Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Juan Marichal
605.1
2
Jim Bunning
559.9
3
Bob Gibson
544.51
4
Dean Chance
528.53
5
Gary Peters
524.64
6
Sandy Koufax
519.11
7
Bob Veale
517.43
8
Don Drysdale
512.43
9
Jim Maloney
510.7
10
Sam McDowell
510.22
11
Jim Kaat
506.14
12
Joe Horlen
503.28
13
Chris Short
493.67
14
Earl Wilson
493.23
15
Sonny Siebert
492.43
16
Denny McLain
491.88
17
Pete Richert
491.3
18
Gaylord Perry
484.45
19
Ken Johnson
479.15
20
Larry Jackson
477.88
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Tommy John
476.89
22
Mike Cuellar
476.29
23
Claude Osteen
476.05
24
Denny Lemaster
475.7
25
Luis Tiant
473.56
26
Jim Lonborg
470.45
27
Mel Stottlemyre
469.56
28
Steve Barber
465.31
29
Fergie Jenkins
463.96
30
Steve Hargan
463.4
31
Gary Bell
463.35
32
Al Downing
462.82
33
Milt Pappas
461.51
34
Catfish Hunter
456.9
35
George Brunet
456.75
36
Mickey Lolich
447.0
37
Mudcat Grant
446.78
38
Larry Dierker
445.98
39
Tony Cloninger
442.83
40
Jim Nash
442.06
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Don Sutton
441.76
42
Ken Holtzman
439.29
43
Mike McCormick
438.77
44
Jack Fisher
438.47
45
Phil Ortega
437.72
46
Bobby Bolin
436.91
47
Sammy Ellis
431.57
48
Dave Boswell
429.2
49
Dave McNally
425.73
50
Dave Giusti
424.6
51
Bob Shaw
419.57
52
Jim Palmer
416.01
53
Ray Washburn
415.38
54
Camilo Pascual
415.29
55
Bruce Howard
414.9
56
Jim O'Toole
414.83
57
Tom Phoebus
410.31
58
Fritz Peterson
409.19
59
Jim McGlothlin
408.15
60
Bucky Brandon
406.47
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Al Jackson
406.4
62
Tom Seaver
404.42
63
Tommie Sisk
403.25
64
Fred Talbot
401.38
65
Curt Simmons
400.94
66
Jim Merritt
399.7
67
Gary Nolan
398.09
68
Dennis Ribant
397.39
69
Joe Sparma
397.38
70
Dick Ellsworth
396.07
71
Marcelino Lopez
393.97
72
Ray Culp
392.33
73
Lew Krausse
391.94
74
Don Wilson
390.44
75
Dick Hughes
386.3
76
Larry Jaster
385.37
77
Wally Bunker
384.76
78
Vern Law
380.27
79
Jim Perry
377.86
80
Lee Stange
377.76
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Rich Nye
375.82
82
Whitey Ford
375.43
83
Bob Bruce
373.37
84
Mel Queen
373.32
85
Pat Jarvis
371.44
86
Chuck Dobson
370.43
87
Steve Carlton
368.86
88
Rickey Clark
368.55
89
Don Cardwell
365.47
90
Dennis Bennett
364.77
91
Bill Singer
357.31
92
John Buzhardt
356.29
93
Barry Moore
355.61
94
Billy McCool
355.16
95
Dick Kelley
351.4
96
Jim Bouton
349.47
97
Ray Sadecki
347.75
98
Juan Pizarro
344.79
99
Woodie Fryman
343.71
100
Blue Moon Odom
341.71
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Rick Wise
341.64
102
Phil Niekro
341.6
103
Jose Santiago
340.59
104
Frank Bertaina
340.0
105
Bill Dillman
338.41
106
Joe Verbanic
337.2
107
Gary Waslewski
335.92
108
Bo Belinsky
333.87
109
Joe Niekro
333.21
110
Steve Blass
332.47
111
Joe Coleman
331.87
112
Billy O'Dell
331.18
113
Jack Sanford
330.64
114
Hank Aguirre
329.99
115
Dave Wickersham
329.95
116
Clyde Wright
329.71
117
Hank Fischer
329.54
118
Jim Brewer
329.41
119
Paul Lindblad
329.0
120
Bill Hands
328.71
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Billy Rohr
328.43
122
Nick Willhite
326.68
123
Jack Hamilton
325.36
124
John O'Donoghue
324.52
125
Johnny Podres
323.86
126
Joe Gibbon
322.37
127
Thad Tillotson
314.92
128
Bill Denehy
314.11
129
Ron Herbel
312.59
130
Jim Cosman
312.36
131
Orlando Pena
309.0
132
Jack Lamabe
308.4
133
Dick Hall
308.3
134
Bob Hendley
307.75
135
Dick Selma
307.57
136
Diego Segui
307.26
137
Bob Priddy
306.82
138
Jim Hannan
306.76
139
Chris Zachary
306.71
140
John Boozer
306.56
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Al McBean
306.43
142
Grant Jackson
306.07
143
Wade Blasingame
305.87
144
Lindy McDaniel
305.52
145
Ken Turner
304.71
146
Ed Connolly
304.69
147
Fred Newman
304.39
148
Gerry Arrigo
303.38
149
Fred Klages
302.21
150
Bill Monbouquette
301.83
151
Turk Farrell
300.86
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