Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Ron Guidry
578.67
2
Nolan Ryan
545.11
3
Steve Carlton
542.57
4
J.R. Richard
536.79
5
Jim Palmer
530.1
6
Tom Seaver
528.59
7
Dennis Eckersley
522.23
8
Gaylord Perry
517.05
9
Fergie Jenkins
505.51
10
Burt Hooton
504.38
11
Phil Niekro
502.0
12
Bert Blyleven
501.71
13
Steve Rogers
497.95
14
Mike Caldwell
497.46
15
Dennis Leonard
496.67
16
Tommy John
492.37
17
Don Sutton
491.94
18
Dave Goltz
489.14
19
Jon Matlack
481.97
20
Dennis Martinez
480.76
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Craig Swan
477.84
22
John Candelaria
476.5
23
Lary Sorensen
475.34
24
Jerry Koosman
474.22
25
Frank Tanana
472.07
26
Ken Kravec
468.56
27
Mike Flanagan
466.44
28
Rick Reuschel
465.73
29
Ed Halicki
464.04
30
Bob Knepper
463.81
31
Ed Figueroa
463.18
32
Mike Torrez
462.24
33
Luis Tiant
460.7
34
Dick Ruthven
459.76
35
Vida Blue
458.23
36
Paul Splittorff
456.74
37
Jim Slaton
455.13
38
Joe Niekro
454.75
39
John Denny
449.62
40
Fred Norman
447.57
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Dave Rozema
444.34
42
Bob Forsch
443.21
43
Pete Vuckovich
439.84
44
Larry Christenson
438.67
45
John Montefusco
436.87
46
Don Robinson
436.37
47
Ross Grimsley
433.8
48
Rick Waits
433.49
49
Geoff Zahn
429.02
50
Randy Jones
428.78
51
Francisco Barrios
427.68
52
Catfish Hunter
426.93
53
Doyle Alexander
426.33
54
Doug Rau
422.83
55
Rick Wise
421.82
56
Steve Stone
419.68
57
Bill Travers
419.53
58
Jack Billingham
419.09
59
Don Aase
416.12
60
Randy Lerch
415.08
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Tom Underwood
414.47
62
Eric Rasmussen
413.33
63
Dennis Lamp
411.85
64
Milt Wilcox
411.18
65
Larry Gura
408.84
66
Bill Bonham
406.45
67
Nino Espinosa
406.28
68
Jim Rooker
403.03
69
Rich Gale
402.55
70
Mike Krukow
397.25
71
Steve Renko
397.07
72
Jesse Jefferson
395.0
73
Roger Erickson
394.81
74
John Henry Johnson
393.56
75
Jim Clancy
392.8
76
Bob Owchinko
390.05
77
Chris Knapp
389.65
78
Scott McGregor
388.96
79
Glenn Abbott
385.27
80
Dock Ellis
384.8
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Mark Lemongello
384.7
82
Jim Barr
382.23
83
Mike LaCoss
382.08
84
Scott Sanderson
381.67
85
Rick Langford
381.39
86
Mike Paxton
380.55
87
Jim Beattie
377.79
88
Silvio Martinez
377.58
89
Matt Keough
372.5
90
Paul Moskau
369.79
91
Dave Lemanczyk
369.08
92
Bill Lee
368.82
93
Steve Comer
368.7
94
Tom Hume
365.23
95
Rick Rhoden
364.59
96
Pat Zachry
364.44
97
Paul Mitchell
363.2
98
Bob Welch
361.37
99
Ken Forsch
358.72
100
Rich Wortham
358.28
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Floyd Bannister
356.77
102
Jim Kaat
355.02
103
Ross Baumgarten
354.86
104
Bob Stanley
353.16
105
Larry McWilliams
353.08
106
Rick Matula
352.72
107
Mike Parrott
351.31
108
Dan Schatzeder
350.5
109
Rudy May
350.08
110
Bruce Kison
348.52
111
Mickey Mahler
348.4
112
Dave Frost
347.87
113
Chuck Rainey
347.72
114
Vern Ruhle
347.69
115
Andy Messersmith
345.2
116
Rick Honeycutt
343.65
117
Jerry Augustine
342.3
118
Eddie Solomon
341.02
119
Philip Nastu
340.56
120
Bob Shirley
340.41
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Steve Busby
340.12
122
Ken Holtzman
338.77
123
Kevin Kobel
338.77
124
Rick Sutcliffe
338.67
125
Paul Hartzell
337.39
126
Byron McLaughlin
336.97
127
Lynn McGlothen
336.51
128
Moose Haas
336.18
129
Rick Williams
335.96
130
Phil Huffman
335.6
131
Kip Young
335.17
132
Jack Morris
334.49
133
Eric Wilkins
332.23
134
Pete Falcone
332.18
135
Doc Medich
331.41
136
Ray Burris
330.6
137
Randy Niemann
330.24
138
Marty Pattin
329.24
139
Steve McCatty
328.24
140
Bob Sykes
326.72
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Mike Norris
326.72
142
Wayne Garland
324.61
143
Odell Jones
321.56
144
Mike Scott
320.86
145
Jim Wright
320.55
146
Steve Mura
319.44
147
John Curtis
318.12
148
Craig Minetto
318.1
149
Tony Brizzolara
316.91
150
Joaquin Andujar
315.74
151
Pat Underwood
314.27
152
Jerry Reuss
313.86
153
Sammy Stewart
313.59
154
Fred Howard
311.98
155
Ed Whitson
310.77
156
Balor Moore
309.56
157
Jim Colborn
309.55
158
Mickey Lolich
308.33
159
Steve Baker
307.71
160
Jim Bibby
307.65
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Frank Riccelli
306.25
162
Jesse Orosco
305.59
163
Dave Roberts
303.5
164
Gary Serum
302.7
165
Jerry Garvin
302.57
166
Eduardo Rodriguez
302.16
167
Neil Allen
301.12
168
Ed Farmer
300.58
169
Pete Redfern
300.15
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