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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Frank Tanana	575.31
2	Tom Seaver	546.18
3	Bert Blyleven	543.25
4	Jim Palmer	534.42
5	Nolan Ryan	529.55
6	Vida Blue	522.64
7	Don Sutton	517.24
8	Gaylord Perry	513.99
9	Jerry Koosman	511.33
10	Catfish Hunter	510.54
11	Steve Carlton	509.06
12	Luis Tiant	499.73
13	Mike Torrez	484.75
14	John Montefusco	481.84
15	Jon Matlack	481.69
16	Phil Niekro	475.39
17	Andy Messersmith	474.21
18	Randy Jones	474.07
19	Rick Reuschel	469.7
20	J.R. Richard	468.01
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fergie Jenkins	463.35
22	Burt Hooton	463.02
23	Doug Rau	460.87
24	Dennis Eckersley	459.38
25	Steve Rogers	459.26
26	Ray Burris	455.18
27	Don Gullett	453.25
28	Gary Nolan	449.01
29	Jerry Reuss	448.35
30	Jim Barr	448.06
31	Dave Goltz	447.63
32	Fred Norman	445.81
33	Rick Wise	444.87
34	Jim Kaat	444.05
35	Jim Rooker	443.57
36	Ed Figueroa	443.18
37	John Candelaria	440.88
38	Jim Lonborg	438.48
39	Pete Falcone	434.24
40	Mark Fidrych	431.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Slaton	431.85
42	Al Fitzmorris	430.6
43	Mickey Lolich	430.34
44	Rudy May	430.15
45	Lynn McGlothen	427.79
46	Ken Holtzman	427.21
47	Bruce Kison	425.94
48	Steve Renko	423.5
49	Dock Ellis	423.32
50	Ed Halicki	421.76
51	Dennis Leonard	420.86
52	Larry Dierker	419.9
53	John Denny	419.52
54	Pat Dobson	417.83
55	Bill Travers	417.07
56	Doc Medich	416.69
57	Jim Colborn	415.66
58	Woodie Fryman	408.77
59	Pat Zachry	405.48
60	Nelson Briles	404.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Forsch	398.06
62	Ken Brett	397.15
63	Brent Strom	395.64
64	Dave Roberts	394.9
65	Jack Billingham	394.6
66	Bill Bonham	393.61
67	Gary Ross	390.52
68	Tom Underwood	389.57
69	Jim Bibby	387.87
70	Bill Singer	386.33
71	Paul Splittorff	385.88
72	Tommy John	383.37
73	Wayne Garland	379.28
74	Jim Umbarger	379.03
75	Larry Christenson	377.15
76	Vern Ruhle	373.55
77	Ross Grimsley	372.48
78	Reggie Cleveland	369.96
79	Steve Stone	369.78
80	Rich Gossage	369.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Doug Bird	368.22
82	Dick Ruthven	366.84
83	Rick Rhoden	365.39
84	Joaquin Andujar	361.73
85	Bart Johnson	360.01
86	Jim Hughes	359.28
87	Doyle Alexander	357.54
88	Jerry Augustine	355.7
89	Pete Redfern	355.33
90	Dave Freisleben	353.84
91	Bill Lee	353.4
92	Carl Morton	352.28
93	Stan Bahnsen	350.44
94	Marty Pattin	349.8
95	Don Stanhouse	344.61
96	Dan Warthen	342.53
97	Eric Rasmussen	341.65
98	Craig Swan	340.83
99	Andy Hassler	340.56
100	Larry Demery	339.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Mitchell	338.45
102	Frank LaCorte	337.66
103	Paul Hartzell	332.28
104	Don Kirkwood	331.93
105	Steve Busby	329.39
106	Rick Waits	328.6
107	Ray Bare	327.74
108	Dan Larson	327.29
109	Jackie Brown	326.58
110	Santo Alcala	325.46
111	Francisco Barrios	323.11
112	Ron Reed	320.54
113	Mike Cuellar	318.01
114	Tom Griffin	317.9
115	Tommy Boggs	317.05
116	John Curtis	314.1
117	Rick Sawyer	313.02
118	Dick Bosman	312.21
119	Bo McLaughlin	311.57
120	Enrique Romo	311.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mike Flanagan	308.06
122	Eduardo Rodriguez	307.19
123	Mike Norris	302.45
124	Rob Dressler	302.33
125	Don Carrithers	302.33
126	Dick Pole	302.04
127	Diego Segui	300.3

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