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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	598.81
2	Don Sutton	576.53
3	Bert Blyleven	555.1
4	Gaylord Perry	552.51
5	Andy Messersmith	549.24
6	Catfish Hunter	543.39
7	Tom Seaver	541.97
8	Phil Niekro	539.45
9	Fergie Jenkins	533.92
10	Luis Tiant	521.5
11	Jim Palmer	519.91
12	Vida Blue	513.24
13	Steve Busby	503.12
14	Steve Carlton	500.5
15	Jon Matlack	497.91
16	Don Gullett	497.59
17	Jim Kaat	488.28
18	Ken Holtzman	487.03
19	Jim Lonborg	484.25
20	Mike Cuellar	476.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Ross Grimsley	468.77
22	Jerry Koosman	468.47
23	Bob Gibson	466.58
24	Pat Dobson	464.25
25	Doc Medich	462.82
26	Jim Barr	460.09
27	Jim Rooker	459.1
28	Jerry Reuss	455.66
29	Wilbur Wood	451.68
30	Bill Lee	451.15
31	Frank Tanana	449.76
32	Mickey Lolich	447.16
33	Don Wilson	443.97
34	Dave McNally	443.41
35	Dock Ellis	442.89
36	Carl Morton	442.71
37	Clay Kirby	438.72
38	Fred Norman	438.42
39	Jack Billingham	437.92
40	Nelson Briles	437.83
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Larry Dierker	436.94
42	Randy Jones	435.06
43	Joe Coleman	434.17
44	Buzz Capra	433.54
45	Rudy May	429.48
46	Rick Reuschel	427.43
47	Steve Rogers	426.8
48	Lynn McGlothen	426.68
49	Bill Bonham	422.0
50	Dave Roberts	420.43
51	Joe Decker	419.66
52	Mike Torrez	419.34
53	Doug Rau	416.53
54	Ken Brett	416.3
55	Reggie Cleveland	415.87
56	Jim Perry	415.66
57	Andy Hassler	414.48
58	Jim Slaton	412.88
59	Steve Renko	412.1
60	Jim Bibby	412.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Al Fitzmorris	410.85
62	Woodie Fryman	410.19
63	Ron Reed	407.76
64	Mike Caldwell	405.55
65	Paul Splittorff	394.51
66	Rick Wise	393.46
67	Dave Goltz	393.1
68	Dave Freisleben	391.89
69	John Curtis	391.79
70	Steve Stone	391.34
71	Dennis Blair	391.02
72	Jackie Brown	389.55
73	Claude Osteen	388.9
74	Jim Colborn	387.53
75	Bill Champion	384.32
76	Clyde Wright	383.28
77	Burt Hooton	382.72
78	Dan Spillner	382.48
79	Bob Forsch	380.73
80	Steve Hargan	380.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	John D'Acquisto	379.65
82	Tom Griffin	377.49
83	Fritz Peterson	377.15
84	Bruce Kison	376.73
85	Joe McIntosh	375.03
86	Bill Hands	374.83
87	Stan Bahnsen	371.51
88	Vic Albury	371.27
89	Al Downing	367.79
90	Pete Broberg	362.66
91	Gary Nolan	360.68
92	Bill Singer	359.92
93	Lerrin LaGrow	359.92
94	Tom Underwood	358.41
95	Tom Bradley	357.62
96	Wayne Twitchell	357.46
97	Alan Foster	355.34
98	John Montefusco	354.39
99	Dick Ruthven	353.94
100	Bill Greif	352.2
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Sonny Siebert	350.12
102	Glenn Abbott	348.24
103	Pete Falcone	347.11
104	Ray Burris	346.27
105	Tommy John	340.01
106	J.R. Richard	340.0
107	Jim Hughes	338.47
108	Dick Tidrow	337.46
109	Bruce Dal Canton	337.46
110	Dick Drago	337.19
111	Doug Konieczny	336.62
112	Vern Ruhle	333.64
113	Bart Johnson	332.71
114	Ron Schueler	331.56
115	Juan Marichal	331.21
116	Jim Kern	331.09
117	Dennis Leonard	330.41
118	Roric Harrison	329.79
119	Ed Figueroa	329.74
120	Dick Bosman	328.08
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mike Norris	323.58
122	John Denny	322.82
123	Randy Tate	317.58
124	Ron Bryant	316.99
125	Roger Moret	316.86
126	Dave Hamilton	316.31
127	Ed Sprague	315.89
128	Don Hood	315.36
129	Doyle Alexander	314.88
130	Pat Darcy	311.78
131	Hank Webb	308.73
132	Rick Rhoden	306.18
133	Ed Halicki	305.17
134	Ken Forsch	303.81
135	Gary Gentry	303.06
136	Mike Pazik	303.05
137	Charlie Williams	302.9
138	Ray Corbin	301.05
139	Geoff Zahn	300.72
140	Ernie McAnally	300.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating

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