Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Fergie Jenkins
574.15
2
Tom Seaver
572.34
3
Gaylord Perry
571.82
4
Mickey Lolich
570.72
5
Jim Palmer
566.17
6
Don Sutton
562.77
7
Bob Gibson
561.5
8
Catfish Hunter
551.86
9
Joe Coleman
549.76
10
Wilbur Wood
534.91
11
Steve Carlton
531.73
12
Gary Nolan
522.4
13
Phil Niekro
520.05
14
Pat Dobson
518.13
15
Dave McNally
516.39
16
Bert Blyleven
516.22
17
Mike Cuellar
514.27
18
Steve Blass
510.41
19
Bill Stoneman
505.26
20
Clay Kirby
504.56
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Don Wilson
500.42
22
Ken Holtzman
495.79
23
Mel Stottlemyre
492.48
24
Jim Kaat
491.84
25
Sam McDowell
491.58
26
Dick Drago
489.65
27
Clyde Wright
488.9
28
Juan Marichal
488.12
29
Rick Wise
486.01
30
Fritz Peterson
485.42
31
Vida Blue
484.33
32
Dock Ellis
477.47
33
Bill Hands
477.33
34
Tom Bradley
475.12
35
Sonny Siebert
471.04
36
Al Downing
470.37
37
Claude Osteen
466.39
38
Larry Dierker
464.12
39
Gary Gentry
461.49
40
Bill Singer
460.03
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Andy Messersmith
459.95
42
Ray Culp
459.91
43
Milt Pappas
459.82
44
Tommy John
459.58
45
Marty Pattin
456.05
46
Dave Roberts
451.97
47
Jim Perry
451.47
48
Stan Bahnsen
450.01
49
Dick Bosman
447.96
50
Ron Reed
447.0
51
Reggie Cleveland
444.55
52
Jack Billingham
443.33
53
Nolan Ryan
441.66
54
Steve Arlin
440.54
55
Ken Forsch
435.35
56
Steve Kline
434.22
57
Paul Splittorff
433.66
58
Jerry Koosman
431.57
59
Rudy May
431.24
60
Bob Johnson
427.64
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Skip Lockwood
425.39
62
Bob Moose
423.75
63
Jerry Reuss
420.64
64
Pete Broberg
419.51
65
Ernie McAnally
411.64
66
Jim McGlothlin
410.94
67
Bill Parsons
409.8
68
Jim Lonborg
404.15
69
Scipio Spinks
402.77
70
Tom Timmermann
398.52
71
Mike Hedlund
398.04
72
Luke Walker
397.84
73
Mike Kekich
397.72
74
Burt Hooton
397.39
75
Steve Renko
395.63
76
Fred Norman
394.32
77
Mike Torrez
393.07
78
Ross Grimsley
392.04
79
Steve Stone
390.77
80
Tom Kelley
390.16
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Carl Morton
389.79
82
Don Gullett
389.09
83
Ron Bryant
387.1
84
Pat Jarvis
384.48
85
Milt Wilcox
382.46
86
Blue Moon Odom
379.11
87
Dick Woodson
377.37
88
Jon Matlack
375.76
89
Woodie Fryman
374.02
90
Barry Lersch
371.42
91
Gary Peters
369.51
92
George Stone
369.39
93
Bill Gogolewski
369.32
94
Nelson Briles
369.05
95
Tom Murphy
366.93
96
Lew Krausse
365.38
97
Les Cain
363.4
98
Ken Brett
361.34
99
Dick Tidrow
359.0
100
Rickey Clark
358.72
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Ray Sadecki
358.3
102
Jim McAndrew
358.09
103
Denny McLain
354.22
104
Rich Hand
350.56
105
Dave Hamilton
348.65
106
Bill Greif
347.78
107
Ron Schueler
345.76
108
John Cumberland
344.93
109
Jim Slaton
344.3
110
Bill Champion
343.44
111
Juan Pizarro
341.61
112
Diego Segui
339.08
113
Jim Rooker
337.95
114
Chuck Dobson
336.19
115
Wayne Simpson
335.88
116
Bruce Kison
333.11
117
Vince Colbert
332.98
118
John Curtis
330.02
119
Jim Nash
327.49
120
Dick Selma
326.7
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Bruce Dal Canton
325.91
122
Buzz Capra
325.21
123
Dave Lemonds
322.53
124
Jim Shellenback
320.81
125
Joe Niekro
320.48
126
Al Santorini
318.2
127
Don Carrithers
313.94
128
Rick Reuschel
313.93
129
Jim Merritt
313.68
130
Ken Reynolds
313.53
131
Tom Griffin
313.23
132
Mike Kilkenny
311.82
133
Ray Lamb
311.12
134
Mike Paul
310.45
135
Gary Ryerson
310.45
136
Bill Slayback
310.25
137
Earl Stephenson
309.58
138
Lynn McGlothen
309.28
139
Tom Hall
309.16
140
Don Rose
308.26
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Ray Corbin
307.42
142
Jim Hardin
306.5
143
Gary Neibauer
306.05
144
Balor Moore
305.82
145
Mike Corkins
305.3
146
Doyle Alexander
304.97
147
Jim Barr
303.37
148
Rich Hinton
302.65
149
Luis Tiant
302.24
150
Don Stanhouse
301.63
151
Mike Caldwell
300.71
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