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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Frank Tanana	607.76
2	Bert Blyleven	577.96
3	Nolan Ryan	564.83
4	Tom Seaver	563.42
5	Jim Palmer	550.25
6	Jerry Koosman	533.95
7	Steve Carlton	526.32
8	Don Sutton	524.02
9	Vida Blue	522.47
10	Steve Rogers	515.25
11	Rick Reuschel	505.07
12	Dennis Eckersley	503.4
13	Gaylord Perry	502.31
14	J.R. Richard	493.29
15	Fred Norman	492.55
16	Fergie Jenkins	488.51
17	Phil Niekro	488.06
18	Jon Matlack	485.93
19	Burt Hooton	484.31
20	John Candelaria	483.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Luis Tiant	481.93
22	Ed Figueroa	480.99
23	Catfish Hunter	477.71
24	Andy Messersmith	476.09
25	Jim Rooker	473.7
26	John Montefusco	473.58
27	Ed Halicki	473.01
28	Mike Torrez	471.09
29	Dave Goltz	467.73
30	Rudy May	464.09
31	Randy Jones	462.52
32	Don Gullett	461.54
33	Doug Rau	461.08
34	Ray Burris	458.93
35	Jim Barr	458.12
36	Jerry Reuss	455.75
37	Jim Slaton	455.16
38	Jim Colborn	452.99
39	Dennis Leonard	445.37
40	Pete Falcone	443.83
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Bonham	441.95
42	Bruce Kison	441.03
43	John Denny	439.27
44	Rick Wise	438.15
45	Gary Nolan	436.98
46	Doc Medich	432.84
47	Mark Fidrych	427.26
48	Bill Travers	425.17
49	Jim Kaat	424.86
50	Reggie Cleveland	422.92
51	Jack Billingham	422.18
52	Lynn McGlothen	421.39
53	Jim Lonborg	418.76
54	Al Fitzmorris	418.37
55	Ken Brett	417.99
56	Steve Stone	417.1
57	Pat Zachry	416.39
58	Bob Forsch	415.9
59	Dave Roberts	414.16
60	Nelson Briles	413.81
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Joaquin Andujar	411.95
62	Dock Ellis	411.69
63	Jim Bibby	411.63
64	Paul Splittorff	409.48
65	Ken Holtzman	408.19
66	Tommy John	407.77
67	Doyle Alexander	405.65
68	Woodie Fryman	405.51
69	Pat Dobson	404.87
70	Jerry Augustine	401.89
71	Eric Rasmussen	401.47
72	Larry Christenson	398.59
73	Rick Rhoden	395.94
74	Ross Grimsley	394.85
75	Gary Ross	390.5
76	Wayne Garland	388.56
77	Bill Singer	387.57
78	Larry Dierker	385.39
79	Dave Rozema	385.14
80	Dick Ruthven	384.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Brent Strom	375.82
82	Jerry Garvin	371.56
83	Bob Shirley	370.73
84	Pete Redfern	369.63
85	Don Stanhouse	367.72
86	Jim Umbarger	367.29
87	Vern Ruhle	366.13
88	Moose Haas	365.14
89	Andy Hassler	362.0
90	Glenn Abbott	359.62
91	Craig Swan	359.21
92	Mickey Lolich	359.09
93	Steve Renko	359.0
94	Ron Guidry	357.96
95	Dave Lemanczyk	357.53
96	Paul Thormodsgard	355.65
97	Dick Pole	355.37
98	Jesse Jefferson	355.19
99	Bill Lee	354.51
100	Geoff Zahn	351.85
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Francisco Barrios	351.7
102	Jackie Brown	350.73
103	Rick Langford	349.1
104	Mike Flanagan	348.58
105	Chris Knapp	348.47
106	Larry Demery	347.48
107	Mike Krukow	346.89
108	Randy Lerch	346.77
109	Mark Lemongello	345.82
110	Dave Freisleben	344.95
111	Stan Bahnsen	344.36
112	John Hiller	344.21
113	Tom Griffin	342.73
114	Floyd Bannister	341.4
115	Bart Johnson	340.88
116	Fernando Arroyo	338.5
117	Nino Espinosa	336.42
118	Max Leon	335.8
119	Paul Hartzell	332.88
120	Mike Norris	332.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	John Montague	331.99
122	Rick Jones	331.59
123	Doug Bird	328.37
124	Dan Warthen	328.02
125	Wayne Twitchell	327.75
126	Santo Alcala	327.43
127	Tom Underwood	326.57
128	Bob Stanley	326.51
129	Jamie Easterly	325.86
130	Ken Kravec	324.39
131	Marty Pattin	324.13
132	Bob Knepper	321.9
133	Pete Vuckovich	321.29
134	John D'Acquisto	320.12
135	Tommy Boggs	319.66
136	Wayne Simpson	319.43
137	Frank LaCorte	319.23
138	John Curtis	318.7
139	Gary Wheelock	317.7
140	Eduardo Rodriguez	317.67
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Ray Bare	316.86
142	Gerry Hannahs	316.65
143	Gil Patterson	316.23
144	Dennis Martinez	315.82
145	Dave Pagan	315.54
146	Stan Thomas	315.37
147	Bob Owchinko	313.72
148	Rick Sawyer	312.64
149	Bo McLaughlin	312.49
150	Barry Cort	311.38
151	Mike Marshall	310.99
152	Larry Gura	310.98
153	Enrique Romo	310.46
154	Gary Beare	310.45
155	Lary Sorensen	309.88
156	Steve Hargan	309.8
157	Odell Jones	309.5
158	Rich Gossage	308.04
159	Jackson Todd	307.21
160	Mike Pazik	307.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Bill Butler	307.04
162	Frank MacCormack	305.51
163	Ken Forsch	304.43
164	Scott McGregor	304.1
165	Jeff Holly	303.6
166	Tom Hume	303.01
167	Bob Sykes	302.95
168	Joey McLaughlin	300.62

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