Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Ron Guidry
597.44
2
Tom Seaver
586.5
3
J.R. Richard
570.04
4
Phil Niekro
562.47
5
Bert Blyleven
559.86
6
Jim Palmer
556.73
7
Steve Carlton
550.05
8
Burt Hooton
547.01
9
Nolan Ryan
546.26
10
Dave Goltz
539.39
11
Steve Rogers
538.84
12
Dennis Leonard
535.32
13
Dennis Eckersley
532.2
14
Vida Blue
530.75
15
Don Sutton
527.05
16
Fergie Jenkins
521.44
17
Frank Tanana
521.05
18
Jon Matlack
514.52
19
Gaylord Perry
511.4
20
Rick Reuschel
510.8
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Luis Tiant
509.07
22
Ed Figueroa
504.69
23
John Candelaria
502.51
24
Jerry Koosman
502.06
25
Ed Halicki
500.91
26
Larry Christenson
494.11
27
Mike Caldwell
493.88
28
Bob Knepper
493.27
29
Mike Torrez
490.83
30
Paul Splittorff
484.61
31
Ross Grimsley
482.51
32
John Montefusco
482.19
33
Dick Ruthven
479.29
34
Tommy John
475.95
35
Lary Sorensen
472.54
36
Doug Rau
471.92
37
Fred Norman
468.94
38
Craig Swan
468.46
39
Randy Jones
467.78
40
John Denny
467.16
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Dave Rozema
467.08
42
Bob Forsch
466.55
43
Ken Kravec
466.13
44
Jim Slaton
460.58
45
Dennis Martinez
460.12
46
Jim Rooker
459.48
47
Mike Flanagan
459.22
48
Francisco Barrios
458.59
49
Catfish Hunter
457.02
50
Geoff Zahn
456.43
51
Steve Stone
455.33
52
Dock Ellis
449.05
53
Doyle Alexander
447.22
54
Rick Waits
446.37
55
Roger Erickson
445.76
56
Rudy May
445.23
57
Bill Bonham
443.33
58
Eric Rasmussen
441.64
59
Pat Zachry
439.41
60
Milt Wilcox
439.37
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Dennis Lamp
438.64
62
Scott McGregor
437.4
63
Bob Owchinko
436.15
64
Mark Lemongello
435.2
65
Rick Rhoden
435.02
66
Don Robinson
434.35
67
Rick Wise
434.04
68
Ray Burris
432.73
69
Rich Gale
431.81
70
Jesse Jefferson
430.42
71
Rick Langford
430.38
72
Jim Barr
429.95
73
Larry Gura
429.91
74
Jerry Augustine
427.76
75
Jack Billingham
427.09
76
Jim Clancy
426.12
77
Tom Underwood
425.33
78
Pete Vuckovich
425.27
79
Doc Medich
424.63
80
Don Aase
423.09
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Glenn Abbott
423.06
82
Chris Knapp
422.1
83
Jim Colborn
421.34
84
Joe Niekro
420.55
85
Matt Keough
417.23
86
Jim Bibby
413.7
87
Randy Lerch
412.78
88
Jim Kaat
411.46
89
Don Gullett
411.12
90
Mike Paxton
410.56
91
Bob Shirley
409.19
92
Paul Moskau
408.58
93
Nino Espinosa
408.06
94
John Henry Johnson
407.52
95
Bill Travers
405.44
96
Steve Renko
405.01
97
Bill Lee
403.91
98
Paul Mitchell
402.5
99
Jerry Reuss
401.0
100
Jim Lonborg
400.97
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Mike Krukow
400.03
102
Dick Tidrow
398.09
103
Joaquin Andujar
395.76
104
Preston Hanna
391.21
105
Woodie Fryman
388.81
106
Wayne Garland
388.1
107
Jim Wright
387.65
108
Gary Serum
386.83
109
Jim Beattie
384.05
110
Jerry Garvin
383.88
111
Dave Lemanczyk
383.59
112
Dan Schatzeder
382.17
113
Silvio Martinez
381.63
114
David Clyde
379.95
115
Pete Broberg
378.54
116
Kip Young
378.35
117
Wayne Twitchell
376.92
118
Bob Welch
375.74
119
Rick Honeycutt
373.96
120
Dave Roberts
373.49
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Mickey Mahler
372.93
122
Larry McWilliams
372.51
123
Wilbur Wood
372.33
124
Ken Brett
368.59
125
Paul Thormodsgard
364.38
126
Pete Falcone
362.6
127
Tom Dixon
361.64
128
Balor Moore
361.27
129
Andy Replogle
358.28
130
Floyd Bannister
357.61
131
Hal Dues
355.86
132
Steve Comer
354.45
133
Dave Frost
352.77
134
Paul Hartzell
350.24
135
Dave Freisleben
348.62
136
Tom Hume
348.25
137
Byron McLaughlin
348.03
138
Darrell Jackson
347.36
139
Bruce Kison
347.35
140
Moose Haas
345.72
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Nelson Briles
345.44
142
Andy Hassler
343.88
143
Tom Hausman
341.88
144
Eddie Solomon
341.7
145
Don Hood
341.48
146
Vern Ruhle
340.58
147
Ken Forsch
340.43
148
Mike LaCoss
339.09
149
Mike Proly
337.79
150
Scott Sanderson
336.54
151
Paul Reuschel
336.46
152
Alan Wirth
335.14
153
Don Kirkwood
334.0
154
Dick Pole
333.92
155
Kevin Kobel
331.83
156
Rich Wortham
330.19
157
Mike Bruhert
329.18
158
Bob Sykes
325.67
159
Steve Baker
325.15
160
Jack Kucek
324.65
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Stan Perzanowski
324.11
162
John Urrea
323.17
163
Allen Ripley
319.39
164
Aurelio Lopez
318.6
165
Tom Bruno
316.06
166
Ron Schueler
315.48
167
Eduardo Rodriguez
315.13
168
Jim Umbarger
314.9
169
Mike Norris
314.67
170
Marty Pattin
313.12
171
Ross Baumgarten
313.09
172
Tommy Boggs
312.67
173
Rick Camp
311.07
174
Pete Redfern
310.32
175
Rich Hinton
310.03
176
Adrian Devine
309.87
177
Tom House
309.79
178
Rob Dressler
309.72
179
Mark Fidrych
309.5
180
Dave Ford
309.46
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
181
Jim Bouton
309.28
182
Mickey Lolich
308.92
183
Dan O'Brien
308.92
184
Steve Trout
308.37
185
Bobby Sprowl
308.22
186
Doug Bird
306.92
187
Mike Parrott
305.27
188
Sammy Stewart
305.24
189
Manny Sarmiento
304.13
190
Al Fitzmorris
303.93
191
Paul Mirabella
303.2
192
Andy Messersmith
303.07
193
Jack Morris
302.12
194
Manny Seoane
302.06
195
Paul Lindblad
301.82
196
Roy Lee Jackson
301.79
197
Donnie Moore
301.65
198
Dick Drago
301.16
199
Ken Holtzman
300.97
200
Mark Bomback
300.83
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
201
Bob Stanley
300.62
202
Ken Clay
300.52
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