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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	555.9
2	Nolan Ryan	547.82
3	Jim Palmer	540.96
4	Frank Tanana	524.95
5	Bert Blyleven	521.9
6	Steve Carlton	517.93
7	Dennis Leonard	517.75
8	J.R. Richard	502.54
9	Rick Reuschel	501.22
10	Dave Goltz	496.92
11	John Candelaria	491.24
12	Gaylord Perry	490.91
13	Phil Niekro	486.52
14	Steve Rogers	485.18
15	Jerry Koosman	484.46
16	Burt Hooton	481.95
17	Dennis Eckersley	481.83
18	Don Sutton	478.77
19	Vida Blue	462.08
20	Mike Torrez	461.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	458.8
22	Fred Norman	458.58
23	Ed Halicki	452.41
24	Bob Forsch	451.79
25	Ed Figueroa	449.31
26	Doug Rau	447.89
27	Ron Guidry	447.58
28	Luis Tiant	447.14
29	John Montefusco	446.44
30	Paul Splittorff	446.4
31	Rudy May	440.69
32	Dock Ellis	440.06
33	Jon Matlack	439.51
34	Don Gullett	436.62
35	Jim Rooker	432.83
36	Wayne Garland	431.92
37	Bill Bonham	429.69
38	Larry Christenson	427.98
39	Jerry Reuss	422.51
40	Ray Burris	421.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Eric Rasmussen	420.2
42	Fergie Jenkins	419.7
43	Catfish Hunter	416.7
44	Pat Zachry	415.41
45	Randy Jones	414.83
46	Doyle Alexander	414.73
47	Rick Wise	414.38
48	Jim Bibby	413.27
49	Jim Colborn	412.19
50	Jim Barr	412.01
51	Jim Slaton	409.33
52	Jim Lonborg	408.66
53	Rick Rhoden	408.57
54	Mike Flanagan	404.36
55	Bob Knepper	403.46
56	Ross Grimsley	401.8
57	Ken Brett	395.48
58	John Denny	392.62
59	Francisco Barrios	391.72
60	Bruce Kison	387.52
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dave Rozema	386.94
62	Nino Espinosa	386.67
63	Mark Lemongello	386.56
64	Reggie Cleveland	385.61
65	Jerry Garvin	385.16
66	Steve Stone	385.03
67	Wayne Twitchell	383.46
68	Paul Thormodsgard	383.16
69	Glenn Abbott	383.11
70	Dick Ruthven	382.81
71	Doc Medich	379.75
72	Moose Haas	378.45
73	Ken Kravec	376.04
74	Joaquin Andujar	375.82
75	Pete Falcone	373.74
76	Jesse Jefferson	372.51
77	Bob Shirley	371.92
78	Craig Swan	369.01
79	Nelson Briles	368.09
80	Rick Langford	366.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Kaat	363.28
82	Jerry Augustine	361.79
83	Dave Lemanczyk	360.18
84	Bill Lee	360.12
85	Al Fitzmorris	358.64
86	Mike Krukow	358.02
87	Dave Roberts	356.72
88	Geoff Zahn	356.23
89	Steve Renko	355.99
90	Bob Owchinko	355.46
91	Jack Billingham	354.38
92	Don Aase	353.47
93	Andy Hassler	352.74
94	Bill Travers	351.04
95	Chris Knapp	350.0
96	Joe Niekro	349.84
97	Floyd Bannister	349.09
98	Gary Nolan	347.37
99	Pete Redfern	347.07
100	Dave Freisleben	346.77
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Lary Sorensen	346.63
102	Stan Bahnsen	345.92
103	Mark Fidrych	345.75
104	Paul Hartzell	342.96
105	Fernando Arroyo	342.05
106	Andy Messersmith	339.35
107	Rick Waits	336.3
108	Paul Moskau	335.16
109	Randy Lerch	334.38
110	Tom Underwood	331.34
111	Dick Pole	326.45
112	Matt Keough	326.11
113	Dennis Lamp	322.27
114	Paul Mitchell	320.75
115	John Urrea	320.65
116	Pete Broberg	320.47
117	Marty Pattin	320.36
118	Doug Capilla	319.14
119	John Henry Johnson	318.81
120	Dick Tidrow	318.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Roger Erickson	318.04
122	Pat Dobson	316.7
123	Wilbur Wood	316.26
124	Woodie Fryman	315.19
125	Lynn McGlothen	314.85
126	Ken Holtzman	314.57
127	Mike Bruhert	313.69
128	Rick Honeycutt	312.82
129	Preston Hanna	312.75
130	Dennis Martinez	311.99
131	Larry Gura	311.57
132	Mark Littell	311.48
133	Alan Wirth	310.25
134	Milt Wilcox	309.56
135	Allen Ripley	309.15
136	Jim Clancy	308.6
137	Don Robinson	308.49
138	Tom Hume	308.28
139	Tom House	308.14
140	Jim Todd	307.82
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Busby	307.54
142	Tommy Boggs	306.96
143	Joe Coleman	305.98
144	Mike Paxton	305.18
145	Eddie Solomon	304.65
146	Andy Replogle	304.62
147	Don Hood	303.5
148	Jackie Brown	303.17
149	Jamie Easterly	302.9
150	Jim Umbarger	300.8
151	Scott McGregor	300.12

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