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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	561.55
2	Tom Seaver	556.45
3	Andy Messersmith	554.3
4	Frank Tanana	553.41
5	Gaylord Perry	547.93
6	Bert Blyleven	543.96
7	Jim Palmer	525.63
8	Jon Matlack	519.62
9	Randy Jones	514.45
10	Fergie Jenkins	507.73
11	Luis Tiant	501.86
12	Steve Carlton	501.64
13	John Montefusco	492.52
14	Don Gullett	492.29
15	Vida Blue	490.34
16	Nolan Ryan	487.12
17	Phil Niekro	486.83
18	Don Sutton	481.53
19	Jim Kaat	477.87
20	Ken Holtzman	475.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jerry Reuss	467.94
22	Steve Busby	467.11
23	Rudy May	464.46
24	Burt Hooton	464.14
25	Jerry Koosman	463.85
26	Gary Nolan	463.67
27	Rick Reuschel	461.82
28	Doug Rau	460.69
29	Steve Rogers	460.4
30	Wilbur Wood	460.33
31	Jim Rooker	460.1
32	Mickey Lolich	459.7
33	Jim Barr	458.87
34	Mike Torrez	457.77
35	Pat Dobson	456.98
36	Doc Medich	456.6
37	Larry Dierker	448.05
38	Dennis Leonard	446.22
39	Jim Slaton	443.53
40	Ed Figueroa	442.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bob Forsch	441.36
42	Dave Goltz	441.17
43	Lynn McGlothen	440.38
44	Al Fitzmorris	437.91
45	Rick Wise	436.61
46	J.R. Richard	433.95
47	Fred Norman	431.61
48	Dennis Eckersley	426.8
49	Jim Lonborg	426.54
50	Dock Ellis	424.4
51	Jim Colborn	423.51
52	Bruce Kison	422.36
53	Dave Roberts	421.48
54	Bill Travers	419.41
55	Bill Bonham	419.22
56	Jack Billingham	419.22
57	Paul Splittorff	419.05
58	John Candelaria	417.87
59	Bill Lee	415.65
60	Mike Cuellar	412.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Larry Christenson	411.13
62	Carl Morton	410.84
63	Joe Coleman	407.32
64	Ray Burris	405.38
65	Pete Falcone	404.0
66	Stan Bahnsen	402.37
67	Ross Grimsley	399.08
68	Nelson Briles	397.02
69	Woodie Fryman	395.48
70	Steve Renko	395.36
71	Ed Halicki	394.79
72	Clay Kirby	393.67
73	Dan Warthen	390.72
74	Jim Hughes	389.85
75	Rich Gossage	389.19
76	Ron Reed	388.18
77	Jim Umbarger	387.9
78	Fritz Peterson	386.78
79	Brent Strom	386.26
80	Steve Stone	381.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Vern Ruhle	381.42
82	Bill Singer	378.22
83	Jackie Brown	374.87
84	Jim Bibby	374.51
85	Tom Underwood	372.23
86	Ken Brett	369.57
87	John Denny	367.99
88	Pete Broberg	367.58
89	Dick Ruthven	366.67
90	Reggie Cleveland	363.12
91	John Curtis	360.82
92	Pat Zachry	359.4
93	Ray Bare	358.8
94	Mark Fidrych	357.17
95	Doug Bird	356.07
96	Rick Rhoden	354.63
97	Dan Spillner	354.47
98	Dave Freisleben	354.16
99	Don Kirkwood	354.15
100	Tommy John	351.66
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Craig Swan	348.32
102	Gary Ross	347.7
103	Mike Caldwell	347.47
104	Santo Alcala	343.9
105	Joe Niekro	343.04
106	Joe Decker	342.39
107	Dick Bosman	341.68
108	Terry Forster	339.33
109	Joaquin Andujar	338.72
110	Bart Johnson	337.59
111	Mike Cosgrove	336.49
112	Pete Vuckovich	329.34
113	Pat Darcy	329.15
114	Dick Pole	328.34
115	Rob Dressler	328.0
116	Alan Foster	326.95
117	Don Carrithers	324.57
118	Paul Mitchell	324.08
119	Roger Moret	322.39
120	Don Stanhouse	318.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Sid Monge	317.19
122	Gilberto Rondon	314.34
123	Doyle Alexander	313.0
124	Dave Pagan	312.92
125	Claude Osteen	312.91
126	Dennis Blair	312.78
127	Steve Barr	312.14
128	Ken Frailing	311.44
129	Steve Hargan	311.26
130	Rick Jones	309.76
131	Rick Waits	309.71
132	Don Hood	309.54
133	Pete Redfern	309.36
134	Jesse Jefferson	309.34
135	Jim Kern	308.16
136	Francisco Barrios	307.44
137	Wayne Garland	307.09
138	John D'Acquisto	306.98
139	Bob Apodaca	306.16
140	Larry Demery	306.02
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bill Laxton	304.27
142	Bill Greif	302.35
143	Mike Garman	301.95
144	Mike Norris	300.37
145	Bill Champion	300.18

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