Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Ron Guidry
577.68
2
Tom Seaver
574.2
3
J.R. Richard
573.41
4
Phil Niekro
556.46
5
Jim Palmer
553.27
6
Nolan Ryan
551.54
7
Bert Blyleven
546.11
8
Vida Blue
544.72
9
Steve Carlton
542.29
10
Steve Rogers
541.46
11
Dennis Eckersley
534.0
12
Dennis Leonard
533.89
13
Burt Hooton
529.46
14
Jon Matlack
529.06
15
Frank Tanana
528.99
16
Dave Goltz
525.39
17
Rick Reuschel
522.98
18
Don Sutton
518.73
19
Jerry Koosman
507.69
20
Gaylord Perry
506.98
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Luis Tiant
506.46
22
Fergie Jenkins
505.33
23
Ed Halicki
502.94
24
John Candelaria
495.29
25
Mike Torrez
494.89
26
Paul Splittorff
483.81
27
Ed Figueroa
482.73
28
Larry Christenson
479.3
29
John Montefusco
478.24
30
Bob Knepper
477.09
31
Tommy John
476.34
32
Mike Flanagan
473.57
33
Fred Norman
472.52
34
Craig Swan
470.69
35
Bob Forsch
470.16
36
Mike Caldwell
469.74
37
John Denny
467.4
38
Doug Rau
465.84
39
Ross Grimsley
464.03
40
Randy Jones
463.02
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Francisco Barrios
462.27
42
Jim Slaton
462.21
43
Dick Ruthven
461.99
44
Lary Sorensen
460.45
45
Dock Ellis
456.44
46
Jim Rooker
456.14
47
Ken Kravec
453.4
48
Rick Wise
452.92
49
Catfish Hunter
451.96
50
Eric Rasmussen
451.69
51
Dave Rozema
449.47
52
Pat Zachry
444.16
53
Steve Stone
443.79
54
Bill Bonham
442.78
55
Bob Owchinko
442.58
56
Geoff Zahn
440.46
57
Jesse Jefferson
438.16
58
Doyle Alexander
437.8
59
Rick Waits
437.13
60
Rudy May
436.43
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Rick Rhoden
435.76
62
Jim Barr
433.85
63
Dennis Martinez
433.41
64
Jack Billingham
431.52
65
Mark Lemongello
431.44
66
Milt Wilcox
430.42
67
Rick Langford
430.24
68
Roger Erickson
428.57
69
Doc Medich
428.23
70
Don Robinson
426.71
71
Scott McGregor
426.64
72
Dennis Lamp
425.38
73
Ray Burris
424.45
74
Pete Vuckovich
424.16
75
Rich Gale
424.12
76
Tom Underwood
423.24
77
Jerry Augustine
420.62
78
Matt Keough
416.89
79
John Henry Johnson
416.2
80
Don Gullett
415.87
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Jim Clancy
414.66
82
Glenn Abbott
414.57
83
Jim Colborn
413.04
84
Joe Niekro
410.31
85
Don Aase
410.21
86
Bob Shirley
410.16
87
Bill Lee
408.66
88
Randy Lerch
407.1
89
Jim Lonborg
404.47
90
Steve Renko
403.97
91
Jim Bibby
403.84
92
Nino Espinosa
401.93
93
Joaquin Andujar
400.51
94
Chris Knapp
400.22
95
Larry Gura
399.73
96
Woodie Fryman
397.16
97
Paul Moskau
397.02
98
Bill Travers
396.29
99
Jerry Reuss
395.67
100
Preston Hanna
394.49
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Jim Wright
393.25
102
Wayne Garland
392.85
103
Silvio Martinez
391.76
104
Jim Kaat
391.55
105
Dick Tidrow
389.66
106
Jerry Garvin
388.7
107
Mike Krukow
388.41
108
Dave Lemanczyk
388.34
109
Paul Mitchell
387.75
110
Mike Paxton
386.21
111
Wayne Twitchell
381.67
112
Dan Schatzeder
378.34
113
Dave Roberts
378.24
114
Gary Serum
378.18
115
Wilbur Wood
377.08
116
Rick Honeycutt
373.91
117
Ken Brett
373.34
118
Paul Thormodsgard
369.13
119
Pete Broberg
367.23
120
Tom Dixon
366.39
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Kip Young
365.64
122
David Clyde
364.6
123
Floyd Bannister
362.36
124
Mickey Mahler
361.57
125
Pete Falcone
360.7
126
Hal Dues
359.29
127
Bob Welch
354.07
128
Larry McWilliams
353.8
129
Tom Hume
353.0
130
Darrell Jackson
351.86
131
Moose Haas
350.47
132
Nelson Briles
350.19
133
Balor Moore
348.28
134
Jim Beattie
347.95
135
Dave Frost
346.61
136
Don Hood
346.23
137
Paul Hartzell
345.34
138
Byron McLaughlin
344.12
139
Dave Freisleben
341.55
140
Andy Hassler
341.47
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Dick Pole
338.67
142
Vern Ruhle
337.19
143
Mike LaCoss
332.58
144
Mike Bruhert
330.95
145
Bob Sykes
329.92
146
Steve Baker
329.9
147
Mike Proly
329.84
148
Andy Replogle
328.35
149
John Urrea
327.92
150
Steve Comer
327.81
151
Alan Wirth
324.7
152
Allen Ripley
324.14
153
Stan Perzanowski
323.71
154
Aurelio Lopez
323.35
155
Tom Hausman
322.45
156
Kevin Kobel
320.98
157
Bruce Kison
320.68
158
Ron Schueler
320.23
159
Jim Umbarger
319.65
160
Eduardo Rodriguez
319.63
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Eddie Solomon
318.97
162
Ross Baumgarten
317.68
163
Tommy Boggs
317.42
164
Scott Sanderson
316.07
165
Rick Camp
315.82
166
Pete Redfern
315.07
167
Adrian Devine
314.62
168
Tom House
314.54
169
Mark Fidrych
314.25
170
Don Kirkwood
312.65
171
Doug Bird
311.67
172
Ken Forsch
311.53
173
Paul Reuschel
310.57
174
Mike Parrott
310.02
175
Manny Sarmiento
308.88
176
Paul Mirabella
307.95
177
Andy Messersmith
307.82
178
Mickey Lolich
307.69
179
Mike Norris
307.22
180
Al Fitzmorris
307.18
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
181
Tom Bruno
306.36
182
Ken Holtzman
305.72
183
Bob Stanley
305.37
184
Ken Clay
305.27
185
Joe Kerrigan
301.07
186
Jeff Holly
300.97
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