Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Nolan Ryan
596.99
2
Don Sutton
576.31
3
Tom Seaver
554.25
4
Andy Messersmith
552.69
5
Gaylord Perry
549.23
6
Catfish Hunter
548.09
7
Phil Niekro
546.38
8
Bert Blyleven
541.02
9
Jim Palmer
530.55
10
Luis Tiant
523.55
11
Fergie Jenkins
516.3
12
Vida Blue
510.57
13
Jon Matlack
510.26
14
Steve Carlton
510.12
15
Don Gullett
503.15
16
Steve Busby
501.36
17
Jim Kaat
500.34
18
Jim Lonborg
488.35
19
Mike Cuellar
482.88
20
Ken Holtzman
480.62
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jim Barr
468.73
22
Doc Medich
468.61
23
Jerry Reuss
468.05
24
Jerry Koosman
467.92
25
Bill Lee
463.36
26
Jim Rooker
461.7
27
Pat Dobson
460.82
28
Mickey Lolich
459.77
29
Bob Gibson
459.18
30
Ross Grimsley
457.99
31
Rick Reuschel
449.68
32
Jack Billingham
447.52
33
Frank Tanana
446.92
34
Randy Jones
444.75
35
Lynn McGlothen
444.49
36
Steve Rogers
443.99
37
Carl Morton
443.4
38
Wilbur Wood
443.4
39
Rudy May
441.23
40
Dock Ellis
440.39
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Fred Norman
439.68
42
Dave McNally
439.0
43
Clay Kirby
438.25
44
Dave Roberts
438.03
45
Larry Dierker
437.92
46
Al Fitzmorris
436.56
47
Buzz Capra
436.54
48
Mike Torrez
431.77
49
Joe Coleman
428.97
50
Don Wilson
428.97
51
Nelson Briles
427.41
52
Bill Bonham
424.53
53
Ken Brett
420.64
54
Woodie Fryman
418.18
55
Joe Decker
415.91
56
Jim Bibby
415.88
57
Reggie Cleveland
415.08
58
Doug Rau
412.6
59
Ron Reed
411.66
60
Steve Renko
410.23
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jim Perry
409.82
62
Andy Hassler
408.42
63
Dave Goltz
404.85
64
Jim Slaton
404.44
65
Mike Caldwell
399.84
66
Burt Hooton
396.23
67
John Curtis
395.29
68
Dennis Blair
394.81
69
Bob Forsch
394.29
70
Claude Osteen
393.12
71
Paul Splittorff
392.01
72
Steve Stone
390.79
73
Bruce Kison
390.55
74
Dave Freisleben
390.25
75
Jim Colborn
388.51
76
Stan Bahnsen
387.65
77
Jackie Brown
386.3
78
Bill Singer
386.21
79
Rick Wise
386.11
80
Fritz Peterson
383.58
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Gary Nolan
382.78
82
Bill Hands
382.75
83
Clyde Wright
382.48
84
Steve Hargan
380.37
85
Wayne Twitchell
379.59
86
Dan Spillner
377.82
87
Tom Griffin
376.01
88
John D'Acquisto
375.9
89
Bill Champion
375.5
90
Tom Underwood
372.72
91
Al Downing
371.59
92
John Montefusco
369.26
93
Joe McIntosh
369.17
94
Vic Albury
369.02
95
Ray Burris
367.73
96
Lerrin LaGrow
366.93
97
Sonny Siebert
364.82
98
Alan Foster
363.61
99
Doug Konieczny
363.37
100
Pete Falcone
358.93
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Pete Broberg
355.6
102
Ed Figueroa
354.79
103
Vern Ruhle
354.74
104
Jim Hughes
351.04
105
J.R. Richard
349.86
106
Glenn Abbott
345.24
107
Dennis Leonard
343.44
108
Tom Bradley
342.62
109
Dick Bosman
342.47
110
Dick Ruthven
338.94
111
Bill Greif
337.2
112
Randy Tate
334.35
113
Bruce Dal Canton
333.71
114
Jim Kern
329.75
115
Ron Schueler
328.31
116
Dennis Eckersley
328.11
117
Juan Marichal
327.46
118
Ed Halicki
326.01
119
Tommy John
325.01
120
Roric Harrison
324.86
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Ed Sprague
322.84
122
Dick Tidrow
322.46
123
Dick Drago
322.19
124
Mike Norris
319.83
125
Dick Pole
319.8
126
John Denny
319.07
127
Bart Johnson
317.71
128
Blue Moon Odom
316.38
129
Pat Darcy
314.2
130
Dave Hamilton
313.56
131
Don Hood
312.61
132
Doyle Alexander
312.13
133
Bill Campbell
307.5
134
Eric Raich
307.13
135
Ray Bare
307.07
136
Ray Sadecki
305.93
137
Hank Webb
304.98
138
Tom Hall
304.48
139
Bob Moose
304.26
140
Lloyd Allen
303.64
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Rick Rhoden
302.43
142
Ron Bryant
301.99
143
Geoff Zahn
301.96
144
Roger Moret
301.86
145
Bill Travers
301.13
146
Mike Pazik
300.3
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