Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Bob Gibson
599.99
2
Luis Tiant
558.0
3
Fergie Jenkins
549.14
4
Dean Chance
546.09
5
Juan Marichal
544.89
6
Sam McDowell
540.76
7
Don Drysdale
539.45
8
Jim Bunning
538.36
9
Denny McLain
537.55
10
Sonny Siebert
527.86
11
Chris Short
521.73
12
Gaylord Perry
518.83
13
Bob Veale
513.45
14
Earl Wilson
513.39
15
Jim Maloney
510.93
16
Tom Seaver
503.72
17
Mickey Lolich
503.23
18
Jim Kaat
502.39
19
Mel Stottlemyre
501.55
20
Jim Nash
497.55
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Gary Peters
496.68
22
Tommy John
495.13
23
Joe Horlen
494.51
24
Steve Carlton
486.4
25
Ray Sadecki
484.7
26
Bill Singer
483.2
27
Catfish Hunter
479.82
28
Pat Jarvis
479.65
29
Jim Merritt
479.23
30
George Brunet
478.75
31
Ken Johnson
477.23
32
Dave Boswell
477.07
33
Mike Cuellar
476.91
34
Steve Hargan
474.16
35
Gary Bell
473.6
36
Larry Jackson
472.18
37
Dave McNally
468.22
38
Dave Giusti
465.8
39
Mike McCormick
464.73
40
Denny Lemaster
464.21
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Claude Osteen
463.42
42
Tom Phoebus
459.34
43
Woodie Fryman
449.27
44
Chuck Dobson
444.5
45
Milt Pappas
438.44
46
Jim McGlothlin
437.82
47
Joe Sparma
437.72
48
Phil Niekro
434.86
49
Jim Lonborg
434.84
50
Don Sutton
434.78
51
Don Wilson
434.23
52
Al Downing
433.39
53
Phil Ortega
432.48
54
Sammy Ellis
432.39
55
Jim Hardin
431.79
56
Nelson Briles
429.64
57
Rich Nye
427.37
58
Fritz Peterson
425.74
59
Jose Santiago
425.03
60
Gary Nolan
424.5
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Camilo Pascual
423.65
62
Jerry Koosman
419.07
63
Dick Hughes
413.17
64
Ray Washburn
412.1
65
Rickey Clark
411.52
66
Ken Holtzman
410.45
67
Larry Dierker
408.39
68
Rick Wise
405.8
69
Jim Perry
402.14
70
Stan Bahnsen
398.68
71
Dick Ellsworth
398.17
72
Nolan Ryan
398.09
73
Tommie Sisk
397.64
74
Bill Hands
395.66
75
Blue Moon Odom
394.41
76
Ron Reed
390.76
77
Al McBean
390.05
78
Joe Niekro
386.61
79
Larry Jaster
383.91
80
Lew Krausse
383.28
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Gerry Arrigo
382.62
82
Mel Queen
380.88
83
Steve Barber
380.18
84
Jack Fisher
377.69
85
Joe Coleman
376.03
86
Stan Williams
374.06
87
Ray Culp
372.79
88
George Culver
366.36
89
Steve Blass
364.78
90
Dick Selma
364.29
91
Gene Brabender
360.42
92
Frank Bertaina
358.33
93
Fred Talbot
358.12
94
Pete Richert
355.35
95
Cisco Carlos
352.33
96
Dick Kelley
352.21
97
Barry Moore
352.01
98
Lee Stange
350.59
99
Tony Cloninger
348.25
100
Don Cardwell
346.43
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Mudcat Grant
345.72
102
Gary Waslewski
343.64
103
Dave Leonhard
340.11
104
Bill Monbouquette
339.79
105
Mike Kekich
332.99
106
Jack Hamilton
331.15
107
Tom Murphy
326.61
108
Bob Priddy
324.56
109
Bob Moose
324.34
110
Al Jackson
323.49
111
Pat Dobson
323.46
112
Clyde Wright
323.12
113
Bobby Bolin
322.24
114
Jim Hannan
320.02
115
Wally Bunker
317.14
116
John Hiller
311.59
117
Mel Nelson
311.29
118
Bruce Howard
311.04
119
Billy McCool
310.93
120
Jim Bouton
310.38
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Danny Frisella
310.26
122
Jeff James
308.56
123
Jim Roland
308.27
124
Wilbur Wood
307.93
125
Les Cain
307.9
126
Tony Pierce
307.36
127
Dick Bosman
307.29
128
Jerry Stephenson
303.57
129
Marty Pattin
303.4
130
Bill Henry
302.69
131
Mike Paul
302.05
132
Frank Reberger
300.23
133
Wade Blasingame
300.17
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