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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	567.21
2	Andy Messersmith	554.3
3	Tom Seaver	551.64
4	Bert Blyleven	551.53
5	Gaylord Perry	547.93
6	Frank Tanana	545.45
7	Jim Palmer	531.02
8	Jon Matlack	512.0
9	Steve Carlton	507.65
10	Fergie Jenkins	507.5
11	Randy Jones	507.31
12	Luis Tiant	499.54
13	Vida Blue	492.53
14	Phil Niekro	486.5
15	Nolan Ryan	486.21
16	Don Gullett	485.42
17	Don Sutton	484.36
18	John Montefusco	480.13
19	Ken Holtzman	475.21
20	Jim Kaat	474.22
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jerry Reuss	467.94
22	Jim Rooker	467.91
23	Jerry Koosman	467.59
24	Steve Busby	467.38
25	Mike Torrez	464.24
26	Burt Hooton	464.14
27	Gary Nolan	463.67
28	Doug Rau	461.72
29	Steve Rogers	461.4
30	Wilbur Wood	461.33
31	Doc Medich	460.38
32	Rudy May	458.07
33	Rick Reuschel	457.78
34	Jim Barr	457.54
35	Mickey Lolich	457.45
36	Pat Dobson	454.64
37	Larry Dierker	452.34
38	Dave Goltz	447.18
39	Ed Figueroa	446.25
40	Dennis Leonard	442.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bob Forsch	441.16
42	Lynn McGlothen	440.38
43	Al Fitzmorris	437.91
44	Jim Slaton	437.49
45	Rick Wise	436.61
46	J.R. Richard	433.95
47	Dennis Eckersley	429.39
48	Jim Lonborg	427.2
49	Fred Norman	426.28
50	Dock Ellis	424.4
51	Dave Roberts	424.36
52	Jack Billingham	422.05
53	Bill Lee	416.65
54	Bruce Kison	415.37
55	Bill Bonham	414.87
56	Jim Colborn	414.35
57	Mike Cuellar	411.87
58	Bill Travers	411.38
59	John Candelaria	411.09
60	Larry Christenson	410.08
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Carl Morton	408.33
62	Paul Splittorff	408.16
63	Joe Coleman	407.32
64	Ray Burris	405.56
65	Stan Bahnsen	404.75
66	Pete Falcone	402.96
67	Woodie Fryman	399.38
68	Ross Grimsley	399.08
69	Steve Renko	395.26
70	Clay Kirby	394.71
71	Ed Halicki	392.07
72	Nelson Briles	391.07
73	Jim Hughes	390.61
74	Dan Warthen	389.46
75	Rich Gossage	389.19
76	Fritz Peterson	386.78
77	Brent Strom	386.59
78	Steve Stone	382.92
79	Bill Singer	380.46
80	Ron Reed	379.27
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Vern Ruhle	378.46
82	Jim Umbarger	377.98
83	Jim Bibby	375.51
84	Tom Underwood	373.23
85	Dick Ruthven	370.95
86	Pete Broberg	368.08
87	John Denny	367.72
88	Jackie Brown	365.95
89	Reggie Cleveland	364.12
90	Ken Brett	363.58
91	Pat Zachry	362.88
92	John Curtis	359.36
93	Ray Bare	358.8
94	Don Kirkwood	356.49
95	Dan Spillner	354.9
96	Gary Ross	350.5
97	Mike Caldwell	348.47
98	Mark Fidrych	348.22
99	Rick Rhoden	346.38
100	Santo Alcala	345.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Tommy John	345.24
102	Doug Bird	343.58
103	Joe Niekro	343.04
104	Dick Bosman	342.68
105	Joe Decker	342.39
106	Dave Freisleben	341.11
107	Bart Johnson	340.83
108	Terry Forster	339.83
109	Mike Cosgrove	337.31
110	Joaquin Andujar	336.18
111	Craig Swan	335.51
112	Dick Pole	333.06
113	Pat Darcy	330.15
114	Pete Vuckovich	326.42
115	Rob Dressler	321.06
116	Alan Foster	320.8
117	Roger Moret	320.38
118	Don Carrithers	319.36
119	Don Stanhouse	318.92
120	Sid Monge	318.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Paul Mitchell	317.74
122	Claude Osteen	316.91
123	Dennis Blair	316.78
124	Gilberto Rondon	314.59
125	Doyle Alexander	314.38
126	Steve Barr	313.14
127	Steve Hargan	312.26
128	Ken Frailing	311.69
129	Dave Pagan	311.48
130	Don Hood	309.79
131	Pete Redfern	309.36
132	Jim Kern	309.16
133	Wayne Garland	308.09
134	Jesse Jefferson	307.51
135	Bob Apodaca	307.16
136	Larry Demery	307.02
137	Bill Laxton	305.02
138	Bill Greif	303.35
139	Mike Garman	302.95
140	Mike Norris	301.37
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Luebber	300.93
142	Bill Champion	300.68

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