Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
576.96
2
Catfish Hunter
568.04
3
Bert Blyleven
558.83
4
Andy Messersmith
558.1
5
Jim Palmer
554.68
6
Frank Tanana
551.49
7
Gaylord Perry
546.5
8
Fergie Jenkins
527.14
9
Jon Matlack
524.15
10
Randy Jones
522.98
11
Steve Carlton
521.43
12
Nolan Ryan
518.77
13
Luis Tiant
513.64
14
Jim Kaat
500.56
15
Ken Holtzman
496.7
16
Vida Blue
496.02
17
John Montefusco
492.22
18
Phil Niekro
490.19
19
Don Gullett
483.61
20
Jerry Koosman
481.8
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Don Sutton
480.81
22
Gary Nolan
477.76
23
Burt Hooton
475.96
24
Mike Torrez
473.18
25
Doug Rau
471.91
26
Mickey Lolich
470.0
27
Ed Figueroa
469.67
28
Dennis Leonard
467.99
29
Rick Reuschel
467.4
30
Fred Norman
464.85
31
Jerry Reuss
464.25
32
Jim Slaton
463.77
33
Rick Wise
463.65
34
Steve Rogers
462.94
35
Jim Rooker
460.85
36
Al Fitzmorris
460.6
37
John Candelaria
460.33
38
Doc Medich
459.71
39
Larry Dierker
458.87
40
Dave Goltz
456.44
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Jim Barr
455.94
42
J.R. Richard
455.72
43
Lynn McGlothen
454.66
44
Pat Dobson
454.36
45
Rudy May
453.96
46
Wilbur Wood
451.83
47
Steve Busby
451.64
48
Dock Ellis
450.22
49
Bob Forsch
445.97
50
Bill Travers
444.75
51
Paul Splittorff
443.14
52
Dave Roberts
442.3
53
Jim Colborn
441.98
54
Jim Lonborg
440.88
55
Ed Halicki
430.7
56
Bruce Kison
430.69
57
Brent Strom
428.81
58
Mike Cuellar
425.74
59
Pete Falcone
423.13
60
Nelson Briles
421.43
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Mark Fidrych
420.97
62
Dennis Eckersley
418.66
63
Jack Billingham
414.02
64
Vern Ruhle
413.97
65
Ken Brett
412.83
66
Steve Renko
411.01
67
Ray Burris
410.64
68
John Denny
409.25
69
Dick Ruthven
408.44
70
Bill Lee
407.15
71
Woodie Fryman
406.65
72
Bill Bonham
404.68
73
Bill Singer
402.7
74
Larry Christenson
402.04
75
Carl Morton
399.19
76
Ross Grimsley
398.76
77
Jackie Brown
397.48
78
Rich Gossage
396.05
79
Clay Kirby
395.92
80
Jim Umbarger
395.39
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Stan Bahnsen
394.62
82
Joe Coleman
394.01
83
Steve Stone
392.91
84
Tom Underwood
391.71
85
Rick Rhoden
391.55
86
Jim Hughes
388.15
87
Craig Swan
386.2
88
Fritz Peterson
383.47
89
Bart Johnson
382.93
90
Gary Ross
382.78
91
Doug Bird
381.78
92
Ron Reed
380.93
93
Dan Warthen
380.0
94
Pat Zachry
379.05
95
Dave Freisleben
377.44
96
Don Stanhouse
373.19
97
Pete Broberg
372.65
98
Tommy John
369.52
99
Joaquin Andujar
367.32
100
Jim Bibby
366.71
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
John Curtis
362.88
102
Santo Alcala
361.55
103
Dick Pole
360.98
104
Don Kirkwood
360.83
105
Wayne Garland
356.36
106
Reggie Cleveland
354.62
107
Dick Bosman
352.95
108
Ray Bare
350.8
109
Paul Mitchell
350.79
110
Alan Foster
350.41
111
Dan Spillner
349.8
112
Pete Redfern
347.8
113
Rick Jones
344.64
114
Terry Forster
343.93
115
Mike Norris
343.76
116
Mike Cosgrove
341.32
117
Joe Niekro
340.82
118
Joe Decker
339.08
119
Mike Caldwell
338.97
120
Doyle Alexander
338.4
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Rob Dressler
338.01
122
Jerry Augustine
336.78
123
Roger Moret
336.08
124
Rick Waits
335.69
125
Sid Monge
334.46
126
Eddie Bane
329.97
127
Steve Barr
329.4
128
Francisco Barrios
327.39
129
Don Carrithers
322.16
130
Pete Vuckovich
322.09
131
Pat Darcy
320.65
132
Frank MacCormack
320.0
133
Andy Hassler
318.43
134
Steve Hargan
317.52
135
Glenn Abbott
317.14
136
Dave Pagan
315.87
137
Don Hood
314.73
138
Dick Tidrow
314.45
139
John D'Acquisto
314.02
140
Eric Rasmussen
310.78
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Marty Pattin
310.26
142
Jesse Jefferson
310.13
143
Dave Lemanczyk
308.12
144
Chris Knapp
306.39
145
Gilberto Rondon
306.29
146
Frank LaCorte
305.92
147
Charlie Williams
303.56
148
Ken Frailing
302.94
149
Paul Hartzell
302.05
150
Chip Lang
301.58
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