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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Tom Seaver	552.08
2	Nolan Ryan	533.16
3	Jim Palmer	528.11
4	Frank Tanana	526.46
5	Bert Blyleven	525.38
6	Steve Carlton	524.25
7	Dennis Leonard	513.4
8	Don Sutton	495.1
9	Dave Goltz	493.93
10	J.R. Richard	492.82
11	Burt Hooton	490.55
12	John Candelaria	489.34
13	Steve Rogers	484.53
14	Gaylord Perry	483.92
15	Rick Reuschel	482.64
16	Dennis Eckersley	480.86
17	Phil Niekro	480.18
18	Jerry Koosman	473.68
19	Vida Blue	463.92
20	Mike Torrez	463.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Ed Halicki	457.66
22	Luis Tiant	455.39
23	Fred Norman	453.64
24	Jim Rooker	443.75
25	Tommy John	442.92
26	Ed Figueroa	441.03
27	Dock Ellis	440.72
28	Don Gullett	440.37
29	Doug Rau	437.85
30	Wayne Garland	437.02
31	Ron Guidry	436.61
32	Fergie Jenkins	434.7
33	Rudy May	431.6
34	Jon Matlack	429.74
35	John Montefusco	429.72
36	Catfish Hunter	429.39
37	Paul Splittorff	425.45
38	Jerry Reuss	422.99
39	Bob Forsch	421.22
40	Jim Colborn	421.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Bibby	417.77
42	Doyle Alexander	414.52
43	Larry Christenson	413.16
44	Eric Rasmussen	412.29
45	Jim Slaton	410.44
46	Bill Bonham	410.09
47	Rick Wise	408.46
48	Randy Jones	404.53
49	Jim Lonborg	401.8
50	Ray Burris	401.56
51	Mike Flanagan	397.01
52	Jim Barr	396.82
53	Bruce Kison	395.77
54	Rick Rhoden	395.61
55	Pat Zachry	392.75
56	Reggie Cleveland	391.61
57	Doc Medich	387.66
58	Ken Brett	386.92
59	Francisco Barrios	385.0
60	Dave Rozema	380.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Nino Espinosa	380.35
62	Jerry Garvin	379.99
63	Bob Knepper	379.73
64	Ross Grimsley	379.5
65	Glenn Abbott	378.38
66	Jim Kaat	378.28
67	John Denny	377.61
68	Wayne Twitchell	377.5
69	Steve Stone	377.29
70	Mark Lemongello	375.76
71	Pete Falcone	374.26
72	Ken Kravec	373.22
73	Jesse Jefferson	370.15
74	Dick Ruthven	369.46
75	Bob Shirley	369.41
76	Dave Roberts	367.22
77	Paul Thormodsgard	366.22
78	Al Fitzmorris	366.14
79	Mike Krukow	365.52
80	Steve Renko	363.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Joaquin Andujar	363.19
82	Jerry Augustine	362.76
83	Gary Nolan	362.37
84	Dave Lemanczyk	361.93
85	Moose Haas	361.91
86	Nelson Briles	357.45
87	Andy Hassler	356.49
88	Bill Travers	355.54
89	Andy Messersmith	354.35
90	Stan Bahnsen	351.92
91	Geoff Zahn	350.47
92	Rick Langford	349.22
93	Jack Billingham	348.96
94	Pete Redfern	348.5
95	Floyd Bannister	347.93
96	Bob Owchinko	347.66
97	Paul Hartzell	347.46
98	Fernando Arroyo	347.3
99	Dave Freisleben	345.15
100	Joe Niekro	344.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Craig Swan	343.11
102	Paul Moskau	342.66
103	Lary Sorensen	342.63
104	Don Aase	341.62
105	Bill Lee	334.1
106	Chris Knapp	332.04
107	Pat Dobson	331.7
108	Tom Underwood	330.97
109	Marty Pattin	330.11
110	John Urrea	327.68
111	Rick Waits	324.4
112	Doug Capilla	323.94
113	Mark Fidrych	320.33
114	Randy Lerch	320.2
115	Milt Wilcox	320.06
116	Lynn McGlothen	319.0
117	Jackie Brown	318.17
118	Joe Coleman	314.98
119	Eddie Solomon	313.65
120	Ken Holtzman	313.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mike Paxton	311.93
122	Dick Pole	311.88
123	Wilbur Wood	307.49
124	Jim Clancy	307.22
125	Roger Erickson	307.13
126	Dick Tidrow	307.11
127	Jim Umbarger	306.05
128	Bob Sykes	304.17
129	Tom House	303.21
130	Pablo Torrealba	302.21
131	Dennis Martinez	301.71
132	Vern Ruhle	300.09

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