Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Bob Gibson
629.95
2
Denny McLain
563.32
3
Fergie Jenkins
556.16
4
Sam McDowell
547.41
5
Juan Marichal
541.31
6
Gaylord Perry
539.93
7
Dave McNally
528.51
8
Tom Seaver
526.96
9
Phil Niekro
523.7
10
Luis Tiant
516.41
11
Mickey Lolich
514.75
12
Dean Chance
507.38
13
Mel Stottlemyre
503.06
14
Bill Singer
501.86
15
Don Sutton
501.72
16
Mike Cuellar
499.24
17
Jim Kaat
497.43
18
Earl Wilson
496.46
19
Fritz Peterson
493.72
20
Ray Culp
491.26
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Bob Veale
490.88
22
Steve Carlton
488.67
23
Jerry Koosman
487.94
24
Jim Maloney
486.86
25
Jim Nash
481.89
26
Jim Bunning
475.64
27
Dave Boswell
469.68
28
Ken Holtzman
469.23
29
Claude Osteen
467.58
30
Catfish Hunter
467.52
31
Don Wilson
464.93
32
Bill Hands
464.2
33
Blue Moon Odom
461.43
34
Denny Lemaster
461.19
35
Tom Phoebus
458.63
36
Chuck Dobson
457.53
37
George Brunet
451.49
38
Jim Merritt
450.87
39
Dave Giusti
450.51
40
Gary Peters
449.99
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Sonny Siebert
449.65
42
Joe Horlen
449.51
43
Stan Bahnsen
448.46
44
Larry Dierker
447.16
45
Tommy John
446.3
46
Chris Short
445.94
47
Ray Washburn
443.81
48
Milt Pappas
442.27
49
Ray Sadecki
442.02
50
Jim McGlothlin
438.41
51
Pat Jarvis
437.56
52
Woodie Fryman
437.47
53
Jim Hardin
435.37
54
Jim Lonborg
434.49
55
Nelson Briles
432.19
56
Don Drysdale
428.05
57
Gary Nolan
421.66
58
Rick Wise
418.81
59
Steve Blass
417.55
60
Camilo Pascual
417.27
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Joe Sparma
416.09
62
Mike McCormick
414.89
63
Joe Coleman
413.43
64
Gary Bell
404.0
65
Ron Reed
402.55
66
Dick Selma
399.46
67
Jim Perry
398.64
68
Dick Ellsworth
398.25
69
Barry Moore
397.5
70
Jim Palmer
395.17
71
Joe Niekro
394.08
72
Bob Moose
389.96
73
Bobby Bolin
388.28
74
Larry Jackson
387.91
75
Tony Cloninger
387.36
76
Jack Fisher
386.45
77
Stan Williams
386.42
78
Jim Hannan
384.14
79
Grant Jackson
380.94
80
Don Cardwell
376.97
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Bill Burbach
375.17
82
Gary Gentry
374.85
83
Marty Pattin
367.92
84
George Culver
366.76
85
Tom Griffin
366.14
86
Roger Nelson
366.14
87
Andy Messersmith
362.71
88
Mike Wegener
362.18
89
Dock Ellis
360.77
90
Steve Hargan
359.95
91
Dick Kelley
357.79
92
Mike Nagy
357.13
93
Al Downing
354.91
94
Al Santorini
354.88
95
Clay Kirby
352.45
96
Dick Drago
352.15
97
Tom Murphy
350.9
98
Bill Stoneman
350.22
99
Wally Bunker
347.31
100
Steve Barber
347.06
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Bill Butler
346.85
102
Mike Marshall
345.99
103
Rich Nye
345.06
104
Dick Woodson
340.68
105
Alan Foster
339.25
106
Larry Jaster
338.69
107
Jerry Robertson
338.14
108
Frank Bertaina
336.72
109
Jerry Johnson
335.86
110
Bill Champion
334.28
111
Al McBean
333.98
112
Lew Krausse
333.88
113
Ken Johnson
332.95
114
Gene Brabender
332.56
115
Mudcat Grant
331.55
116
Rudy May
328.72
117
George Lauzerique
328.45
118
Jim McAndrew
328.31
119
George Stone
327.98
120
Mike Hedlund
327.55
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Sammy Ellis
327.35
122
Johnny Podres
326.09
123
Mike Paul
325.37
124
Tom Hall
325.02
125
Jerry Nyman
324.1
126
Dick Bosman
320.47
127
Jack Dilauro
316.71
128
John Hiller
315.12
129
Gary Ross
313.05
130
Jim Ray
312.11
131
Gerry Arrigo
312.11
132
Ray Jarvis
311.49
133
Mike Torrez
311.0
134
Tommie Sisk
310.78
135
Pat Dobson
310.05
136
Fred Talbot
309.87
137
Jim Shellenback
309.13
138
Mel Queen
308.78
139
Rich Robertson
308.6
140
Howie Reed
308.44
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Carl Morton
308.25
142
Billy Wynne
308.05
143
Rollie Fingers
307.72
144
Horacio Pina
307.07
145
Tug McGraw
305.96
146
Mike Kekich
305.93
147
Diego Segui
305.88
148
Lee Stange
305.42
149
Archie Reynolds
305.15
150
Steve Jones
305.0
151
Gary Timberlake
304.1
152
Dan McGinn
303.53
153
Gene Garber
303.1
154
Don Shaw
303.0
155
Danny Morris
302.42
156
Gary Wagner
301.1
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