Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Andy Messersmith
570.99
2
Tom Seaver
570.66
3
Catfish Hunter
568.42
4
Bert Blyleven
556.83
5
Gaylord Perry
556.21
6
Frank Tanana
550.06
7
Jim Palmer
548.12
8
Jon Matlack
527.18
9
Fergie Jenkins
526.8
10
Nolan Ryan
522.29
11
Randy Jones
522.11
12
Steve Carlton
517.5
13
Luis Tiant
511.04
14
Phil Niekro
499.48
15
Jim Kaat
495.42
16
Vida Blue
488.16
17
Ken Holtzman
487.47
18
John Montefusco
484.52
19
Don Gullett
483.61
20
Gary Nolan
477.55
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Burt Hooton
475.96
22
Don Sutton
473.85
23
Ed Figueroa
473.61
24
Jerry Koosman
472.32
25
Rick Reuschel
470.27
26
Mickey Lolich
470.25
27
Dennis Leonard
468.29
28
Doug Rau
465.58
29
Mike Torrez
464.62
30
Fred Norman
462.74
31
Jim Rooker
460.85
32
Jim Slaton
460.71
33
Doc Medich
460.21
34
Jerry Reuss
460.2
35
Rudy May
459.72
36
Jim Barr
459.57
37
Larry Dierker
459.27
38
Rick Wise
458.24
39
Steve Rogers
457.63
40
Dave Goltz
457.19
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
John Candelaria
456.95
42
J.R. Richard
454.77
43
Wilbur Wood
453.33
44
Lynn McGlothen
453.17
45
Steve Busby
452.89
46
Al Fitzmorris
452.0
47
Pat Dobson
451.48
48
Dock Ellis
446.13
49
Bill Travers
445.0
50
Bob Forsch
442.01
51
Jim Lonborg
441.13
52
Bruce Kison
436.82
53
Jim Colborn
435.94
54
Paul Splittorff
432.47
55
Dave Roberts
432.15
56
Mike Cuellar
426.74
57
Pete Falcone
423.38
58
Nelson Briles
422.91
59
Brent Strom
421.97
60
Ed Halicki
418.75
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Dennis Eckersley
418.66
62
Jack Billingham
414.27
63
Ray Burris
411.14
64
Steve Renko
408.81
65
Bill Lee
408.65
66
Mark Fidrych
407.7
67
Vern Ruhle
406.68
68
Bill Bonham
405.43
69
Woodie Fryman
404.45
70
Ken Brett
403.87
71
Larry Christenson
403.29
72
Dick Ruthven
402.81
73
Bill Singer
402.55
74
Carl Morton
400.69
75
Ross Grimsley
400.26
76
John Denny
399.62
77
Steve Stone
398.52
78
Rich Gossage
396.94
79
Jackie Brown
396.54
80
Clay Kirby
396.17
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Stan Bahnsen
396.12
82
Jim Umbarger
395.89
83
Joe Coleman
395.51
84
Tom Underwood
392.77
85
Jim Hughes
389.4
86
Craig Swan
386.7
87
Rick Rhoden
385.61
88
Fritz Peterson
384.97
89
Gary Ross
383.59
90
Ron Reed
382.43
91
Dan Warthen
381.5
92
Dave Freisleben
380.5
93
Pat Zachry
380.05
94
Bart Johnson
377.38
95
Pete Broberg
373.15
96
Doug Bird
373.06
97
Tommy John
369.77
98
Jim Bibby
368.21
99
John Curtis
364.38
100
Don Stanhouse
363.6
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Don Kirkwood
362.33
102
Dick Pole
362.24
103
Reggie Cleveland
356.12
104
Joaquin Andujar
354.97
105
Dick Bosman
354.45
106
Wayne Garland
352.33
107
Ray Bare
352.3
108
Paul Mitchell
350.79
109
Alan Foster
350.66
110
Santo Alcala
350.05
111
Dan Spillner
350.05
112
Pete Redfern
345.58
113
Terry Forster
345.43
114
Joe Niekro
342.32
115
Mike Cosgrove
342.07
116
Joe Decker
340.58
117
Mike Caldwell
340.47
118
Doyle Alexander
338.65
119
Rob Dressler
338.51
120
Roger Moret
337.58
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Sid Monge
335.71
122
Rick Jones
335.51
123
Mike Norris
333.56
124
Jerry Augustine
332.58
125
Steve Barr
329.36
126
Francisco Barrios
327.89
127
Don Carrithers
323.66
128
Pete Vuckovich
323.59
129
Eddie Bane
322.31
130
Pat Darcy
322.15
131
Frank MacCormack
321.5
132
Rick Waits
321.22
133
Steve Hargan
319.02
134
Glenn Abbott
318.64
135
Don Hood
316.23
136
Dave Pagan
315.87
137
Dick Tidrow
315.7
138
John D'Acquisto
315.52
139
Marty Pattin
311.76
140
Jesse Jefferson
311.63
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Andy Hassler
311.47
142
Eric Rasmussen
310.78
143
Dave Lemanczyk
309.12
144
Chris Knapp
307.89
145
Gilberto Rondon
307.79
146
Frank LaCorte
306.67
147
Charlie Williams
305.06
148
Ken Frailing
304.44
149
Paul Hartzell
303.55
150
Chip Lang
303.08
151
Jim Kern
301.16
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