Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
598.24
2
Don Sutton
588.15
3
Bob Gibson
572.4
4
Nolan Ryan
566.86
5
Bert Blyleven
551.29
6
Gaylord Perry
541.55
7
Jim Palmer
532.78
8
Mickey Lolich
531.44
9
Fergie Jenkins
531.42
10
Catfish Hunter
530.71
11
Steve Carlton
523.67
12
Don Wilson
522.75
13
Ken Holtzman
517.26
14
Wilbur Wood
513.96
15
Rick Wise
508.71
16
Andy Messersmith
506.77
17
Mike Cuellar
504.77
18
Jack Billingham
504.24
19
Joe Coleman
496.84
20
Dave McNally
494.23
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Bill Singer
491.17
22
Tom Bradley
488.22
23
Phil Niekro
486.62
24
Vida Blue
486.28
25
Mel Stottlemyre
484.0
26
Marty Pattin
483.81
27
Claude Osteen
483.79
28
Dock Ellis
481.42
29
Nelson Briles
480.82
30
Jon Matlack
479.27
31
Luis Tiant
478.54
32
Dick Drago
474.49
33
Stan Bahnsen
473.5
34
Al Downing
470.14
35
Jerry Koosman
464.42
36
Tommy John
464.26
37
Pat Dobson
463.33
38
Jerry Reuss
462.99
39
Rudy May
462.36
40
Milt Pappas
462.06
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Fred Norman
461.78
42
Clay Kirby
458.23
43
Paul Splittorff
457.61
44
Clyde Wright
457.2
45
Ron Bryant
455.89
46
Ross Grimsley
454.46
47
Dave Roberts
454.42
48
Reggie Cleveland
454.05
49
Fritz Peterson
453.15
50
Jim Perry
452.65
51
Rick Reuschel
451.18
52
Dick Woodson
447.81
53
Ken Forsch
447.22
54
Juan Marichal
443.92
55
Bob Moose
443.73
56
Sam McDowell
443.12
57
Carl Morton
440.87
58
Bill Hands
440.81
59
Jim Barr
437.83
60
Dick Tidrow
433.37
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Steve Arlin
433.14
62
Jim Kaat
431.47
63
Gary Gentry
431.07
64
Burt Hooton
430.24
65
Sonny Siebert
429.77
66
Jim Colborn
424.51
67
Ron Reed
424.04
68
Steve Renko
423.46
69
Jim Lonborg
422.7
70
Wayne Twitchell
421.42
71
John Curtis
421.39
72
Steve Kline
420.98
73
Steve Blass
419.76
74
Ernie McAnally
418.48
75
Bill Stoneman
418.2
76
Balor Moore
416.16
77
Don Gullett
411.79
78
Dick Bosman
411.28
79
Mike Torrez
411.08
80
Bill Parsons
410.34
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Blue Moon Odom
409.25
82
Bill Lee
408.87
83
Woodie Fryman
404.7
84
Roger Nelson
403.19
85
Doc Medich
400.44
86
Gary Nolan
397.05
87
Skip Lockwood
389.56
88
Steve Busby
388.22
89
Jim Slaton
386.34
90
Bill Greif
383.61
91
Ken Brett
376.45
92
Luke Walker
374.26
93
Alan Foster
374.1
94
Larry Dierker
371.75
95
Dick Ruthven
369.65
96
Jim McAndrew
368.15
97
Steve Stone
366.23
98
Roric Harrison
365.36
99
Jim Bibby
363.86
100
Jim McGlothlin
363.51
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Pete Broberg
360.38
102
Doyle Alexander
357.25
103
Jim Willoughby
356.93
104
Jerry Bell
356.46
105
Ken Wright
356.1
106
Joe Decker
353.71
107
Mike Paul
351.69
108
Tom Murphy
349.87
109
Ron Schueler
349.28
110
Rich Hand
347.54
111
Dave Hamilton
347.23
112
Mike Caldwell
345.97
113
George Stone
345.46
114
Jim Merritt
344.63
115
Randy Jones
343.61
116
Milt Wilcox
342.6
117
Wayne Simpson
341.76
118
Ray Culp
341.42
119
Steve Dunning
335.44
120
Eddie Fisher
335.14
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Tom Hall
333.74
122
Brent Strom
333.2
123
Mike Strahler
332.97
124
Ray Corbin
332.34
125
Jim Rooker
330.89
126
Lynn McGlothen
330.33
127
Rich Folkers
329.56
128
Rich Troedson
328.2
129
Jesse Jefferson
327.8
130
Harry Parker
327.02
131
David Clyde
326.87
132
Bart Johnson
324.87
133
Clay Carroll
324.76
134
Eddie Bane
321.84
135
Larry Gura
317.58
136
J.R. Richard
317.05
137
Gene Garber
316.47
138
Mike Corkins
315.3
139
Scipio Spinks
315.16
140
Chris Short
312.95
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Mark Littell
312.05
142
Lindy McDaniel
311.92
143
Ray Sadecki
310.09
144
Steve Rogers
310.08
145
Roger Moret
309.86
146
Mike Wallace
309.06
147
Jimmy Freeman
307.22
148
Don Carrithers
306.18
149
Dave Goltz
305.63
150
Fred Beene
304.85
151
Larry Christenson
304.43
152
Bill Bonham
304.21
153
Jim Geddes
304.1
154
Bruce Dal Canton
303.84
155
Al Fitzmorris
303.35
156
Tom Timmermann
303.27
157
Doug Rau
303.01
158
Bob Johnson
302.5
159
Dick Lange
302.26
160
Don Stanhouse
301.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
John Morlan
301.62
162
Bob Reynolds
301.57
163
Charlie Williams
300.83
164
Mike Kekich
300.48
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