Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Jim Bunning
592.19
2
Juan Marichal
564.75
3
Dean Chance
553.3
4
Earl Wilson
538.31
5
Gary Peters
535.11
6
Bob Gibson
534.9
7
Jim Maloney
534.46
8
Sam McDowell
527.61
9
Don Drysdale
523.16
10
Bob Veale
522.83
11
Jim Kaat
517.42
12
Gaylord Perry
512.34
13
Chris Short
510.93
14
Denny McLain
507.59
15
Fergie Jenkins
505.15
16
Ken Johnson
502.94
17
Al Downing
497.22
18
Sonny Siebert
497.21
19
Mike McCormick
494.91
20
Joe Horlen
494.69
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
George Brunet
492.46
22
Milt Pappas
490.01
23
Steve Hargan
489.17
24
Jim Lonborg
488.12
25
Claude Osteen
487.8
26
Pete Richert
487.71
27
Larry Jackson
487.47
28
Tommy John
484.44
29
Mike Cuellar
482.8
30
Luis Tiant
482.1
31
Denny Lemaster
481.52
32
Mel Stottlemyre
476.0
33
Gary Bell
475.88
34
Don Sutton
475.79
35
Dave Boswell
475.21
36
Phil Ortega
474.34
37
Mickey Lolich
472.04
38
Steve Barber
470.77
39
Jim Nash
470.04
40
Jim Merritt
467.53
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Catfish Hunter
467.01
42
Sandy Koufax
464.11
43
Gary Nolan
459.23
44
Don Wilson
455.82
45
Lee Stange
443.78
46
Tommie Sisk
442.44
47
Ken Holtzman
441.26
48
Dave Giusti
440.67
49
Tom Seaver
440.29
50
Dave McNally
439.34
51
Dick Hughes
438.49
52
Bill Singer
437.86
53
Camilo Pascual
437.41
54
Tom Phoebus
437.07
55
Sammy Ellis
436.89
56
Mudcat Grant
435.25
57
Tony Cloninger
434.73
58
Joe Sparma
433.14
59
Larry Dierker
432.23
60
Larry Jaster
432.08
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jack Fisher
430.62
62
Fritz Peterson
430.35
63
Ray Washburn
425.72
64
Jim McGlothlin
424.76
65
Mel Queen
423.94
66
Bobby Bolin
423.88
67
Steve Carlton
419.64
68
Rich Nye
417.85
69
Ray Culp
416.09
70
Phil Niekro
415.91
71
Rick Wise
415.34
72
Dick Ellsworth
412.47
73
Dennis Ribant
411.55
74
Jim Perry
407.47
75
Bruce Howard
406.57
76
Bucky Brandon
406.51
77
Ray Sadecki
406.0
78
Lew Krausse
405.04
79
Chuck Dobson
404.78
80
Bob Shaw
403.9
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jim O'Toole
402.27
82
Jim Palmer
402.26
83
Fred Talbot
402.19
84
Pat Jarvis
400.56
85
Al Jackson
399.18
86
Barry Moore
397.46
87
Vern Law
395.63
88
Curt Simmons
389.96
89
Rickey Clark
389.67
90
Marcelino Lopez
388.8
91
Wally Bunker
388.61
92
Jack Hamilton
377.25
93
Woodie Fryman
371.93
94
Dennis Bennett
368.54
95
Joe Niekro
366.98
96
Joe Coleman
365.26
97
John O'Donoghue
363.85
98
Bob Hendley
362.83
99
Gene Brabender
361.92
100
Whitey Ford
361.68
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Frank Bertaina
360.84
102
Bob Bruce
359.62
103
Bo Belinsky
358.81
104
Nelson Briles
358.75
105
Stan Williams
357.57
106
Don Cardwell
356.9
107
Jose Santiago
354.79
108
Bill Dillman
353.21
109
Blue Moon Odom
350.85
110
Bill Hands
347.04
111
Jim Hardin
345.87
112
John Buzhardt
342.54
113
Billy McCool
341.41
114
Steve Blass
341.23
115
Jim Brewer
340.32
116
Joe Gibbon
338.24
117
Dick Kelley
337.65
118
Johnny Podres
336.68
119
Jim Bouton
335.72
120
Wade Blasingame
334.54
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Gary Waslewski
332.88
122
Juan Pizarro
331.04
123
Wilbur Wood
330.85
124
Paul Lindblad
330.09
125
Dave Wickersham
330.0
126
Ron Herbel
329.4
127
John Hiller
328.26
128
Joe Verbanic
326.75
129
Bill Monbouquette
324.12
130
Dave Morehead
322.97
131
John Boozer
322.24
132
Fred Klages
321.94
133
Danny Frisella
321.65
134
Cal Koonce
319.16
135
Jack Sanford
318.47
136
Ed Rakow
317.78
137
Billy O'Dell
317.43
138
Jim Cosman
316.52
139
Hank Aguirre
316.24
140
Jerry Stephenson
315.85
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Hank Fischer
315.79
142
Clay Carroll
315.54
143
Bruce Von Hoff
314.94
144
Billy Rohr
314.68
145
Clyde Wright
314.55
146
Phil Regan
314.21
147
Bob Priddy
313.59
148
Nick Willhite
312.93
149
Al McBean
312.46
150
Cisco Carlos
309.22
151
Ed Connolly
308.92
152
Rob Gardner
308.37
153
Roberto Rodriguez
308.25
154
Gerry Arrigo
307.97
155
Dick Nold
306.94
156
Bob Humphreys
306.18
157
Jim Ellis
305.47
158
Bill Stoneman
304.84
159
Steve Jones
304.42
160
Fred Gladding
303.72
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Lindy McDaniel
303.13
162
Thad Tillotson
301.17
163
Bill Denehy
300.36
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