Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
588.55
2
Don Sutton
583.18
3
Bob Gibson
565.57
4
Gaylord Perry
564.85
5
Bert Blyleven
555.33
6
Nolan Ryan
552.83
7
Catfish Hunter
535.5
8
Wilbur Wood
532.5
9
Jim Palmer
531.58
10
Mickey Lolich
530.44
11
Don Wilson
529.62
12
Fergie Jenkins
528.09
13
Ken Holtzman
524.42
14
Steve Carlton
518.04
15
Rick Wise
513.52
16
Bill Singer
502.68
17
Joe Coleman
496.39
18
Phil Niekro
496.39
19
Andy Messersmith
492.26
20
Jack Billingham
488.87
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Dave McNally
487.14
22
Mike Cuellar
484.57
23
Claude Osteen
482.45
24
Marty Pattin
481.52
25
Mel Stottlemyre
480.78
26
Dock Ellis
480.43
27
Vida Blue
475.17
28
Dick Drago
473.63
29
Rudy May
473.26
30
Jerry Koosman
471.11
31
Tom Bradley
469.29
32
Luis Tiant
465.39
33
Jon Matlack
463.5
34
Nelson Briles
462.48
35
Al Downing
461.8
36
Stan Bahnsen
459.99
37
Paul Splittorff
459.36
38
Jim Perry
459.11
39
Ron Bryant
458.86
40
Clyde Wright
458.15
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Jerry Reuss
456.84
42
Clay Kirby
456.54
43
Tommy John
455.05
44
Pat Dobson
454.95
45
Milt Pappas
454.84
46
Reggie Cleveland
452.88
47
Bob Moose
451.13
48
Rick Reuschel
450.46
49
Ken Forsch
449.71
50
Fred Norman
447.14
51
Bill Hands
444.06
52
Dick Woodson
443.42
53
Fritz Peterson
442.81
54
Dave Roberts
441.58
55
Burt Hooton
439.69
56
Ross Grimsley
435.88
57
Carl Morton
434.66
58
Dick Tidrow
434.41
59
Gary Gentry
434.32
60
Sonny Siebert
432.52
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Juan Marichal
429.51
62
Sam McDowell
427.11
63
Ron Reed
425.79
64
Bill Stoneman
425.68
65
Steve Kline
424.23
66
Steve Arlin
424.18
67
Ernie McAnally
424.13
68
Steve Blass
423.01
69
Jim Barr
419.73
70
Mike Torrez
418.54
71
John Curtis
418.33
72
Balor Moore
417.7
73
Steve Renko
415.77
74
Don Gullett
415.04
75
Bill Parsons
413.59
76
Jim Lonborg
412.83
77
Blue Moon Odom
411.93
78
Jim Kaat
410.75
79
Gary Nolan
410.05
80
Wayne Twitchell
409.86
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Roger Nelson
408.39
82
Woodie Fryman
407.95
83
Bill Lee
405.7
84
Dick Bosman
403.34
85
Jim Colborn
401.51
86
Doc Medich
399.74
87
Steve Busby
380.24
88
Skip Lockwood
380.08
89
Bill Greif
378.97
90
Jim Slaton
378.81
91
Larry Dierker
375.0
92
Jim McAndrew
371.4
93
Jim McGlothlin
368.19
94
Ken Brett
365.06
95
Pete Broberg
363.63
96
Luke Walker
362.48
97
Alan Foster
362.45
98
Doyle Alexander
360.5
99
Jim Willoughby
360.18
100
Jerry Bell
358.6
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Dick Ruthven
357.9
102
Mike Paul
354.94
103
Steve Stone
352.91
104
Roric Harrison
350.8
105
Rich Hand
350.79
106
Dave Hamilton
349.95
107
Mike Caldwell
349.22
108
Ken Wright
347.96
109
Joe Decker
346.76
110
Wayne Simpson
345.01
111
Milt Wilcox
342.52
112
Jim Merritt
341.63
113
Ray Culp
339.28
114
Eddie Fisher
338.39
115
George Stone
338.18
116
Tom Murphy
336.76
117
Ray Corbin
335.59
118
Randy Jones
335.5
119
Jim Bibby
334.62
120
Lynn McGlothen
333.58
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Harry Parker
330.27
122
Brent Strom
329.63
123
Steve Dunning
329.38
124
Ron Schueler
329.22
125
Mike Strahler
329.13
126
Clay Carroll
328.01
127
Jesse Jefferson
322.89
128
Bart Johnson
321.54
129
Rich Troedson
321.25
130
Tom Hall
320.69
131
J.R. Richard
320.05
132
Mike Corkins
318.55
133
Scipio Spinks
318.41
134
Larry Gura
318.29
135
Mark Littell
315.3
136
Rich Folkers
314.61
137
Gene Garber
314.44
138
Chris Short
313.8
139
David Clyde
313.31
140
Mike Wallace
313.05
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Roger Moret
312.86
142
Eddie Bane
310.24
143
Dave Goltz
308.88
144
Don Carrithers
308.43
145
Larry Christenson
307.68
146
Bill Bonham
307.46
147
Fred Beene
307.35
148
Jim Geddes
307.1
149
Bruce Dal Canton
307.09
150
Jimmy Freeman
306.96
151
Ray Sadecki
306.63
152
Tom Timmermann
306.52
153
Doug Rau
306.26
154
Bob Johnson
305.75
155
Jim Rooker
305.16
156
Don Stanhouse
305.14
157
Bob Reynolds
304.82
158
Dick Lange
304.26
159
Charlie Williams
304.08
160
Mike Kekich
303.73
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Andy Hassler
302.6
162
Tom Hilgendorf
301.59
163
Tom Griffin
301.25
164
John Strohmayer
301.14
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