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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	564.62
2	Jim Palmer	558.73
3	Steve Rogers	550.42
4	Steve Carlton	547.23
5	Frank Tanana	539.32
6	Bert Blyleven	537.21
7	Nolan Ryan	534.64
8	Ron Guidry	533.52
9	Vida Blue	532.61
10	Phil Niekro	526.42
11	J.R. Richard	526.19
12	Rick Reuschel	525.47
13	Gaylord Perry	515.2
14	Dennis Leonard	513.91
15	Dennis Eckersley	513.71
16	Dave Goltz	513.23
17	Burt Hooton	505.33
18	John Candelaria	503.72
19	Don Sutton	496.85
20	Fred Norman	491.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jon Matlack	490.23
22	Jerry Koosman	488.9
23	Luis Tiant	488.08
24	Mike Torrez	486.89
25	Fergie Jenkins	486.69
26	Paul Splittorff	485.65
27	John Montefusco	480.44
28	Dock Ellis	474.52
29	Ed Halicki	473.5
30	Ed Figueroa	468.31
31	Mike Flanagan	466.57
32	Bob Forsch	464.3
33	Bob Knepper	459.86
34	Bill Bonham	459.0
35	Tommy John	456.72
36	Larry Christenson	456.0
37	Doug Rau	454.76
38	Rick Wise	452.85
39	John Denny	452.41
40	Randy Jones	447.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Pat Zachry	444.75
42	Rudy May	444.38
43	Ross Grimsley	441.38
44	Doyle Alexander	440.78
45	Francisco Barrios	438.13
46	Steve Stone	437.14
47	Jim Rooker	436.72
48	Jim Slaton	434.03
49	Jim Lonborg	432.73
50	Rick Rhoden	427.29
51	Lary Sorensen	427.1
52	Geoff Zahn	426.3
53	Jim Barr	426.14
54	Catfish Hunter	424.81
55	Don Gullett	423.92
56	Eric Rasmussen	423.8
57	Ken Kravec	423.28
58	Mark Lemongello	422.57
59	Dick Ruthven	421.9
60	Ray Burris	421.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Shirley	420.14
62	Dave Rozema	420.12
63	Craig Swan	417.15
64	Joaquin Andujar	416.01
65	Jesse Jefferson	415.74
66	Nino Espinosa	415.73
67	Bob Owchinko	414.03
68	Rick Waits	412.29
69	Wayne Garland	408.35
70	Jerry Reuss	406.15
71	Jim Bibby	404.15
72	Bill Lee	403.63
73	Jim Kaat	402.87
74	Glenn Abbott	398.98
75	Jerry Augustine	398.31
76	Doc Medich	395.6
77	Tom Underwood	394.12
78	Matt Keough	394.01
79	Mike Caldwell	392.04
80	Chris Knapp	391.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Wayne Twitchell	391.22
82	Jack Billingham	390.88
83	Ken Brett	390.16
84	Jerry Garvin	389.15
85	Jim Colborn	386.14
86	Paul Thormodsgard	384.63
87	Dennis Lamp	382.5
88	Scott McGregor	380.98
89	Wilbur Wood	377.92
90	Preston Hanna	377.69
91	Milt Wilcox	373.69
92	Rick Langford	373.42
93	John Henry Johnson	373.02
94	Don Aase	372.62
95	Steve Renko	372.52
96	Floyd Bannister	371.99
97	Dennis Martinez	371.92
98	Don Robinson	371.88
99	Dave Roberts	370.29
100	Rich Gale	369.18
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Pete Falcone	368.89
102	Paul Mitchell	367.51
103	Roger Erickson	364.56
104	Nelson Briles	363.68
105	Moose Haas	362.14
106	Randy Lerch	356.18
107	Dave Lemanczyk	355.54
108	Don Hood	353.94
109	Andy Hassler	353.31
110	Jim Wright	352.88
111	Dick Pole	352.75
112	Pete Broberg	351.83
113	Bill Travers	350.49
114	Jim Clancy	350.11
115	Dick Tidrow	349.87
116	Paul Moskau	348.75
117	Woodie Fryman	346.2
118	Joe Niekro	345.68
119	Larry Gura	345.43
120	Gary Serum	343.74
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Steve Baker	342.28
122	Bob Sykes	341.93
123	Tom Dixon	341.75
124	Allen Ripley	341.33
125	Alan Wirth	340.2
126	Mickey Mahler	340.08
127	David Clyde	338.48
128	Pete Vuckovich	338.14
129	Tom Hume	337.03
130	Silvio Martinez	334.66
131	Jim Beattie	333.97
132	John Urrea	333.35
133	Dave Freisleben	332.35
134	Adrian Devine	331.99
135	Mike Paxton	331.47
136	Rick Honeycutt	331.1
137	Pete Redfern	330.57
138	Jim Umbarger	330.06
139	Mark Fidrych	329.75
140	Andy Replogle	329.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Mike Bruhert	328.96
142	Tom House	324.03
143	Balor Moore	323.89
144	Byron McLaughlin	322.64
145	Ron Schueler	322.31
146	Bruce Kison	321.52
147	Andy Messersmith	319.88
148	Reggie Cleveland	319.61
149	Hal Dues	316.33
150	Manny Sarmiento	315.84
151	Darrell Jackson	315.41
152	Ken Clay	311.64
153	Pablo Torrealba	311.43
154	Kevin Kobel	311.13
155	Tom Griffin	309.6
156	Mike Parrott	308.7
157	Tommy Boggs	307.07
158	Ken Holtzman	306.94
159	Jamie Easterly	305.5
160	Dave Frost	305.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Tim Conroy	305.03
162	Doug Capilla	304.92
163	Roger Moret	304.68
164	Rich Wortham	304.45
165	Sid Monge	302.75
166	Mike Morgan	302.74
167	John D'Acquisto	302.57
168	Doug Bird	302.42
169	Don Kirkwood	302.23
170	Dave Geisel	302.05
171	Jack Morris	301.18
172	Rich Hinton	300.54
173	Bo McLaughlin	300.2

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