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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.R. Richard | 584.61 |
| 2 | Ron Guidry | 532.28 |
| 3 | Steve Carlton | 525.75 |
| 4 | Phil Niekro | 515.9 |
| 5 | Tom Seaver | 510.24 |
| 6 | Dennis Eckersley | 505.95 |
| 7 | Mike Flanagan | 499.81 |
| 8 | Bert Blyleven | 497.88 |
| 9 | Nolan Ryan | 492.28 |
| 10 | Dennis Leonard | 479.42 |
| 11 | Tommy John | 476.46 |
| 12 | Jerry Koosman | 474.56 |
| 13 | Don Sutton | 471.41 |
| 14 | Jim Palmer | 467.55 |
| 15 | Burt Hooton | 467.04 |
| 16 | John Candelaria | 466.84 |
| 17 | Dave Goltz | 466.11 |
| 18 | Mike Caldwell | 464.76 |
| 19 | Steve Rogers | 463.99 |
| 20 | Craig Swan | 456.44 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 21 | Pete Vuckovich | 454.36 |
| 22 | Joe Niekro | 453.72 |
| 23 | Gaylord Perry | 452.96 |
| 24 | Rick Reuschel | 450.0 |
| 25 | Luis Tiant | 449.9 |
| 26 | Fergie Jenkins | 444.59 |
| 27 | Larry Gura | 443.33 |
| 28 | Randy Jones | 442.14 |
| 29 | Dennis Martinez | 439.71 |
| 30 | Bob Forsch | 439.0 |
| 31 | Ken Kravec | 434.31 |
| 32 | Paul Splittorff | 433.06 |
| 33 | Lary Sorensen | 430.62 |
| 34 | Scott McGregor | 426.67 |
| 35 | Vida Blue | 425.23 |
| 36 | Geoff Zahn | 421.72 |
| 37 | Mike Torrez | 421.1 |
| 38 | Rick Waits | 419.44 |
| 39 | Jim Slaton | 418.32 |
| 40 | Jack Morris | 417.19 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 41 | Frank Tanana | 416.04 |
| 42 | Rick Wise | 415.58 |
| 43 | Bob Knepper | 414.99 |
| 44 | Steve Stone | 414.51 |
| 45 | Bill Bonham | 413.09 |
| 46 | Floyd Bannister | 413.05 |
| 47 | Randy Lerch | 412.51 |
| 48 | John Montefusco | 410.85 |
| 49 | Tom Underwood | 408.26 |
| 50 | Dave Frost | 408.08 |
| 51 | Silvio Martinez | 407.08 |
| 52 | Rick Langford | 406.69 |
| 53 | Milt Wilcox | 403.63 |
| 54 | Fred Norman | 403.58 |
| 55 | Dennis Lamp | 403.04 |
| 56 | Jim Bibby | 400.81 |
| 57 | Eric Rasmussen | 400.25 |
| 58 | Matt Keough | 398.95 |
| 59 | John Denny | 395.33 |
| 60 | Rick Sutcliffe | 394.4 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 61 | Dave Rozema | 392.67 |
| 62 | John Fulgham | 391.86 |
| 63 | Mike Parrott | 390.28 |
| 64 | Rick Honeycutt | 390.02 |
| 65 | Bill Lee | 388.92 |
| 66 | Ken Forsch | 388.58 |
| 67 | Mike Krukow | 386.99 |
| 68 | Bruce Kison | 386.75 |
| 69 | Jon Matlack | 385.09 |
| 70 | Mike LaCoss | 381.74 |
| 71 | Bob Stanley | 380.57 |
| 72 | Steve Comer | 380.43 |
| 73 | Ross Baumgarten | 380.09 |
| 74 | Dan Schatzeder | 378.68 |
| 75 | Don Robinson | 376.26 |
| 76 | Pete Falcone | 375.79 |
| 77 | Rick Matula | 373.56 |
| 78 | Nino Espinosa | 373.51 |
| 79 | Ed Halicki | 371.88 |
| 80 | Dave Stieb | 370.06 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 81 | Don Aase | 369.12 |
| 82 | Moose Haas | 367.8 |
| 83 | Rich Gale | 367.36 |
| 84 | Jim Rooker | 366.91 |
| 85 | Bill Travers | 365.68 |
| 86 | Bob Owchinko | 363.96 |
| 87 | Larry Christenson | 363.17 |
| 88 | Scott Sanderson | 362.52 |
| 89 | Steve Renko | 360.74 |
| 90 | Ed Whitson | 360.15 |
| 91 | Steve Trout | 359.09 |
| 92 | Roger Erickson | 358.47 |
| 93 | Lynn McGlothen | 358.27 |
| 94 | Eddie Solomon | 356.41 |
| 95 | Doyle Alexander | 354.33 |
| 96 | Bob Welch | 354.22 |
| 97 | Pete Redfern | 353.67 |
| 98 | Bob Shirley | 353.59 |
| 99 | Jim Barr | 352.0 |
| 100 | Ed Figueroa | 350.03 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 101 | Mike Norris | 349.87 |
| 102 | Doc Medich | 349.35 |
| 103 | Frank Pastore | 348.19 |
| 104 | Chris Knapp | 344.45 |
| 105 | Brian Kingman | 344.42 |
| 106 | Dick Ruthven | 344.41 |
| 107 | Rich Wortham | 344.0 |
| 108 | Len Barker | 343.67 |
| 109 | John Curtis | 343.57 |
| 110 | Ross Grimsley | 343.51 |
| 111 | Steve McCatty | 338.87 |
| 112 | Catfish Hunter | 338.35 |
| 113 | Charlie Leibrandt | 336.14 |
| 114 | Jerry Reuss | 335.89 |
| 115 | Richard Dotson | 333.36 |
| 116 | Paul Mirabella | 332.21 |
| 117 | Britt Burns | 331.8 |
| 118 | Dave Lemanczyk | 330.81 |
| 119 | Kevin Kobel | 329.0 |
| 120 | Jim Beattie | 325.68 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 121 | Jack Billingham | 325.23 |
| 122 | Ray Burris | 323.23 |
| 123 | Dan Spillner | 322.66 |
| 124 | Glenn Abbott | 322.13 |
| 125 | Mark Bomback | 321.96 |
| 126 | Jim Clancy | 321.68 |
| 127 | Gary Lucas | 318.03 |
| 128 | Larry McWilliams | 317.37 |
| 129 | Terry Felton | 317.21 |
| 130 | Dave Ford | 315.24 |
| 131 | Tom Hausman | 313.08 |
| 132 | Dan Petry | 313.04 |
| 133 | Chuck Rainey | 312.39 |
| 134 | John Henry Johnson | 311.58 |
| 135 | Jesse Jefferson | 310.86 |
| 136 | Dock Ellis | 309.14 |
| 137 | Bruce Hurst | 308.87 |
| 138 | Tommy Boggs | 308.87 |
| 139 | Mike Griffin | 307.99 |
| 140 | Mike Paxton | 307.95 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 141 | David Palmer | 306.24 |
| 142 | Roy Thomas | 304.73 |
| 143 | Dave Hamilton | 304.09 |
| 144 | Paul Moskau | 303.66 |
| 145 | Dickie Noles | 302.97 |
| 146 | Gary Wheelock | 302.77 |
| 147 | Joaquin Andujar | 300.61 |
| 148 | Paul Mitchell | 300.38 |
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