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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Tom Seaver	564.97
2	Jim Palmer	562.14
3	Steve Rogers	545.49
4	Frank Tanana	545.42
5	Steve Carlton	541.51
6	Nolan Ryan	535.89
7	Rick Reuschel	531.12
8	Bert Blyleven	529.97
9	Ron Guidry	528.79
10	J.R. Richard	527.39
11	Phil Niekro	524.52
12	Vida Blue	524.08
13	Dennis Leonard	514.41
14	Dennis Eckersley	510.05
15	Gaylord Perry	506.76
16	Dave Goltz	506.56
17	John Candelaria	503.72
18	Don Sutton	497.92
19	Burt Hooton	495.79
20	Fred Norman	489.24
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jerry Koosman	487.64
22	Paul Splittorff	483.4
23	Luis Tiant	481.96
24	Mike Torrez	478.96
25	Jon Matlack	478.75
26	Fergie Jenkins	476.32
27	John Montefusco	474.07
28	Mike Flanagan	473.08
29	Ed Figueroa	472.73
30	Ed Halicki	471.53
31	Dock Ellis	470.88
32	Bob Forsch	464.72
33	Tommy John	457.13
34	Bob Knepper	456.47
35	Doug Rau	454.79
36	Bill Bonham	452.49
37	Rudy May	451.9
38	Rick Wise	450.55
39	Larry Christenson	450.4
40	Randy Jones	450.25
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	John Denny	447.91
42	Jim Rooker	446.05
43	Ross Grimsley	444.19
44	Francisco Barrios	444.16
45	Pat Zachry	443.31
46	Steve Stone	441.13
47	Doyle Alexander	440.76
48	Geoff Zahn	432.12
49	Rick Rhoden	429.39
50	Catfish Hunter	426.06
51	Jim Lonborg	425.15
52	Jim Slaton	425.0
53	Eric Rasmussen	423.53
54	Ray Burris	423.18
55	Lary Sorensen	422.34
56	Don Gullett	418.93
57	Jesse Jefferson	418.78
58	Jim Barr	417.73
59	Joaquin Andujar	416.76
60	Nino Espinosa	416.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Mark Lemongello	415.75
62	Dick Ruthven	415.52
63	Craig Swan	413.96
64	Ken Kravec	413.52
65	Dave Rozema	412.81
66	Wayne Garland	409.6
67	Bob Shirley	409.09
68	Rick Waits	407.79
69	Jerry Reuss	407.4
70	Jim Kaat	399.81
71	Bob Owchinko	397.72
72	Tom Underwood	397.21
73	Jim Bibby	396.85
74	Bill Lee	396.31
75	Chris Knapp	395.79
76	Matt Keough	394.16
77	Wayne Twitchell	391.72
78	Jack Billingham	389.73
79	Jim Colborn	386.39
80	Ken Brett	386.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Mike Caldwell	385.96
82	Paul Thormodsgard	385.88
83	Preston Hanna	385.79
84	Glenn Abbott	385.38
85	Jerry Augustine	385.01
86	Doc Medich	384.96
87	Jerry Garvin	384.88
88	Dennis Lamp	382.96
89	Scott McGregor	380.52
90	Steve Renko	378.22
91	Don Aase	377.66
92	Rick Langford	373.89
93	John Henry Johnson	373.52
94	Milt Wilcox	373.02
95	Wilbur Wood	372.96
96	Floyd Bannister	372.0
97	Pete Falcone	370.14
98	Dave Roberts	369.74
99	Roger Erickson	366.93
100	Don Robinson	365.7
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Mitchell	365.67
102	Dennis Martinez	365.38
103	Nelson Briles	364.93
104	Moose Haas	364.45
105	Randy Lerch	357.43
106	Dave Lemanczyk	356.79
107	Rich Gale	355.79
108	Dick Pole	353.82
109	Jim Wright	353.38
110	Pete Broberg	353.08
111	Jim Clancy	352.98
112	Bill Travers	351.79
113	Dick Tidrow	351.12
114	Andy Hassler	350.69
115	Don Hood	350.1
116	Paul Moskau	344.59
117	Bob Sykes	343.18
118	Larry Gura	342.23
119	Allen Ripley	342.08
120	Alan Wirth	341.45
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Steve Baker	340.02
122	Tom Dixon	337.84
123	Tom Hume	337.37
124	Woodie Fryman	337.23
125	Gary Serum	336.74
126	Joe Niekro	336.45
127	Mickey Mahler	335.14
128	John Urrea	334.6
129	Jim Beattie	333.97
130	Pete Vuckovich	333.72
131	Dave Freisleben	333.6
132	Rick Honeycutt	332.35
133	Pete Redfern	331.82
134	Jim Umbarger	331.31
135	Mark Fidrych	331.0
136	Andy Replogle	329.82
137	David Clyde	329.49
138	Mike Paxton	329.43
139	Mike Bruhert	329.38
140	Silvio Martinez	327.0
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bruce Kison	326.52
142	Tom House	325.28
143	Reggie Cleveland	324.61
144	Byron McLaughlin	323.89
145	Ron Schueler	322.81
146	Adrian Devine	322.79
147	Manny Sarmiento	317.09
148	Balor Moore	315.38
149	Andy Messersmith	314.0
150	Pablo Torrealba	312.68
151	Kevin Kobel	312.13
152	Ken Clay	311.2
153	Darrell Jackson	310.63
154	Tommy Boggs	308.32
155	Tom Griffin	308.25
156	Mike Parrott	308.09
157	Ken Holtzman	307.84
158	Jamie Easterly	306.75
159	Hal Dues	306.28
160	Doug Capilla	306.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Rich Wortham	305.7
162	Roger Moret	305.68
163	Mike Morgan	305.53
164	Sid Monge	304.0
165	John D'Acquisto	303.82
166	Doug Bird	303.67
167	Don Kirkwood	303.48
168	Dave Geisel	302.8
169	Jack Morris	302.43
170	Eduardo Rodriguez	300.61

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