Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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Rank
Pitcher
Rating
1
Tom Seaver
625.69
2
Nolan Ryan
595.41
3
Don Sutton
591.31
4
Jim Palmer
581.29
5
Bert Blyleven
570.85
6
Bob Gibson
564.18
7
Gaylord Perry
550.59
8
Andy Messersmith
541.39
9
Don Wilson
536.45
10
Luis Tiant
520.56
11
Steve Carlton
520.45
12
Jack Billingham
517.41
13
Catfish Hunter
515.75
14
Mickey Lolich
514.47
15
Vida Blue
512.97
16
Phil Niekro
511.76
17
Fergie Jenkins
509.65
18
Mike Cuellar
506.1
19
Joe Coleman
504.95
20
Rick Wise
496.64
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
21
Jerry Koosman
494.49
22
Ken Holtzman
494.22
23
Tom Bradley
493.87
24
Wilbur Wood
492.32
25
Jon Matlack
491.61
26
Tommy John
489.73
27
Bill Singer
489.52
28
Dock Ellis
487.07
29
Al Downing
484.75
30
Dave McNally
484.61
31
Claude Osteen
483.93
32
Nelson Briles
483.42
33
Mel Stottlemyre
483.1
34
Fred Norman
482.78
35
Dave Roberts
476.6
36
Steve Renko
473.54
37
Jerry Reuss
473.19
38
Reggie Cleveland
472.14
39
Stan Bahnsen
472.03
40
Ron Bryant
471.33
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
41
Burt Hooton
470.99
42
Wayne Twitchell
470.45
43
Don Gullett
469.96
44
Carl Morton
469.82
45
Marty Pattin
465.03
46
Bob Moose
464.38
47
Rick Reuschel
463.18
48
Ross Grimsley
461.49
49
Milt Pappas
457.39
50
Juan Marichal
455.5
51
Clay Kirby
454.19
52
Pat Dobson
453.06
53
Dick Tidrow
452.48
54
Paul Splittorff
449.34
55
Clyde Wright
449.31
56
Bill Lee
448.42
57
Dick Drago
447.5
58
Rudy May
447.17
59
Jim Colborn
445.02
60
Balor Moore
444.06
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
61
Jim Barr
443.7
62
Fritz Peterson
441.57
63
Jim Perry
441.25
64
Doc Medich
438.63
65
Dick Woodson
437.29
66
Mike Torrez
437.03
67
Jim Bibby
434.45
68
Jim Lonborg
433.65
69
Sam McDowell
432.32
70
Steve Rogers
430.53
71
Bill Hands
430.45
72
Ken Forsch
429.56
73
Bill Greif
424.51
74
Jim Slaton
424.12
75
Steve Arlin
422.63
76
John Curtis
421.4
77
Jim Kaat
418.26
78
Ken Brett
417.81
79
Blue Moon Odom
417.66
80
Steve Busby
416.38
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
81
Gary Gentry
415.82
82
Woodie Fryman
415.6
83
Alan Foster
414.24
84
Sonny Siebert
411.65
85
Ron Reed
408.79
86
Ron Schueler
408.25
87
Bill Stoneman
406.36
88
Jim Rooker
406.05
89
Steve Blass
405.53
90
Ernie McAnally
403.43
91
Steve Kline
403.41
92
Joe Decker
403.34
93
Skip Lockwood
401.96
94
Roger Nelson
392.94
95
Bill Parsons
392.08
96
George Stone
390.1
97
Randy Jones
389.02
98
Dick Bosman
388.53
99
Roric Harrison
387.1
100
Gary Nolan
385.89
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
101
Steve Stone
381.45
102
Dick Ruthven
376.59
103
Doyle Alexander
373.55
104
Jerry Bell
369.54
105
Luke Walker
365.87
106
Roger Moret
360.86
107
Rich Troedson
359.34
108
Jim Merritt
358.67
109
Larry Dierker
358.41
110
Al Fitzmorris
355.26
111
Bill Bonham
353.97
112
J.R. Richard
353.94
113
Rich Hand
353.56
114
Jim McAndrew
351.43
115
Pete Broberg
349.28
116
Jim McGlothlin
348.26
117
David Clyde
347.56
118
Milt Wilcox
347.47
119
Tom Timmermann
346.84
120
Jesse Jefferson
346.3
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
121
Tom Griffin
344.99
122
Ray Sadecki
344.81
123
Mike Paul
344.65
124
Tom Murphy
343.73
125
Terry Forster
343.73
126
Ray Corbin
343.18
127
Brent Strom
342.67
128
Jim Willoughby
342.31
129
Ken Wright
341.06
130
Mike Caldwell
336.58
131
Mike Strahler
335.1
132
Dave Goltz
331.0
133
Rich Folkers
329.81
134
Bill Champion
329.48
135
Tom Hall
328.8
136
Dave Hamilton
328.34
137
Wayne Simpson
328.3
138
Ray Culp
327.08
139
Bruce Kison
326.87
140
John Morlan
324.13
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
141
Steve Dunning
323.33
142
Mike Nagy
321.26
143
Gene Garber
320.46
144
Eddie Fisher
319.89
145
Bart Johnson
318.01
146
Danny Fife
317.24
147
Lynn McGlothen
315.08
148
John D'Acquisto
314.95
149
Dick Lange
314.61
150
Frank Tanana
313.94
151
Charlie Hudson
312.6
152
Darold Knowles
311.79
153
Harry Parker
311.77
154
Eddie Bane
311.61
155
Jackie Brown
310.08
156
Glenn Abbott
309.99
157
Clay Carroll
309.51
158
Dick Pole
309.29
159
Doug Konieczny
308.62
160
Wenty Ford
308.24
Rank
Pitcher
Rating
161
Rick Henninger
306.44
162
Andy Hassler
306.39
163
Lerrin LaGrow
306.37
164
Doug Rau
306.01
165
Max Leon
305.63
166
Paul Lindblad
304.17
167
Lindy McDaniel
303.39
168
Juan Pizarro
302.97
169
Don Hood
302.56
170
Mark Littell
302.38
171
Bill Gogolewski
302.33
172
Larry Gura
301.01
173
Mike Kekich
300.95
174
Mike Corkins
300.05
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