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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	569.74
2	Jim Palmer	542.0
3	Tom Seaver	535.02
4	Steve Carlton	528.51
5	Frank Tanana	528.45
6	Dennis Leonard	517.08
7	Bert Blyleven	512.93
8	Rick Reuschel	504.13
9	Phil Niekro	501.67
10	Burt Hooton	499.14
11	Gaylord Perry	498.54
12	J.R. Richard	496.45
13	Steve Rogers	495.03
14	Dave Goltz	494.67
15	Jerry Koosman	490.18
16	Dennis Eckersley	487.29
17	John Candelaria	486.56
18	Vida Blue	479.35
19	Don Sutton	479.18
20	Fred Norman	470.79
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	466.36
22	Ron Guidry	463.72
23	Paul Splittorff	459.34
24	Ed Figueroa	457.34
25	Mike Torrez	454.99
26	John Montefusco	453.23
27	Luis Tiant	448.05
28	Bob Forsch	447.65
29	Doug Rau	446.33
30	Dock Ellis	444.74
31	Rudy May	442.95
32	Jon Matlack	440.73
33	Jim Rooker	440.57
34	Fergie Jenkins	438.7
35	Ed Halicki	437.41
36	Doyle Alexander	434.49
37	Don Gullett	431.37
38	Eric Rasmussen	428.92
39	Rick Rhoden	428.4
40	Rick Wise	428.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Catfish Hunter	427.03
42	Bill Bonham	426.44
43	Ray Burris	426.08
44	Jim Barr	421.37
45	Wayne Garland	421.1
46	John Denny	420.73
47	Bob Knepper	420.51
48	Larry Christenson	419.43
49	Jerry Reuss	417.38
50	Randy Jones	416.15
51	Jim Lonborg	414.92
52	Mike Flanagan	414.6
53	Pat Zachry	413.86
54	Ross Grimsley	412.94
55	Jim Slaton	412.91
56	Dave Rozema	407.85
57	Joaquin Andujar	404.26
58	Francisco Barrios	401.78
59	Mark Lemongello	399.66
60	Jim Colborn	399.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jim Bibby	398.27
62	Steve Stone	396.74
63	Dick Ruthven	394.87
64	Jerry Garvin	390.09
65	Wayne Twitchell	386.79
66	Geoff Zahn	386.54
67	Ken Brett	385.31
68	Craig Swan	383.59
69	Nino Espinosa	383.5
70	Jesse Jefferson	382.67
71	Glenn Abbott	380.36
72	Paul Thormodsgard	377.83
73	Jerry Augustine	377.48
74	Rick Langford	377.4
75	Doc Medich	376.25
76	Moose Haas	375.95
77	Ken Kravec	375.7
78	Bob Owchinko	375.49
79	Bill Lee	375.16
80	Jim Kaat	373.87
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Bob Shirley	373.5
82	Bruce Kison	372.52
83	Pete Falcone	371.22
84	Jack Billingham	371.21
85	Reggie Cleveland	370.61
86	Nelson Briles	366.37
87	Lary Sorensen	365.85
88	Dave Lemanczyk	364.12
89	Chris Knapp	360.89
90	Rick Waits	360.48
91	Tom Underwood	352.72
92	Don Aase	352.61
93	John Urrea	351.55
94	John Henry Johnson	349.95
95	Joe Niekro	349.12
96	Floyd Bannister	347.42
97	Dave Freisleben	345.1
98	Randy Lerch	344.58
99	Al Fitzmorris	343.64
100	Pete Redfern	343.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mike Krukow	343.02
102	Mark Fidrych	342.5
103	Dave Roberts	341.72
104	Steve Renko	340.99
105	Wilbur Wood	340.63
106	Pete Broberg	340.62
107	Andy Hassler	339.99
108	Dennis Martinez	338.49
109	Paul Mitchell	337.17
110	Preston Hanna	336.58
111	Bill Travers	336.04
112	Dick Tidrow	335.99
113	Don Robinson	335.64
114	Matt Keough	335.1
115	Mike Caldwell	334.54
116	Roger Erickson	333.7
117	Dick Pole	333.11
118	Gary Nolan	332.37
119	Rick Honeycutt	331.31
120	Stan Bahnsen	330.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Paul Hartzell	327.96
122	Dennis Lamp	327.29
123	Fernando Arroyo	327.05
124	Mike Bruhert	325.42
125	Jim Umbarger	324.89
126	Andy Messersmith	324.35
127	Alan Wirth	322.68
128	Milt Wilcox	322.41
129	Woodie Fryman	321.85
130	Paul Moskau	320.16
131	Tommy Boggs	319.99
132	Tom Hume	319.61
133	Don Hood	318.03
134	Doug Capilla	317.67
135	Larry Gura	316.35
136	Jim Clancy	315.97
137	Bob Sykes	315.71
138	Jim Wright	315.24
139	Allen Ripley	315.07
140	Gary Serum	314.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jack Morris	311.86
142	Jamie Easterly	311.83
143	Ken Holtzman	311.82
144	Rich Gale	311.32
145	Lynn McGlothen	311.1
146	Mark Littell	308.73
147	Mike Paxton	308.18
148	Jim Beattie	308.14
149	Mike Parrott	307.61
150	Jim Todd	306.92
151	Steve Busby	305.7
152	Marty Pattin	305.36
153	Rich Wortham	304.7
154	Tom House	304.64
155	Byron McLaughlin	304.58
156	Hal Dues	303.84
157	Pat Dobson	301.7
158	Andy Replogle	301.12

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