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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Nolan Ryan	559.64
2	Jim Palmer	540.01
3	Tom Seaver	536.38
4	Frank Tanana	532.27
5	Bert Blyleven	524.42
6	Steve Carlton	523.36
7	Dennis Leonard	519.96
8	J.R. Richard	509.31
9	Phil Niekro	505.51
10	Rick Reuschel	503.68
11	Gaylord Perry	496.34
12	Dave Goltz	495.92
13	Burt Hooton	494.13
14	Steve Rogers	488.03
15	Jerry Koosman	483.45
16	Don Sutton	482.2
17	Vida Blue	479.35
18	John Candelaria	478.38
19	Dennis Eckersley	477.05
20	Fred Norman	468.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	466.21
22	Ron Guidry	459.39
23	Ed Figueroa	458.06
24	John Montefusco	456.07
25	Mike Torrez	454.99
26	Paul Splittorff	453.85
27	Luis Tiant	453.7
28	Doug Rau	449.62
29	Rudy May	449.51
30	Dock Ellis	444.99
31	Ed Halicki	442.41
32	Jim Rooker	440.57
33	Jon Matlack	439.64
34	Fergie Jenkins	438.7
35	Bob Forsch	437.94
36	Rick Wise	434.15
37	Don Gullett	434.12
38	Eric Rasmussen	433.77
39	Ray Burris	430.6
40	Larry Christenson	428.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Bonham	427.69
42	Doyle Alexander	424.22
43	Catfish Hunter	421.54
44	Wayne Garland	421.35
45	Pat Zachry	418.78
46	Jerry Reuss	418.63
47	Rick Rhoden	417.8
48	Jim Lonborg	412.14
49	Bob Knepper	411.21
50	Jim Barr	410.85
51	Ross Grimsley	409.91
52	Jim Slaton	409.76
53	Randy Jones	408.9
54	Dave Rozema	408.1
55	John Denny	407.47
56	Mike Flanagan	404.67
57	Jim Colborn	404.0
58	Jim Bibby	403.27
59	Mark Lemongello	399.66
60	Francisco Barrios	397.26
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Ken Brett	395.9
62	Steve Stone	392.29
63	Jerry Garvin	390.09
64	Nino Espinosa	389.96
65	Joaquin Andujar	389.93
66	Dick Ruthven	388.61
67	Wayne Twitchell	387.79
68	Jesse Jefferson	384.72
69	Paul Thormodsgard	383.69
70	Craig Swan	383.59
71	Glenn Abbott	381.61
72	Geoff Zahn	377.91
73	Bruce Kison	377.52
74	Doc Medich	377.5
75	Rick Langford	377.4
76	Bob Shirley	377.26
77	Moose Haas	377.2
78	Ken Kravec	375.95
79	Reggie Cleveland	375.61
80	Jim Kaat	375.12
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Pete Falcone	372.47
82	Jack Billingham	372.39
83	Bill Lee	371.66
84	Bob Owchinko	367.29
85	Nelson Briles	366.37
86	Dave Lemanczyk	365.58
87	Jerry Augustine	364.2
88	Lary Sorensen	358.86
89	Chris Knapp	353.64
90	Don Aase	353.11
91	Rick Waits	351.33
92	Floyd Bannister	348.67
93	Al Fitzmorris	348.64
94	Mike Krukow	348.02
95	Dave Roberts	346.72
96	Steve Renko	345.99
97	Dave Freisleben	345.35
98	Andy Hassler	344.99
99	John Urrea	344.78
100	Randy Lerch	344.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Pete Redfern	344.57
102	Joe Niekro	344.21
103	Mark Fidrych	343.75
104	Tom Underwood	342.53
105	Bill Travers	341.04
106	Gary Nolan	337.37
107	John Henry Johnson	337.17
108	Roger Erickson	337.07
109	Dick Tidrow	336.39
110	Stan Bahnsen	335.92
111	Don Robinson	333.96
112	Pete Broberg	333.5
113	Wilbur Wood	333.04
114	Paul Hartzell	332.96
115	Fernando Arroyo	332.05
116	Andy Messersmith	329.35
117	Dick Pole	329.31
118	Matt Keough	328.7
119	Dennis Lamp	327.29
120	Paul Moskau	325.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Preston Hanna	325.11
122	Paul Mitchell	324.5
123	Alan Wirth	323.77
124	Mike Caldwell	319.65
125	Mike Bruhert	319.48
126	Jim Umbarger	319.02
127	Don Hood	318.73
128	Dennis Martinez	318.37
129	Woodie Fryman	318.16
130	Doug Capilla	317.92
131	Rick Honeycutt	317.23
132	Jim Clancy	316.45
133	Gary Serum	313.35
134	Larry Gura	313.32
135	Ken Holtzman	313.07
136	Jack Morris	312.86
137	Tom Hume	312.75
138	Lynn McGlothen	312.35
139	Jamie Easterly	312.33
140	Rich Gale	311.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Tommy Boggs	310.77
142	Marty Pattin	310.36
143	Milt Wilcox	310.02
144	Mark Littell	309.98
145	Jim Beattie	308.14
146	Jim Todd	307.67
147	Mike Parrott	307.61
148	Pat Dobson	306.7
149	Allen Ripley	306.69
150	Byron McLaughlin	306.35
151	Steve Busby	306.2
152	Tom House	305.89
153	Hal Dues	305.09
154	Mike Paxton	303.7
155	Andy Replogle	302.37

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