Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
576.67
2
J.R. Richard
572.84
3
Ron Guidry
566.76
4
Phil Niekro
555.25
5
Jim Palmer
550.06
6
Steve Rogers
547.12
7
Steve Carlton
542.85
8
Nolan Ryan
542.24
9
Bert Blyleven
535.33
10
Frank Tanana
531.77
11
Vida Blue
530.44
12
Burt Hooton
527.74
13
Dennis Eckersley
523.21
14
Dave Goltz
522.8
15
Don Sutton
522.63
16
Dennis Leonard
520.34
17
Jon Matlack
511.0
18
Rick Reuschel
510.47
19
Gaylord Perry
501.84
20
Luis Tiant
500.72
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
John Candelaria
497.45
22
Mike Torrez
490.1
23
Jerry Koosman
488.23
24
Ed Halicki
487.73
25
Larry Christenson
486.63
26
Fergie Jenkins
486.54
27
John Montefusco
480.6
28
Ed Figueroa
479.9
29
Paul Splittorff
479.67
30
Tommy John
476.76
31
Bob Forsch
475.74
32
Fred Norman
474.9
33
Bob Knepper
474.1
34
Mike Flanagan
469.27
35
Rick Wise
466.49
36
Dick Ruthven
466.34
37
Doug Rau
464.67
38
Jim Rooker
463.89
39
Randy Jones
462.47
40
John Denny
461.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Dock Ellis
460.33
42
Jim Slaton
460.13
43
Lary Sorensen
454.65
44
Mike Caldwell
454.36
45
Bill Bonham
454.07
46
Craig Swan
453.4
47
Ross Grimsley
452.71
48
Pat Zachry
447.91
49
Bob Owchinko
446.98
50
Eric Rasmussen
445.53
51
Francisco Barrios
443.75
52
Steve Stone
443.55
53
Doyle Alexander
442.48
54
Catfish Hunter
442.32
55
Jesse Jefferson
441.88
56
Rudy May
440.18
57
Rick Rhoden
439.51
58
Geoff Zahn
437.69
59
Ken Kravec
435.09
60
Rick Langford
432.11
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Dave Rozema
432.07
62
Mark Lemongello
431.97
63
Jack Billingham
428.02
64
Jim Barr
425.9
65
Rick Waits
425.65
66
Rich Gale
425.32
67
Dennis Lamp
424.59
68
Don Gullett
419.62
69
Don Aase
416.57
70
Scott McGregor
416.2
71
Bob Shirley
413.91
72
Nino Espinosa
413.57
73
Ray Burris
413.31
74
Milt Wilcox
413.23
75
John Henry Johnson
412.63
76
Jerry Augustine
412.21
77
Steve Renko
410.2
78
Doc Medich
409.56
79
Bill Lee
409.53
80
Matt Keough
408.4
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Glenn Abbott
407.85
82
Jim Lonborg
407.72
83
Jim Clancy
407.45
84
Tom Underwood
407.43
85
Jim Colborn
407.23
86
Dennis Martinez
406.27
87
Jim Bibby
405.32
88
Joaquin Andujar
404.26
89
Don Robinson
404.08
90
Paul Moskau
402.38
91
Joe Niekro
401.03
92
Pete Vuckovich
400.91
93
Roger Erickson
400.43
94
Wayne Garland
396.6
95
Chris Knapp
394.19
96
Jim Kaat
393.36
97
Jerry Garvin
392.42
98
Preston Hanna
392.02
99
Dave Lemanczyk
391.97
100
Randy Lerch
391.12
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Larry Gura
390.74
102
Jerry Reuss
388.13
103
Mike Paxton
387.54
104
Woodie Fryman
386.99
105
Wayne Twitchell
385.42
106
Silvio Martinez
384.69
107
Jim Wright
384.52
108
Paul Mitchell
382.4
109
Wilbur Wood
379.83
110
Dave Roberts
379.07
111
Bill Travers
378.7
112
Dick Tidrow
377.18
113
Ken Brett
377.09
114
Paul Thormodsgard
372.88
115
Mike Krukow
371.86
116
Pete Broberg
367.7
117
Floyd Bannister
365.29
118
Dan Schatzeder
364.98
119
Pete Falcone
364.45
120
Hal Dues
363.04
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Tom Dixon
359.82
122
Darrell Jackson
358.67
123
Gary Serum
356.25
124
Tom Hume
356.25
125
Mickey Mahler
355.95
126
Moose Haas
354.22
127
Nelson Briles
353.94
128
Rick Honeycutt
353.34
129
David Clyde
350.74
130
Dave Frost
350.36
131
Jim Beattie
350.2
132
Don Hood
349.98
133
Kip Young
348.34
134
Larry McWilliams
347.47
135
Balor Moore
345.75
136
Andy Hassler
345.22
137
Dick Pole
342.42
138
Dave Freisleben
341.48
139
Paul Hartzell
339.38
140
Bob Welch
336.84
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Steve Baker
333.65
142
Bob Sykes
333.29
143
John Urrea
331.67
144
Byron McLaughlin
331.25
145
Alan Wirth
328.45
146
Allen Ripley
327.89
147
Vern Ruhle
327.49
148
Andy Replogle
324.33
149
Stan Perzanowski
324.02
150
Ron Schueler
323.98
151
Jim Umbarger
323.4
152
Kevin Kobel
323.23
153
Mike Bruhert
321.7
154
Tommy Boggs
320.42
155
Mike LaCoss
319.72
156
Rick Camp
319.57
157
Pete Redfern
318.82
158
Adrian Devine
318.37
159
Tom House
318.29
160
Bruce Kison
318.08
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Mark Fidrych
318.0
162
Eddie Solomon
316.95
163
Aurelio Lopez
316.49
164
Steve Comer
315.73
165
Doug Bird
313.78
166
Mike Parrott
313.77
167
Tom Hausman
313.69
168
Manny Sarmiento
312.63
169
Andy Messersmith
311.57
170
Paul Mirabella
310.51
171
Tom Bruno
309.61
172
Ken Holtzman
309.47
173
Mike Proly
309.32
174
Ken Clay
309.02
175
Eduardo Rodriguez
308.1
176
Bob Stanley
307.62
177
Scott Sanderson
307.37
178
Joe Kerrigan
304.82
179
Stan Bahnsen
303.03
180
John Caneira
302.28
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
181
Jamie Easterly
301.69
182
Al Fitzmorris
301.07
183
Tom Burgmeier
300.33
184
Dwight Bernard
300.15
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