Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
622.99
2
Nolan Ryan
591.67
3
Don Sutton
591.31
4
Jim Palmer
575.46
5
Bert Blyleven
572.79
6
Bob Gibson
565.18
7
Gaylord Perry
550.59
8
Andy Messersmith
537.25
9
Don Wilson
536.45
10
Mickey Lolich
518.89
11
Catfish Hunter
518.31
12
Steve Carlton
517.57
13
Jack Billingham
517.51
14
Fergie Jenkins
511.3
15
Luis Tiant
510.52
16
Phil Niekro
509.49
17
Mike Cuellar
505.95
18
Ken Holtzman
503.24
19
Vida Blue
502.15
20
Joe Coleman
499.21
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Tom Bradley
497.84
22
Jon Matlack
496.53
23
Dave McNally
494.02
24
Rick Wise
492.71
25
Wilbur Wood
490.61
26
Jerry Koosman
488.68
27
Dock Ellis
488.07
28
Nelson Briles
487.45
29
Tommy John
485.83
30
Bill Singer
484.31
31
Mel Stottlemyre
482.42
32
Claude Osteen
482.39
33
Stan Bahnsen
479.35
34
Al Downing
478.29
35
Dave Roberts
476.6
36
Steve Renko
476.55
37
Reggie Cleveland
475.0
38
Ron Bryant
473.38
39
Fred Norman
472.48
40
Carl Morton
469.82
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Burt Hooton
469.25
42
Rick Reuschel
468.06
43
Jerry Reuss
466.78
44
Ross Grimsley
466.33
45
Wayne Twitchell
466.24
46
Marty Pattin
465.03
47
Bob Moose
461.95
48
Clay Kirby
461.05
49
Don Gullett
457.58
50
Dick Tidrow
456.68
51
Juan Marichal
453.95
52
Pat Dobson
453.06
53
Milt Pappas
452.17
54
Dick Drago
448.5
55
Balor Moore
447.28
56
Rudy May
447.17
57
Paul Splittorff
446.92
58
Clyde Wright
446.53
59
Jim Colborn
442.48
60
Bill Lee
441.7
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Fritz Peterson
441.57
62
Mike Torrez
441.42
63
Jim Barr
440.85
64
Jim Perry
439.83
65
Dick Woodson
438.29
66
Jim Lonborg
437.98
67
Doc Medich
437.49
68
Sam McDowell
433.32
69
Ken Forsch
430.56
70
Bill Hands
426.56
71
Jim Bibby
425.76
72
Steve Rogers
425.06
73
Jim Slaton
422.49
74
John Curtis
422.4
75
Woodie Fryman
421.96
76
Alan Foster
419.56
77
Jim Kaat
418.26
78
Gary Gentry
416.82
79
Steve Busby
416.38
80
Blue Moon Odom
415.23
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Bill Greif
415.19
82
Ken Brett
415.09
83
Steve Arlin
414.14
84
Sonny Siebert
411.65
85
Steve Blass
410.87
86
Ron Reed
409.79
87
Bill Stoneman
406.36
88
Ernie McAnally
404.43
89
Steve Kline
404.41
90
Ron Schueler
403.76
91
Skip Lockwood
402.71
92
Jim Rooker
399.97
93
Joe Decker
397.79
94
Roger Nelson
393.94
95
Bill Parsons
393.08
96
Dick Bosman
389.53
97
George Stone
389.39
98
Randy Jones
387.97
99
Gary Nolan
386.89
100
Roric Harrison
385.55
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Steve Stone
382.45
102
Dick Ruthven
376.1
103
Doyle Alexander
373.55
104
Jerry Bell
370.29
105
Luke Walker
366.87
106
Roger Moret
360.22
107
Jim Merritt
359.67
108
Larry Dierker
359.41
109
J.R. Richard
354.94
110
Jim McAndrew
352.43
111
Pete Broberg
351.84
112
Rich Troedson
350.87
113
Jim McGlothlin
349.26
114
Al Fitzmorris
348.37
115
Tom Timmermann
347.09
116
Mike Paul
345.4
117
David Clyde
344.86
118
Ray Sadecki
344.81
119
Rich Hand
344.3
120
Milt Wilcox
344.09
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Brent Strom
343.67
122
Jim Willoughby
343.31
123
Terry Forster
343.3
124
Tom Murphy
342.44
125
Ken Wright
342.06
126
Tom Griffin
341.36
127
Bill Bonham
341.23
128
Mike Caldwell
337.58
129
Jesse Jefferson
336.55
130
Mike Strahler
336.1
131
Ray Corbin
334.23
132
Dave Goltz
331.0
133
Rich Folkers
329.81
134
Tom Hall
329.8
135
Bill Champion
329.38
136
Dave Hamilton
329.34
137
Ray Culp
328.08
138
Wayne Simpson
327.51
139
Bruce Kison
326.87
140
John Morlan
325.13
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Mike Nagy
321.26
142
Eddie Fisher
320.89
143
Steve Dunning
320.67
144
Bart Johnson
319.01
145
Gene Garber
317.14
146
Danny Fife
316.35
147
Lynn McGlothen
316.08
148
Charlie Hudson
315.8
149
Dick Lange
315.61
150
Frank Tanana
313.77
151
Harry Parker
312.77
152
Eddie Bane
312.36
153
Darold Knowles
311.96
154
Jackie Brown
311.08
155
Clay Carroll
310.51
156
Dick Pole
310.29
157
Glenn Abbott
309.99
158
Wenty Ford
309.24
159
Rick Henninger
307.44
160
Lerrin LaGrow
307.37
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Doug Rau
307.01
162
Max Leon
306.63
163
Doug Konieczny
306.57
164
Paul Lindblad
305.17
165
Juan Pizarro
303.97
166
Lindy McDaniel
303.39
167
Mark Littell
303.38
168
Don Hood
303.31
169
Larry Gura
302.01
170
Mike Kekich
301.95
171
John D'Acquisto
301.54
172
Mike Corkins
301.05
173
Scipio Spinks
300.91
174
Steve Barber
300.67
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