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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	568.26
2	Tom Seaver	560.98
3	Jim Palmer	552.88
4	Bert Blyleven	548.03
5	Nolan Ryan	539.8
6	Vida Blue	524.39
7	Don Sutton	515.31
8	Steve Carlton	512.87
9	Jerry Koosman	512.52
10	Gaylord Perry	510.59
11	Catfish Hunter	509.54
12	Luis Tiant	498.57
13	John Montefusco	491.7
14	Mike Torrez	489.26
15	Jon Matlack	481.77
16	J.R. Richard	480.02
17	Phil Niekro	478.61
18	Rick Reuschel	473.1
19	Andy Messersmith	472.5
20	Steve Rogers	471.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Burt Hooton	468.78
22	Randy Jones	467.46
23	Dennis Eckersley	464.03
24	Doug Rau	462.99
25	Ray Burris	462.63
26	Fergie Jenkins	460.74
27	Don Gullett	450.56
28	Dave Goltz	450.13
29	Ed Figueroa	448.96
30	Jerry Reuss	446.99
31	Gary Nolan	446.51
32	Jim Barr	445.66
33	Fred Norman	445.45
34	John Candelaria	445.13
35	Jim Rooker	444.82
36	Jim Kaat	441.55
37	Jim Slaton	440.74
38	Bruce Kison	436.94
39	Jim Lonborg	435.98
40	Al Fitzmorris	434.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Travers	432.39
42	Ken Holtzman	430.3
43	Mark Fidrych	429.39
44	Pete Falcone	428.37
45	Rick Wise	428.11
46	Dock Ellis	426.79
47	Rudy May	426.34
48	Lynn McGlothen	424.71
49	Pat Dobson	421.86
50	John Denny	421.76
51	Mickey Lolich	421.09
52	Steve Renko	421.0
53	Jim Colborn	419.06
54	Dennis Leonard	418.36
55	Ed Halicki	417.96
56	Pat Zachry	413.56
57	Doc Medich	411.8
58	Larry Dierker	409.9
59	Woodie Fryman	409.76
60	Ken Brett	409.4
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Forsch	408.17
62	Dave Roberts	407.27
63	Bill Bonham	401.56
64	Nelson Briles	399.66
65	Jack Billingham	396.61
66	Paul Splittorff	391.17
67	Brent Strom	390.2
68	Steve Stone	387.36
69	Tom Underwood	387.07
70	Bill Singer	386.76
71	Reggie Cleveland	386.75
72	Ross Grimsley	386.59
73	Jim Bibby	385.36
74	Gary Ross	384.69
75	Dick Ruthven	379.83
76	Tommy John	379.3
77	Jim Umbarger	375.39
78	Vern Ruhle	375.27
79	Wayne Garland	374.53
80	Larry Christenson	374.36
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Joaquin Andujar	372.27
82	Jerry Augustine	368.27
83	Rich Gossage	367.04
84	Doug Bird	365.72
85	Bart Johnson	364.99
86	Doyle Alexander	360.75
87	Pete Redfern	357.77
88	Dave Freisleben	357.47
89	Jim Hughes	356.78
90	Rick Rhoden	355.64
91	Stan Bahnsen	354.52
92	Andy Hassler	351.03
93	Eric Rasmussen	350.46
94	Marty Pattin	346.55
95	Bill Lee	346.4
96	Don Stanhouse	344.57
97	Carl Morton	342.28
98	Dan Warthen	340.03
99	Frank LaCorte	339.36
100	Larry Demery	337.05
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Mitchell	335.95
102	Craig Swan	334.8
103	Paul Hartzell	334.63
104	Ray Bare	333.45
105	Rick Waits	326.1
106	Enrique Romo	324.46
107	Dan Larson	323.29
108	Jerry Garvin	322.76
109	Geoff Zahn	322.73
110	Santo Alcala	322.48
111	Don Kirkwood	321.93
112	Bob Shirley	319.96
113	Gary Wheelock	319.76
114	Steve Busby	319.39
115	Tommy Boggs	316.96
116	Francisco Barrios	316.86
117	Wayne Twitchell	316.7
118	Jackie Brown	316.58
119	Gerry Hannahs	316.11
120	Ron Reed	315.79
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Rick Sawyer	315.61
122	Moose Haas	315.53
123	Tom Griffin	315.4
124	Jesse Jefferson	315.32
125	Mike Pazik	314.41
126	Paul Thormodsgard	314.25
127	Stan Thomas	312.74
128	Doug Konieczny	310.78
129	Dave Rozema	310.08
130	Nino Espinosa	309.92
131	Mike Norris	308.9
132	Chris Knapp	308.72
133	Dave Lemanczyk	308.11
134	Mike Cuellar	308.01
135	John Curtis	307.85
136	Randy Lerch	306.4
137	Bo McLaughlin	306.07
138	Bob Sykes	305.36
139	Rick Langford	304.43
140	Diego Segui	302.52
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Dick Bosman	302.21
142	Mike Krukow	301.49
143	Mark Lemongello	301.23
144	Steve Hargan	301.13
145	Mike Flanagan	301.06
146	Wayne Simpson	300.82

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