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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	551.03
2	Nolan Ryan	549.64
3	Jim Palmer	536.2
4	Frank Tanana	527.92
5	Bert Blyleven	522.4
6	Steve Carlton	518.18
7	Dennis Leonard	513.82
8	J.R. Richard	507.3
9	Rick Reuschel	501.22
10	Dave Goltz	495.49
11	John Candelaria	494.32
12	Burt Hooton	492.33
13	Don Sutton	489.62
14	Dennis Eckersley	487.88
15	Gaylord Perry	487.71
16	Jerry Koosman	484.46
17	Steve Rogers	481.22
18	Phil Niekro	478.77
19	Fred Norman	461.38
20	Mike Torrez	461.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Vida Blue	456.39
22	Tommy John	455.38
23	Ed Halicki	455.16
24	Ed Figueroa	454.14
25	Luis Tiant	452.14
26	Bob Forsch	451.79
27	Ron Guidry	446.2
28	Rudy May	441.91
29	Doug Rau	441.77
30	Dock Ellis	440.06
31	Jon Matlack	438.69
32	Don Gullett	437.87
33	Wayne Garland	436.31
34	Paul Splittorff	435.01
35	John Montefusco	434.72
36	Jim Rooker	432.83
37	Larry Christenson	427.98
38	Fergie Jenkins	424.7
39	Jerry Reuss	422.76
40	Bill Bonham	422.37
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Catfish Hunter	421.1
42	Jim Colborn	417.19
43	Ray Burris	415.36
44	Jim Bibby	415.27
45	Doyle Alexander	414.98
46	Eric Rasmussen	414.68
47	Rick Wise	414.63
48	Jim Slaton	409.58
49	Rick Rhoden	409.18
50	Jim Barr	407.31
51	Randy Jones	404.25
52	Pat Zachry	402.98
53	Jim Lonborg	402.68
54	Ross Grimsley	401.8
55	Ken Brett	396.73
56	Mike Flanagan	393.23
57	John Denny	392.62
58	Bruce Kison	392.52
59	Reggie Cleveland	389.11
60	Bob Knepper	388.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Francisco Barrios	387.34
62	Dave Rozema	386.94
63	Mark Lemongello	385.84
64	Steve Stone	385.78
65	Paul Thormodsgard	383.81
66	Wayne Twitchell	383.46
67	Nino Espinosa	381.99
68	Jerry Garvin	381.8
69	Glenn Abbott	380.65
70	Doc Medich	379.75
71	Moose Haas	376.29
72	Ken Kravec	376.04
73	Pete Falcone	371.76
74	Jim Kaat	368.28
75	Dick Ruthven	368.24
76	Nelson Briles	368.09
77	Joaquin Andujar	366.82
78	Bob Shirley	366.73
79	Craig Swan	365.49
80	Jesse Jefferson	364.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Al Fitzmorris	363.64
82	Dave Lemanczyk	363.44
83	Mike Krukow	363.02
84	Dave Roberts	361.72
85	Steve Renko	360.99
86	Rick Langford	360.26
87	Jerry Augustine	358.35
88	Bob Owchinko	355.46
89	Jack Billingham	354.38
90	Andy Hassler	353.99
91	Bill Travers	353.04
92	Geoff Zahn	352.95
93	Gary Nolan	352.37
94	Bill Lee	351.52
95	Floyd Bannister	350.34
96	Stan Bahnsen	349.42
97	Pete Redfern	347.82
98	Don Aase	346.97
99	Dave Freisleben	345.42
100	Lary Sorensen	345.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Hartzell	344.96
102	Fernando Arroyo	344.8
103	Chris Knapp	344.78
104	Andy Messersmith	344.35
105	Mark Fidrych	343.13
106	Paul Moskau	340.16
107	Joe Niekro	337.54
108	Randy Lerch	334.38
109	Tom Underwood	332.2
110	Marty Pattin	325.36
111	Dick Pole	325.12
112	John Urrea	321.9
113	Pat Dobson	321.7
114	Rick Waits	321.15
115	Doug Capilla	319.14
116	John Henry Johnson	318.81
117	Dick Tidrow	318.41
118	Roger Erickson	318.04
119	Matt Keough	317.28
120	Wilbur Wood	316.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Lynn McGlothen	316.1
122	Rick Honeycutt	314.79
123	Milt Wilcox	314.56
124	Ken Holtzman	313.67
125	Pete Broberg	313.31
126	Woodie Fryman	312.22
127	Joe Coleman	310.98
128	Alan Wirth	310.5
129	Eddie Solomon	309.65
130	Mike Paxton	309.43
131	Allen Ripley	309.15
132	Tom Hume	308.86
133	Jim Clancy	308.6
134	Don Robinson	308.49
135	Jackie Brown	308.17
136	Tom House	308.14
137	Dennis Lamp	308.03
138	Jim Todd	307.82
139	Steve Busby	307.54
140	Paul Mitchell	307.5
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Dennis Martinez	304.88
142	Mark Littell	304.81
143	Andy Replogle	304.62
144	Tommy Boggs	304.21
145	Mike Bruhert	304.21
146	Jim Umbarger	303.55
147	Don Hood	303.5
148	Preston Hanna	300.55
149	Scott McGregor	300.12

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