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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Frank Tanana	599.87
2	Nolan Ryan	562.6
3	Bert Blyleven	559.79
4	Jim Palmer	551.01
5	Tom Seaver	539.87
6	Jerry Koosman	531.14
7	Steve Carlton	525.58
8	Vida Blue	517.39
9	Steve Rogers	510.51
10	Don Sutton	508.99
11	Gaylord Perry	504.27
12	J.R. Richard	500.61
13	Ed Figueroa	496.17
14	Dennis Eckersley	491.49
15	Mike Torrez	490.9
16	Burt Hooton	488.89
17	Catfish Hunter	483.83
18	Fergie Jenkins	481.31
19	Andy Messersmith	481.3
20	Jon Matlack	480.12
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	John Candelaria	478.63
22	Rick Reuschel	478.11
23	John Montefusco	477.83
24	Fred Norman	471.56
25	Luis Tiant	468.62
26	Randy Jones	467.58
27	Ray Burris	464.33
28	Jim Slaton	460.11
29	Phil Niekro	459.42
30	Jim Rooker	459.4
31	Doug Rau	458.45
32	Dave Goltz	458.02
33	Jim Barr	457.02
34	Jim Colborn	455.91
35	Rudy May	452.34
36	Pete Falcone	449.43
37	Gary Nolan	449.42
38	Ed Halicki	449.18
39	Don Gullett	448.3
40	Jerry Reuss	446.37
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	John Denny	442.8
42	Bruce Kison	442.03
43	Bill Bonham	431.14
44	Bill Travers	428.67
45	Doc Medich	427.36
46	Dennis Leonard	426.78
47	Lynn McGlothen	426.32
48	Jim Kaat	425.24
49	Rick Wise	425.1
50	Steve Stone	423.84
51	Bob Forsch	423.72
52	Al Fitzmorris	422.62
53	Dave Roberts	418.92
54	Jack Billingham	415.75
55	Paul Splittorff	414.79
56	Pat Zachry	413.94
57	Reggie Cleveland	413.11
58	Ken Holtzman	412.44
59	Ken Brett	411.74
60	Dock Ellis	410.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jerry Augustine	409.63
62	Jim Lonborg	407.55
63	Tommy John	407.43
64	Ross Grimsley	405.37
65	Larry Christenson	404.91
66	Jim Bibby	403.7
67	Woodie Fryman	401.18
68	Pat Dobson	401.11
69	Nelson Briles	400.99
70	Mark Fidrych	397.83
71	Gary Ross	397.29
72	Doyle Alexander	395.19
73	Rick Rhoden	391.29
74	Bill Singer	390.32
75	Dick Ruthven	388.72
76	Larry Dierker	387.8
77	Wayne Garland	386.6
78	Joaquin Andujar	386.22
79	Brent Strom	380.07
80	Eric Rasmussen	377.96
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Dave Rozema	376.14
82	Mickey Lolich	376.09
83	Steve Renko	376.0
84	Don Stanhouse	372.73
85	Jim Umbarger	371.54
86	Vern Ruhle	370.38
87	Pete Redfern	363.87
88	Jerry Garvin	361.91
89	Moose Haas	361.02
90	Stan Bahnsen	353.84
91	Geoff Zahn	353.03
92	Bob Shirley	352.67
93	Larry Demery	352.38
94	Craig Swan	350.77
95	Randy Lerch	349.43
96	Dave Freisleben	349.2
97	Bart Johnson	348.23
98	Francisco Barrios	347.89
99	Andy Hassler	347.32
100	Mike Flanagan	346.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Thormodsgard	346.09
102	Bill Lee	344.1
103	Tom Underwood	343.57
104	Mark Lemongello	343.41
105	Dave Lemanczyk	342.07
106	Rick Langford	339.14
107	Glenn Abbott	338.39
108	Chris Knapp	337.78
109	Mike Krukow	335.1
110	Jesse Jefferson	334.75
111	Ron Guidry	333.57
112	Dan Warthen	332.75
113	Paul Hartzell	332.62
114	Wayne Twitchell	332.0
115	Tom Griffin	331.03
116	Doug Bird	330.74
117	Jamie Easterly	329.79
118	Bob Stanley	329.32
119	Marty Pattin	328.38
120	Max Leon	326.94
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Rich Gossage	325.04
122	Jackie Brown	324.69
123	Tommy Boggs	323.91
124	Fernando Arroyo	323.72
125	Wayne Simpson	323.18
126	Eduardo Rodriguez	322.59
127	Frank LaCorte	322.08
128	John Hiller	321.85
129	Ray Bare	321.11
130	Gerry Hannahs	320.9
131	John D'Acquisto	320.54
132	Gary Wheelock	320.43
133	Stan Thomas	319.62
134	Santo Alcala	318.85
135	Dave Pagan	318.32
136	Dick Pole	318.26
137	Nino Espinosa	318.25
138	Rick Sawyer	316.64
139	Gil Patterson	316.16
140	Barry Cort	315.63
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bo McLaughlin	315.59
142	Larry Gura	315.23
143	Jim Hughes	314.78
144	Enrique Romo	314.71
145	Floyd Bannister	314.5
146	Steve Hargan	314.05
147	John Curtis	313.48
148	John Montague	313.45
149	Mike Norris	312.2
150	Mike Pazik	311.34
151	Dennis Martinez	309.81
152	Frank MacCormack	309.76
153	Pete Vuckovich	309.19
154	Bob Owchinko	309.12
155	Scott McGregor	308.35
156	Jackson Todd	308.3
157	Ken Kravec	308.06
158	Jeff Holly	307.58
159	Bob Sykes	307.2
160	Rick Jones	306.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Tom Hume	305.92
162	Bob Knepper	303.71
163	Adrian Devine	303.57
164	Mike Marshall	303.25
165	Donnie Moore	303.02
166	Diego Segui	302.91
167	Doug Konieczny	302.42
168	Don Collins	301.53
169	Buzz Capra	300.66

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