Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
614.97
2
Don Sutton
594.9
3
Bob Gibson
573.43
4
Nolan Ryan
565.65
5
Bert Blyleven
556.65
6
Jim Palmer
554.51
7
Don Wilson
544.38
8
Steve Carlton
540.9
9
Gaylord Perry
537.81
10
Andy Messersmith
529.45
11
Catfish Hunter
525.71
12
Mickey Lolich
523.77
13
Rick Wise
515.52
14
Fergie Jenkins
514.78
15
Ken Holtzman
508.92
16
Phil Niekro
508.89
17
Mike Cuellar
508.23
18
Jack Billingham
506.63
19
Dock Ellis
503.28
20
Claude Osteen
499.85
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jon Matlack
495.5
22
Joe Coleman
494.77
23
Wilbur Wood
493.75
24
Vida Blue
492.63
25
Luis Tiant
492.55
26
Tom Bradley
489.44
27
Nelson Briles
484.78
28
Al Downing
482.81
29
Dave McNally
480.39
30
Ron Bryant
478.62
31
Tommy John
475.69
32
Mel Stottlemyre
474.72
33
Marty Pattin
473.61
34
Bill Singer
471.08
35
Jerry Reuss
470.31
36
Clay Kirby
469.91
37
Paul Splittorff
469.03
38
Stan Bahnsen
468.51
39
Rick Reuschel
467.26
40
Fred Norman
465.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Jerry Koosman
465.67
42
Pat Dobson
461.32
43
Reggie Cleveland
460.5
44
Dave Roberts
459.79
45
Dick Drago
458.46
46
Jim Perry
457.44
47
Rudy May
456.25
48
Juan Marichal
453.21
49
Ross Grimsley
451.13
50
Steve Renko
450.82
51
Milt Pappas
449.67
52
Wayne Twitchell
449.37
53
Bob Moose
448.79
54
Clyde Wright
448.52
55
Dick Woodson
447.49
56
Carl Morton
445.72
57
Fritz Peterson
444.75
58
Dick Tidrow
440.51
59
Jim Barr
440.19
60
Don Gullett
440.02
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Ken Forsch
438.81
62
Burt Hooton
437.62
63
Bill Hands
434.81
64
Jim Colborn
433.83
65
Balor Moore
432.58
66
Sam McDowell
432.13
67
John Curtis
427.89
68
Gary Gentry
425.07
69
Bill Lee
422.17
70
Woodie Fryman
421.26
71
Steve Arlin
420.39
72
Sonny Siebert
418.22
73
Ron Reed
418.04
74
Steve Busby
417.11
75
Mike Torrez
416.57
76
Jim Lonborg
415.12
77
Steve Blass
413.15
78
Jim Kaat
412.91
79
Steve Kline
412.66
80
Ernie McAnally
411.18
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Blue Moon Odom
410.93
82
Bill Stoneman
410.86
83
Bill Greif
410.57
84
Doc Medich
408.01
85
Bill Parsons
407.63
86
Jim Bibby
404.12
87
Dick Bosman
403.46
88
Roger Nelson
402.19
89
Skip Lockwood
396.55
90
Gary Nolan
395.14
91
Ken Brett
394.34
92
Alan Foster
389.47
93
Jim Slaton
388.92
94
Steve Stone
384.46
95
Dick Ruthven
384.11
96
Ron Schueler
374.73
97
Luke Walker
374.56
98
Jerry Bell
373.06
99
Joe Decker
371.4
100
Steve Rogers
368.27
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Larry Dierker
367.66
102
Randy Jones
367.58
103
Roric Harrison
367.38
104
Jim McAndrew
360.68
105
Jim Rooker
358.68
106
Jim McGlothlin
357.51
107
George Stone
356.72
108
Doyle Alexander
354.42
109
Pete Broberg
354.38
110
Jim Willoughby
351.56
111
Ken Wright
350.31
112
Tom Murphy
349.94
113
Jim Merritt
348.12
114
David Clyde
347.69
115
Mike Caldwell
345.83
116
Mike Paul
345.69
117
Brent Strom
345.24
118
J.R. Richard
342.79
119
Mike Strahler
341.83
120
Rich Hand
341.54
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Jesse Jefferson
340.79
122
Al Fitzmorris
340.65
123
Tom Hall
338.05
124
Roger Moret
337.87
125
Milt Wilcox
337.85
126
Dave Hamilton
337.59
127
Ray Culp
336.33
128
Wayne Simpson
335.76
129
Rich Troedson
334.06
130
Tom Timmermann
330.96
131
Rich Folkers
330.74
132
Steve Dunning
329.88
133
Eddie Fisher
329.14
134
Bart Johnson
327.26
135
Ray Corbin
326.34
136
Lynn McGlothen
324.33
137
Ray Sadecki
323.13
138
Harry Parker
321.02
139
Darold Knowles
318.96
140
Clay Carroll
318.76
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
John Morlan
318.68
142
Jackie Brown
318.58
143
Bill Bonham
318.11
144
Terry Forster
316.68
145
Eddie Bane
316.09
146
Paul Lindblad
313.42
147
Dave Goltz
310.75
148
Gene Garber
310.47
149
Larry Gura
310.26
150
Mike Corkins
309.3
151
Scipio Spinks
309.16
152
Chris Short
307.95
153
Steve Barber
307.42
154
Fred Beene
306.97
155
Mark Littell
306.05
156
Lindy McDaniel
305.92
157
Tug McGraw
305.0
158
Mike Nagy
304.66
159
Dick Lange
304.03
160
Jimmy Freeman
303.83
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Dick Pole
303.66
162
Gary Neibauer
303.63
163
Mike Wallace
303.06
164
Frank Linzy
301.4
165
Bill Campbell
301.01
166
Don Carrithers
300.18
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