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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	554.88
2	Nolan Ryan	539.09
3	Frank Tanana	534.37
4	Bert Blyleven	527.72
5	Jim Palmer	526.86
6	Steve Carlton	517.81
7	Dennis Leonard	503.62
8	J.R. Richard	503.0
9	John Candelaria	496.95
10	Don Sutton	495.74
11	Rick Reuschel	493.74
12	Dave Goltz	493.47
13	Burt Hooton	492.33
14	Gaylord Perry	488.46
15	Dennis Eckersley	484.79
16	Steve Rogers	483.37
17	Phil Niekro	482.58
18	Jerry Koosman	480.54
19	Fred Norman	462.83
20	Vida Blue	462.67
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Mike Torrez	460.37
22	Ed Halicki	456.41
23	Luis Tiant	454.14
24	Ed Figueroa	450.73
25	Tommy John	448.25
26	Dock Ellis	445.71
27	Doug Rau	441.77
28	Ron Guidry	441.31
29	Don Gullett	439.12
30	Jon Matlack	437.65
31	Rudy May	435.09
32	Jim Rooker	434.48
33	Wayne Garland	434.33
34	John Montefusco	433.49
35	Fergie Jenkins	429.7
36	Paul Splittorff	429.48
37	Bob Forsch	427.76
38	Larry Christenson	422.71
39	Catfish Hunter	421.1
40	Jerry Reuss	420.66
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Colborn	419.94
42	Jim Bibby	416.52
43	Jim Slaton	414.69
44	Bill Bonham	413.37
45	Doyle Alexander	412.11
46	Rick Wise	409.7
47	Eric Rasmussen	409.56
48	Ray Burris	408.22
49	Jim Barr	406.72
50	Jim Lonborg	400.55
51	Rick Rhoden	400.32
52	Randy Jones	399.86
53	Pat Zachry	399.29
54	Ken Brett	396.73
55	Bruce Kison	394.52
56	Mike Flanagan	393.5
57	Ross Grimsley	390.99
58	Reggie Cleveland	390.36
59	Dave Rozema	386.04
60	Jerry Garvin	385.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	John Denny	385.32
62	Bob Knepper	384.33
63	Francisco Barrios	383.1
64	Steve Stone	382.22
65	Doc Medich	381.09
66	Glenn Abbott	380.65
67	Nino Espinosa	379.07
68	Paul Thormodsgard	378.02
69	Wayne Twitchell	375.79
70	Mark Lemongello	374.4
71	Ken Kravec	374.23
72	Jim Kaat	373.28
73	Pete Falcone	373.01
74	Joaquin Andujar	370.29
75	Moose Haas	369.7
76	Dick Ruthven	367.7
77	Bob Shirley	367.23
78	Dave Roberts	365.97
79	Jerry Augustine	365.64
80	Al Fitzmorris	364.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Mike Krukow	364.27
82	Jesse Jefferson	364.06
83	Steve Renko	362.24
84	Dave Lemanczyk	359.19
85	Nelson Briles	358.04
86	Gary Nolan	357.37
87	Rick Langford	355.55
88	Andy Hassler	355.24
89	Bob Owchinko	355.11
90	Craig Swan	354.48
91	Bill Travers	354.29
92	Jack Billingham	351.24
93	Pete Redfern	351.18
94	Stan Bahnsen	350.67
95	Floyd Bannister	350.34
96	Andy Messersmith	349.35
97	Bill Lee	347.01
98	Geoff Zahn	346.91
99	Paul Hartzell	346.21
100	Fernando Arroyo	346.05
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dave Freisleben	345.42
102	Lary Sorensen	344.25
103	Joe Niekro	342.97
104	Paul Moskau	341.41
105	Chris Knapp	339.27
106	Don Aase	338.75
107	Mark Fidrych	332.64
108	Marty Pattin	328.86
109	Randy Lerch	328.7
110	Tom Underwood	327.44
111	Pat Dobson	326.7
112	Rick Waits	323.15
113	John Urrea	322.15
114	Doug Capilla	321.94
115	Dick Pole	321.53
116	Milt Wilcox	318.81
117	Roger Erickson	318.56
118	Lynn McGlothen	316.35
119	Wilbur Wood	313.73
120	Joe Coleman	313.73
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Pete Broberg	313.31
122	Jackie Brown	313.17
123	Eddie Solomon	312.4
124	Mike Paxton	310.68
125	John Henry Johnson	310.02
126	Steve Busby	308.88
127	Ken Holtzman	308.61
128	Dennis Lamp	308.29
129	Dick Tidrow	307.71
130	Allen Ripley	307.69
131	Rick Honeycutt	307.43
132	Jim Clancy	305.97
133	Matt Keough	305.96
134	Tom Hume	305.59
135	Jim Umbarger	304.8
136	Woodie Fryman	304.54
137	Tommy Boggs	304.46
138	Mike Bruhert	304.46
139	Don Hood	303.79
140	Bob Sykes	302.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Alan Wirth	302.38
142	Paul Mitchell	301.13
143	Tom House	301.06
144	Pablo Torrealba	300.96
145	Preston Hanna	300.55

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