84
Bill Singer
371.91
85
John Denny
367.22
86
Pete Broberg
367.04
87
Jackie Brown
367.01
88
Reggie Cleveland
365.37
89
Ray Bare
361.72
90
Dick Ruthven
357.95
91
John Curtis
357.35
92
Dan Spillner
356.15
93
Pat Zachry
354.82
94
Don Kirkwood
353.53
95
Ken Brett
352.85
96
Gary Ross
352.63
97
Rick Rhoden
350.76
98
Mike Caldwell
349.47
99
Tommy John
347.06
100
Dick Bosman
343.68
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Joe Niekro
343.62
102
Santo Alcala
341.42
103
Terry Forster
337.6
104
Mike Cosgrove
337.31
105
Joe Decker
334.87
106
Doug Bird
334.64
107
Mark Fidrych
333.72
108
Bart Johnson
332.88
109
Pat Darcy
330.9
110
Dave Freisleben
327.52
111
Craig Swan
325.44
112
Dick Pole
323.38
113
Pete Vuckovich
323.16
114
Rob Dressler
322.2
115
Claude Osteen
321.91
116
Dennis Blair
321.78
117
Joaquin Andujar
321.35
118
Roger Moret
320.97
119
Don Stanhouse
320.61
120
Sid Monge
319.44
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Don Carrithers
319.36
122
Doyle Alexander
318.0
123
Paul Mitchell
316.89
124
Steve Barr
314.39
125
Steve Hargan
313.51
126
Ken Frailing
311.83
127
Jim Kern
309.91
128
Wayne Garland
309.34
129
Alan Foster
309.23
130
Jesse Jefferson
308.76
131
Larry Demery
308.27
132
Gilberto Rondon
308.07
133
Bob Apodaca
307.91
134
Don Hood
306.61
135
Bill Laxton
305.02
136
Bill Greif
304.6
137
Pete Redfern
304.26
138
Mike Garman
303.7
139
Bill Champion
302.81
140
Mike Norris
302.62
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Steve Luebber
302.18
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