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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	596.99
2	Don Sutton	576.31
3	Tom Seaver	554.25
4	Andy Messersmith	552.69
5	Gaylord Perry	549.23
6	Catfish Hunter	548.09
7	Phil Niekro	546.38
8	Bert Blyleven	541.02
9	Jim Palmer	530.55
10	Luis Tiant	523.55
11	Fergie Jenkins	516.3
12	Vida Blue	510.57
13	Jon Matlack	510.26
14	Steve Carlton	510.12
15	Don Gullett	503.15
16	Steve Busby	501.36
17	Jim Kaat	500.34
18	Jim Lonborg	488.35
19	Mike Cuellar	482.88
20	Ken Holtzman	480.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jim Barr	468.73
22	Doc Medich	468.61
23	Jerry Reuss	468.05
24	Jerry Koosman	467.92
25	Bill Lee	463.36
26	Jim Rooker	461.7
27	Pat Dobson	460.82
28	Mickey Lolich	459.77
29	Bob Gibson	459.18
30	Ross Grimsley	457.99
31	Rick Reuschel	449.68
32	Jack Billingham	447.52
33	Frank Tanana	446.92
34	Randy Jones	444.75
35	Lynn McGlothen	444.49
36	Steve Rogers	443.99
37	Carl Morton	443.4
38	Wilbur Wood	443.4
39	Rudy May	441.23
40	Dock Ellis	440.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Fred Norman	439.68
42	Dave McNally	439.0
43	Clay Kirby	438.25
44	Dave Roberts	438.03
45	Larry Dierker	437.92
46	Al Fitzmorris	436.56
47	Buzz Capra	436.54
48	Mike Torrez	431.77
49	Joe Coleman	428.97
50	Don Wilson	428.97
51	Nelson Briles	427.41
52	Bill Bonham	424.53
53	Ken Brett	420.64
54	Woodie Fryman	418.18
55	Joe Decker	415.91
56	Jim Bibby	415.88
57	Reggie Cleveland	415.08
58	Doug Rau	412.6
59	Ron Reed	411.66
60	Steve Renko	410.23
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jim Perry	409.82
62	Andy Hassler	408.42
63	Dave Goltz	404.85
64	Jim Slaton	404.44
65	Mike Caldwell	399.84
66	Burt Hooton	396.23
67	John Curtis	395.29
68	Dennis Blair	394.81
69	Bob Forsch	394.29
70	Claude Osteen	393.12
71	Paul Splittorff	392.01
72	Steve Stone	390.79
73	Bruce Kison	390.55
74	Dave Freisleben	390.25
75	Jim Colborn	388.51
76	Stan Bahnsen	387.65
77	Jackie Brown	386.3
78	Bill Singer	386.21
79	Rick Wise	386.11
80	Fritz Peterson	383.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Gary Nolan	382.78
82	Bill Hands	382.75
83	Clyde Wright	382.48
84	Steve Hargan	380.37
85	Wayne Twitchell	379.59
86	Dan Spillner	377.82
87	Tom Griffin	376.01
88	John D'Acquisto	375.9
89	Bill Champion	375.5
90	Tom Underwood	372.72
91	Al Downing	371.59
92	John Montefusco	369.26
93	Joe McIntosh	369.17
94	Vic Albury	369.02
95	Ray Burris	367.73
96	Lerrin LaGrow	366.93
97	Sonny Siebert	364.82
98	Alan Foster	363.61
99	Doug Konieczny	363.37
100	Pete Falcone	358.93
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Pete Broberg	355.6
102	Ed Figueroa	354.79
103	Vern Ruhle	354.74
104	Jim Hughes	351.04
105	J.R. Richard	349.86
106	Glenn Abbott	345.24
107	Dennis Leonard	343.44
108	Tom Bradley	342.62
109	Dick Bosman	342.47
110	Dick Ruthven	338.94
111	Bill Greif	337.2
112	Randy Tate	334.35
113	Bruce Dal Canton	333.71
114	Jim Kern	329.75
115	Ron Schueler	328.31
116	Dennis Eckersley	328.11
117	Juan Marichal	327.46
118	Ed Halicki	326.01
119	Tommy John	325.01
120	Roric Harrison	324.86
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Ed Sprague	322.84
122	Dick Tidrow	322.46
123	Dick Drago	322.19
124	Mike Norris	319.83
125	Dick Pole	319.8
126	John Denny	319.07
127	Bart Johnson	317.71
128	Blue Moon Odom	316.38
129	Pat Darcy	314.2
130	Dave Hamilton	313.56
131	Don Hood	312.61
132	Doyle Alexander	312.13
133	Bill Campbell	307.5
134	Eric Raich	307.13
135	Ray Bare	307.07
136	Ray Sadecki	305.93
137	Hank Webb	304.98
138	Tom Hall	304.48
139	Bob Moose	304.26
140	Lloyd Allen	303.64
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Rick Rhoden	302.43
142	Ron Bryant	301.99
143	Geoff Zahn	301.96
144	Roger Moret	301.86
145	Bill Travers	301.13
146	Mike Pazik	300.3

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