Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Catfish Hunter
567.21
2
Andy Messersmith
554.3
3
Tom Seaver
551.64
4
Bert Blyleven
551.53
5
Gaylord Perry
547.93
6
Frank Tanana
545.45
7
Jim Palmer
531.02
8
Jon Matlack
512.0
9
Steve Carlton
507.65
10
Fergie Jenkins
507.5
11
Randy Jones
507.31
12
Luis Tiant
499.54
13
Vida Blue
492.53
14
Phil Niekro
486.5
15
Nolan Ryan
486.21
16
Don Gullett
485.42
17
Don Sutton
484.36
18
John Montefusco
480.13
19
Ken Holtzman
475.21
20
Jim Kaat
474.22
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jerry Reuss
467.94
22
Jim Rooker
467.91
23
Jerry Koosman
467.59
24
Steve Busby
467.38
25
Mike Torrez
464.24
26
Burt Hooton
464.14
27
Gary Nolan
463.67
28
Doug Rau
461.72
29
Steve Rogers
461.4
30
Wilbur Wood
461.33
31
Doc Medich
460.38
32
Rudy May
458.07
33
Rick Reuschel
457.78
34
Jim Barr
457.54
35
Mickey Lolich
457.45
36
Pat Dobson
454.64
37
Larry Dierker
452.34
38
Dave Goltz
447.18
39
Ed Figueroa
446.25
40
Dennis Leonard
442.44
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Bob Forsch
441.16
42
Lynn McGlothen
440.38
43
Al Fitzmorris
437.91
44
Jim Slaton
437.49
45
Rick Wise
436.61
46
J.R. Richard
433.95
47
Dennis Eckersley
429.39
48
Jim Lonborg
427.2
49
Fred Norman
426.28
50
Dock Ellis
424.4
51
Dave Roberts
424.36
52
Jack Billingham
422.05
53
Bill Lee
416.65
54
Bruce Kison
415.37
55
Bill Bonham
414.87
56
Jim Colborn
414.35
57
Mike Cuellar
411.87
58
Bill Travers
411.38
59
John Candelaria
411.09
60
Larry Christenson
410.08
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Carl Morton
408.33
62
Paul Splittorff
408.16
63
Joe Coleman
407.32
64
Ray Burris
405.56
65
Stan Bahnsen
404.75
66
Pete Falcone
402.96
67
Woodie Fryman
399.38
68
Ross Grimsley
399.08
69
Steve Renko
395.26
70
Clay Kirby
394.71
71
Ed Halicki
392.07
72
Nelson Briles
391.07
73
Jim Hughes
390.61
74
Dan Warthen
389.46
75
Rich Gossage
389.19
76
Fritz Peterson
386.78
77
Brent Strom
386.59
78
Steve Stone
382.92
79
Bill Singer
380.46
80
Ron Reed
379.27
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Vern Ruhle
378.46
82
Jim Umbarger
377.98
83
Jim Bibby
375.51
84
Tom Underwood
373.23
85
Dick Ruthven
370.95
86
Pete Broberg
368.08
87
John Denny
367.72
88
Jackie Brown
365.95
89
Reggie Cleveland
364.12
90
Ken Brett
363.58
91
Pat Zachry
362.88
92
John Curtis
359.36
93
Ray Bare
358.8
94
Don Kirkwood
356.49
95
Dan Spillner
354.9
96
Gary Ross
350.5
97
Mike Caldwell
348.47
98
Mark Fidrych
348.22
99
Rick Rhoden
346.38
100
Santo Alcala
345.32
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Tommy John
345.24
102
Doug Bird
343.58
103
Joe Niekro
343.04
104
Dick Bosman
342.68
105
Joe Decker
342.39
106
Dave Freisleben
341.11
107
Bart Johnson
340.83
108
Terry Forster
339.83
109
Mike Cosgrove
337.31
110
Joaquin Andujar
336.18
111
Craig Swan
335.51
112
Dick Pole
333.06
113
Pat Darcy
330.15
114
Pete Vuckovich
326.42
115
Rob Dressler
321.06
116
Alan Foster
320.8
117
Roger Moret
320.38
118
Don Carrithers
319.36
119
Don Stanhouse
318.92
120
Sid Monge
318.19
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Paul Mitchell
317.74
122
Claude Osteen
316.91
123
Dennis Blair
316.78
124
Gilberto Rondon
314.59
125
Doyle Alexander
314.38
126
Steve Barr
313.14
127
Steve Hargan
312.26
128
Ken Frailing
311.69
129
Dave Pagan
311.48
130
Don Hood
309.79
131
Pete Redfern
309.36
132
Jim Kern
309.16
133
Wayne Garland
308.09
134
Jesse Jefferson
307.51
135
Bob Apodaca
307.16
136
Larry Demery
307.02
137
Bill Laxton
305.02
138
Bill Greif
303.35
139
Mike Garman
302.95
140
Mike Norris
301.37
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Steve Luebber
300.93
142
Bill Champion
300.68
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