Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
585.85
2
Andy Messersmith
572.06
3
Don Sutton
565.22
4
Catfish Hunter
564.42
5
Nolan Ryan
557.94
6
Bert Blyleven
549.63
7
Phil Niekro
545.07
8
Jim Palmer
535.27
9
Fergie Jenkins
532.66
10
Gaylord Perry
523.02
11
Luis Tiant
522.58
12
Vida Blue
522.26
13
Steve Carlton
518.55
14
Steve Busby
516.17
15
Jon Matlack
514.84
16
Don Gullett
514.03
17
Jim Kaat
513.31
18
Jerry Reuss
501.13
19
Ken Holtzman
495.63
20
Frank Tanana
488.96
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jerry Koosman
483.13
22
Wilbur Wood
479.07
23
Jim Barr
478.89
24
Mickey Lolich
478.73
25
Jim Rooker
477.59
26
Steve Rogers
472.79
27
Ross Grimsley
472.78
28
Jim Lonborg
471.97
29
Mike Cuellar
471.01
30
Randy Jones
470.66
31
Pat Dobson
467.69
32
Doc Medich
467.67
33
Lynn McGlothen
466.29
34
Rick Reuschel
466.18
35
Carl Morton
465.98
36
Bill Lee
462.55
37
Dock Ellis
461.86
38
Mike Torrez
452.95
39
Larry Dierker
451.91
40
Jack Billingham
450.59
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Rudy May
449.64
42
Doug Rau
448.21
43
Bob Gibson
444.29
44
Clay Kirby
441.21
45
Dave Roberts
441.21
46
Jim Slaton
438.98
47
Bob Forsch
437.09
48
Fred Norman
435.28
49
Ron Reed
434.97
50
Jim Perry
434.89
51
Woodie Fryman
434.82
52
Bill Bonham
433.91
53
Al Fitzmorris
433.16
54
Steve Renko
430.23
55
Dave McNally
430.03
56
Rick Wise
426.74
57
Ken Brett
425.72
58
Buzz Capra
425.43
59
Jim Bibby
422.87
60
Joe Coleman
422.43
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Nelson Briles
421.53
62
Steve Stone
421.17
63
Dave Freisleben
420.59
64
Claude Osteen
418.12
65
Dennis Blair
417.71
66
Dave Goltz
417.05
67
Bruce Kison
415.26
68
John Montefusco
414.82
69
Gary Nolan
413.76
70
Burt Hooton
413.31
71
Ed Figueroa
413.15
72
Lerrin LaGrow
411.48
73
Jim Colborn
410.03
74
Steve Hargan
406.73
75
John Curtis
403.58
76
Reggie Cleveland
401.1
77
Joe Decker
399.78
78
Ray Burris
398.94
79
Mike Caldwell
398.08
80
Andy Hassler
395.31
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Stan Bahnsen
394.18
82
Tom Underwood
393.32
83
Bill Singer
390.96
84
Paul Splittorff
388.19
85
Pete Falcone
386.79
86
Bill Hands
386.35
87
Tom Griffin
385.65
88
Don Wilson
384.97
89
Fritz Peterson
382.53
90
Clyde Wright
380.79
91
Al Downing
379.42
92
Vern Ruhle
379.07
93
Wayne Twitchell
378.95
94
Dennis Eckersley
377.59
95
Dan Spillner
377.17
96
Jackie Brown
375.76
97
Sonny Siebert
374.56
98
Joe McIntosh
371.06
99
Jim Hughes
370.31
100
Larry Christenson
367.18
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Roric Harrison
367.06
102
Bill Champion
365.0
103
John D'Acquisto
364.9
104
Randy Tate
364.54
105
Dick Bosman
362.76
106
Dennis Leonard
361.74
107
Doug Konieczny
361.73
108
J.R. Richard
359.41
109
Ed Halicki
356.89
110
Vic Albury
356.85
111
Brent Strom
356.82
112
John Denny
356.59
113
John Candelaria
353.7
114
Alan Foster
353.11
115
Pete Broberg
352.37
116
Marty Pattin
352.02
117
Eric Raich
349.75
118
Bruce Dal Canton
341.14
119
Bill Travers
340.51
120
Ray Bare
339.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Ron Schueler
339.57
122
Pat Darcy
338.94
123
Rich Folkers
337.08
124
Dick Pole
335.97
125
Glenn Abbott
334.24
126
Geoff Zahn
332.65
127
Tom Bradley
332.17
128
Larry Gura
331.74
129
Tom Walker
331.62
130
George Stone
330.61
131
Bill Campbell
327.99
132
Jesse Jefferson
327.77
133
Fred Scherman
326.29
134
Don Hood
325.85
135
Jim Kern
325.04
136
Ray Corbin
323.02
137
Hank Webb
322.45
138
Ed Sprague
318.1
139
Juan Marichal
316.46
140
Tom Carroll
315.69
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Ken Forsch
315.65
142
Roger Moret
315.53
143
Dan Warthen
314.12
144
Bill Castro
312.55
145
Doyle Alexander
312.22
146
Dick Lange
310.68
147
Paul Mitchell
310.51
148
Jim Burton
309.54
149
Mike Norris
308.83
150
Mark Wiley
308.55
151
Jamie Easterly
308.43
152
Larry Demery
307.96
153
Clay Carroll
307.09
154
Dave Hamilton
306.56
155
Tom Hausman
306.51
156
Don Stanhouse
306.14
157
Ray Sadecki
304.56
158
Mike Bacsik
304.26
159
Tom Dettore
303.66
160
Steve Barr
303.46
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Blue Moon Odom
303.31
162
Max Leon
302.72
163
Mike Thompson
302.56
164
Jim Umbarger
301.93
165
Dick Drago
301.19
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