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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	558.45
2	Tom Seaver	545.83
3	Frank Tanana	533.69
4	Bert Blyleven	526.88
5	Steve Carlton	526.87
6	J.R. Richard	524.44
7	Jim Palmer	523.33
8	Phil Niekro	509.99
9	Steve Rogers	509.56
10	Rick Reuschel	509.45
11	Gaylord Perry	503.23
12	Dennis Leonard	503.11
13	Burt Hooton	500.02
14	Dave Goltz	495.73
15	Jerry Koosman	491.67
16	Vida Blue	491.21
17	Dennis Eckersley	490.97
18	John Candelaria	484.99
19	Fred Norman	484.59
20	Don Sutton	478.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	476.78
22	Ron Guidry	471.84
23	Mike Torrez	470.08
24	Paul Splittorff	466.56
25	Bob Forsch	465.42
26	Ed Figueroa	464.88
27	John Montefusco	457.68
28	Doug Rau	454.82
29	Luis Tiant	454.31
30	Dock Ellis	454.29
31	Jon Matlack	448.87
32	Fergie Jenkins	446.2
33	Doyle Alexander	442.95
34	Rudy May	439.94
35	Randy Jones	437.64
36	Jim Rooker	437.53
37	Rick Wise	436.53
38	Ed Halicki	436.32
39	Catfish Hunter	433.81
40	Bob Knepper	433.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Mike Flanagan	432.3
42	Eric Rasmussen	430.24
43	Bill Bonham	428.68
44	Jim Lonborg	422.83
45	Larry Christenson	422.55
46	Jim Barr	419.17
47	Ross Grimsley	417.49
48	Wayne Garland	417.35
49	Don Gullett	416.37
50	Ray Burris	416.26
51	John Denny	416.0
52	Joaquin Andujar	415.1
53	Rick Rhoden	414.66
54	Jim Slaton	413.36
55	Jerry Reuss	413.09
56	Pat Zachry	412.57
57	Dave Rozema	409.57
58	Steve Stone	402.85
59	Dick Ruthven	402.58
60	Nino Espinosa	401.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Mark Lemongello	399.72
62	Craig Swan	399.33
63	Jim Colborn	397.48
64	Geoff Zahn	395.41
65	Francisco Barrios	395.28
66	Bill Lee	391.89
67	Lary Sorensen	390.43
68	Bob Shirley	389.07
69	Wayne Twitchell	387.88
70	Jesse Jefferson	384.57
71	Ken Brett	383.94
72	Jim Kaat	383.55
73	Jim Bibby	383.27
74	Jerry Garvin	380.46
75	Paul Thormodsgard	380.12
76	Doc Medich	380.0
77	Jack Billingham	379.13
78	Glenn Abbott	377.66
79	Ken Kravec	377.27
80	Bob Owchinko	376.42
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Tom Underwood	376.19
82	Rick Langford	375.84
83	Rick Waits	373.61
84	Moose Haas	372.2
85	Pete Falcone	371.95
86	Nelson Briles	369.83
87	Chris Knapp	369.36
88	Jerry Augustine	369.21
89	John Henry Johnson	368.46
90	Don Robinson	364.51
91	Don Aase	362.62
92	Dave Lemanczyk	359.89
93	Milt Wilcox	358.08
94	Bruce Kison	357.52
95	Floyd Bannister	356.54
96	Randy Lerch	356.09
97	Reggie Cleveland	355.61
98	Matt Keough	347.28
99	Steve Renko	346.59
100	Pete Broberg	346.45
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	John Urrea	346.27
102	Wilbur Wood	345.98
103	Dennis Lamp	345.02
104	Preston Hanna	344.34
105	Dennis Martinez	344.02
106	Mike Caldwell	343.86
107	Joe Niekro	343.45
108	Dave Freisleben	341.35
109	Dick Pole	339.96
110	Rick Honeycutt	339.85
111	Pete Redfern	339.57
112	Dick Tidrow	339.28
113	Mark Fidrych	338.75
114	Paul Mitchell	338.47
115	Roger Erickson	337.55
116	Dave Roberts	336.65
117	Don Hood	334.3
118	Andy Hassler	333.57
119	Bob Sykes	333.43
120	Rich Gale	332.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Jim Umbarger	331.58
122	Alan Wirth	331.19
123	Allen Ripley	330.96
124	Bill Travers	330.81
125	Scott McGregor	329.63
126	Mike Bruhert	329.62
127	Al Fitzmorris	328.64
128	Jim Clancy	328.57
129	Mike Krukow	328.02
130	Woodie Fryman	325.12
131	Paul Moskau	323.6
132	Jim Beattie	321.98
133	Gary Serum	319.96
134	David Clyde	319.76
135	Mike Paxton	319.16
136	Tom Hume	319.05
137	Gary Nolan	317.37
138	Stan Bahnsen	315.92
139	Andy Replogle	315.7
140	Byron McLaughlin	315.28
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Tommy Boggs	314.82
142	Doug Capilla	313.92
143	Rich Wortham	313.45
144	Larry Gura	313.1
145	Jim Wright	312.99
146	Paul Hartzell	312.96
147	Manny Sarmiento	312.16
148	Ken Holtzman	312.1
149	Fernando Arroyo	312.05
150	John D'Acquisto	310.07
151	Ken Clay	309.75
152	Jack Morris	309.43
153	Andy Messersmith	309.35
154	Jamie Easterly	308.08
155	Lynn McGlothen	307.35
156	Hal Dues	306.62
157	Mark Littell	304.98
158	Mike Parrott	303.86
159	Jim Todd	303.17
160	Steve Busby	301.95
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Tom House	300.89

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