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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Catfish Hunter	567.37
2	Tom Seaver	552.03
3	Bert Blyleven	545.8
4	Frank Tanana	544.5
5	Andy Messersmith	543.9
6	Gaylord Perry	540.79
7	Jim Palmer	529.92
8	Steve Carlton	511.51
9	Jon Matlack	506.37
10	Luis Tiant	505.24
11	Randy Jones	503.62
12	Fergie Jenkins	500.12
13	Vida Blue	489.41
14	Nolan Ryan	489.0
15	Phil Niekro	483.72
16	Don Sutton	480.97
17	John Montefusco	480.04
18	Jerry Koosman	479.76
19	Don Gullett	476.81
20	Jim Rooker	473.98
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Mike Torrez	473.66
22	Jerry Reuss	473.62
23	Jim Kaat	470.85
24	Ken Holtzman	468.24
25	Doc Medich	463.24
26	Steve Rogers	462.65
27	Wilbur Wood	462.58
28	Rudy May	461.37
29	Steve Busby	461.34
30	Doug Rau	461.33
31	Burt Hooton	458.46
32	Rick Reuschel	457.78
33	Mickey Lolich	455.81
34	Gary Nolan	454.7
35	Jim Barr	451.45
36	Lynn McGlothen	447.72
37	Ed Figueroa	444.49
38	Larry Dierker	441.44
39	Dave Goltz	440.8
40	Pat Dobson	440.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Slaton	437.19
42	Dennis Leonard	437.17
43	Bob Forsch	435.48
44	Al Fitzmorris	434.22
45	Rick Wise	431.67
46	Fred Norman	427.53
47	Dennis Eckersley	424.6
48	Jim Lonborg	423.78
49	J.R. Richard	421.96
50	Jack Billingham	418.4
51	Bill Lee	417.9
52	Dock Ellis	416.75
53	Dave Roberts	416.67
54	Mike Cuellar	415.12
55	John Candelaria	413.88
56	Bill Bonham	413.3
57	Pete Falcone	412.22
58	Bruce Kison	412.13
59	Carl Morton	409.08
60	Ray Burris	407.87
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Larry Christenson	406.18
62	Ross Grimsley	404.28
63	Jim Colborn	404.2
64	Paul Splittorff	402.79
65	Joe Coleman	402.33
66	Bill Travers	399.74
67	Woodie Fryman	398.93
68	Stan Bahnsen	396.16
69	Steve Renko	392.17
70	Ed Halicki	391.13
71	Dan Warthen	390.95
72	Clay Kirby	390.8
73	Jim Hughes	389.19
74	Nelson Briles	388.12
75	Fritz Peterson	385.64
76	Rich Gossage	384.91
77	Vern Ruhle	384.83
78	Steve Stone	384.17
79	Ron Reed	382.5
80	Jim Bibby	376.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Brent Strom	376.25
82	Tom Underwood	373.48
83	Jim Umbarger	372.75
84	Bill Singer	371.91
85	John Denny	367.22
86	Pete Broberg	367.04
87	Jackie Brown	367.01
88	Reggie Cleveland	365.37
89	Ray Bare	361.72
90	Dick Ruthven	357.95
91	John Curtis	357.35
92	Dan Spillner	356.15
93	Pat Zachry	354.82
94	Don Kirkwood	353.53
95	Ken Brett	352.85
96	Gary Ross	352.63
97	Rick Rhoden	350.76
98	Mike Caldwell	349.47
99	Tommy John	347.06
100	Dick Bosman	343.68
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Joe Niekro	343.62
102	Santo Alcala	341.42
103	Terry Forster	337.6
104	Mike Cosgrove	337.31
105	Joe Decker	334.87
106	Doug Bird	334.64
107	Mark Fidrych	333.72
108	Bart Johnson	332.88
109	Pat Darcy	330.9
110	Dave Freisleben	327.52
111	Craig Swan	325.44
112	Dick Pole	323.38
113	Pete Vuckovich	323.16
114	Rob Dressler	322.2
115	Claude Osteen	321.91
116	Dennis Blair	321.78
117	Joaquin Andujar	321.35
118	Roger Moret	320.97
119	Don Stanhouse	320.61
120	Sid Monge	319.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Don Carrithers	319.36
122	Doyle Alexander	318.0
123	Paul Mitchell	316.89
124	Steve Barr	314.39
125	Steve Hargan	313.51
126	Ken Frailing	311.83
127	Jim Kern	309.91
128	Wayne Garland	309.34
129	Alan Foster	309.23
130	Jesse Jefferson	308.76
131	Larry Demery	308.27
132	Gilberto Rondon	308.07
133	Bob Apodaca	307.91
134	Don Hood	306.61
135	Bill Laxton	305.02
136	Bill Greif	304.6
137	Pete Redfern	304.26
138	Mike Garman	303.7
139	Bill Champion	302.81
140	Mike Norris	302.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Luebber	302.18

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