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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Ron Guidry	576.18
2	J.R. Richard	536.82
3	Nolan Ryan	535.34
4	Steve Carlton	534.46
5	Jim Palmer	530.1
6	Dennis Eckersley	520.23
7	Gaylord Perry	519.97
8	Tom Seaver	519.17
9	Phil Niekro	512.14
10	Burt Hooton	506.02
11	Bert Blyleven	498.8
12	Dennis Leonard	497.92
13	Tommy John	496.16
14	Mike Caldwell	496.08
15	Steve Rogers	494.94
16	Fergie Jenkins	494.17
17	Don Sutton	490.9
18	Jon Matlack	487.7
19	Dave Goltz	487.7
20	John Candelaria	476.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Bob Knepper	474.3
22	Ken Kravec	472.33
23	Jerry Koosman	471.28
24	Lary Sorensen	470.18
25	Craig Swan	469.7
26	Dennis Martinez	469.56
27	Ed Figueroa	466.9
28	Ed Halicki	465.29
29	Dick Ruthven	463.77
30	Frank Tanana	462.12
31	Mike Torrez	461.21
32	Mike Flanagan	456.98
33	Rick Reuschel	456.82
34	Luis Tiant	456.04
35	Paul Splittorff	455.0
36	Jim Slaton	454.78
37	John Denny	454.42
38	Vida Blue	453.69
39	Bob Forsch	449.88
40	Dave Rozema	446.79
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Joe Niekro	444.31
42	Fred Norman	439.19
43	John Montefusco	438.12
44	Pete Vuckovich	435.5
45	Larry Christenson	433.61
46	Don Robinson	432.22
47	Rick Waits	430.24
48	Francisco Barrios	429.55
49	Randy Jones	428.62
50	Ross Grimsley	427.61
51	Catfish Hunter	426.93
52	Geoff Zahn	425.61
53	Doug Rau	423.08
54	Doyle Alexander	423.06
55	Rick Wise	420.07
56	Bill Travers	419.78
57	Steve Stone	416.56
58	Dennis Lamp	414.2
59	Randy Lerch	413.51
60	Jack Billingham	412.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Milt Wilcox	410.48
62	Tom Underwood	408.61
63	Don Aase	408.46
64	Nino Espinosa	407.28
65	Eric Rasmussen	406.69
66	Rich Gale	405.2
67	Mike Krukow	402.38
68	Roger Erickson	401.59
69	Bill Bonham	400.28
70	Larry Gura	398.56
71	Jim Rooker	397.13
72	Jim Clancy	394.05
73	Jesse Jefferson	390.38
74	Scott McGregor	390.21
75	Steve Renko	390.0
76	Chris Knapp	389.65
77	Rick Langford	389.21
78	Bob Owchinko	389.2
79	John Henry Johnson	388.76
80	Dock Ellis	386.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Mark Lemongello	384.7
82	Glenn Abbott	383.3
83	Jim Barr	382.23
84	Mike Paxton	381.29
85	Jim Beattie	380.22
86	Scott Sanderson	377.89
87	Silvio Martinez	375.28
88	Matt Keough	375.12
89	Mike LaCoss	373.63
90	Bill Lee	372.39
91	Paul Moskau	369.79
92	Dave Lemanczyk	369.33
93	Pat Zachry	366.98
94	Steve Comer	366.42
95	Rick Rhoden	365.84
96	Tom Hume	365.23
97	Paul Mitchell	363.7
98	Bob Welch	362.62
99	Ken Forsch	359.97
100	Rich Wortham	358.28
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jim Kaat	356.27
102	Bob Stanley	355.51
103	Rudy May	355.08
104	Ross Baumgarten	354.86
105	Larry McWilliams	354.33
106	Mickey Mahler	354.16
107	Dan Schatzeder	350.75
108	Floyd Bannister	350.53
109	Vern Ruhle	348.94
110	Bruce Kison	348.52
111	Andy Messersmith	345.7
112	Rick Honeycutt	343.87
113	Jerry Augustine	343.55
114	Kevin Kobel	342.8
115	Rick Matula	342.47
116	Dave Frost	342.41
117	Bob Shirley	341.66
118	Mike Parrott	340.95
119	Rick Williams	340.33
120	Chuck Rainey	338.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Philip Nastu	338.33
122	Byron McLaughlin	338.22
123	Lynn McGlothen	337.51
124	Kip Young	336.42
125	Doc Medich	336.41
126	Eddie Solomon	335.79
127	Ray Burris	335.6
128	Rick Sutcliffe	335.44
129	Steve Busby	335.27
130	Moose Haas	334.75
131	Ken Holtzman	333.08
132	Pete Falcone	332.43
133	Eric Wilkins	332.23
134	Jack Morris	330.71
135	Randy Niemann	330.24
136	Marty Pattin	329.24
137	Mike Norris	327.97
138	Paul Hartzell	326.66
139	Phil Huffman	325.94
140	Wayne Garland	325.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bob Sykes	325.3
142	Steve McCatty	323.6
143	Odell Jones	321.81
144	Jim Wright	321.8
145	Mike Scott	321.61
146	Steve Mura	320.69
147	Craig Minetto	318.35
148	Tony Brizzolara	316.91
149	Pat Underwood	315.02
150	Jim Colborn	314.55
151	John Curtis	311.42
152	Joaquin Andujar	311.25
153	Mickey Lolich	309.33
154	Steve Baker	308.96
155	Jim Bibby	308.9
156	Gary Serum	307.7
157	Frank Riccelli	307.5
158	Jerry Reuss	305.56
159	Ed Whitson	305.09
160	Dave Roberts	304.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Jerry Garvin	303.82
162	Eduardo Rodriguez	303.41
163	Neil Allen	302.37
164	Ed Farmer	301.83
165	Pete Redfern	301.4
166	Fred Howard	300.37

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