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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	619.03
2	Nolan Ryan	579.28
3	Bert Blyleven	571.96
4	Tom Seaver	564.08
5	Jim Palmer	550.11
6	Steve Carlton	533.77
7	Jerry Koosman	532.63
8	Don Sutton	528.43
9	Gaylord Perry	522.88
10	Steve Rogers	517.23
11	Vida Blue	515.18
12	Rick Reuschel	512.66
13	Fergie Jenkins	505.31
14	Dennis Eckersley	499.4
15	J.R. Richard	497.36
16	Burt Hooton	494.24
17	Phil Niekro	493.91
18	John Candelaria	490.63
19	Jon Matlack	487.13
20	Luis Tiant	487.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fred Norman	485.91
22	Andy Messersmith	482.41
23	Ed Halicki	482.2
24	Catfish Hunter	478.61
25	Mike Torrez	476.75
26	Dave Goltz	476.4
27	Ed Figueroa	473.05
28	Dennis Leonard	471.18
29	John Montefusco	470.83
30	Don Gullett	470.3
31	Doug Rau	462.41
32	Jim Rooker	461.37
33	Randy Jones	461.02
34	Jim Slaton	458.8
35	Jim Colborn	456.62
36	Jerry Reuss	456.31
37	Rudy May	454.19
38	Bruce Kison	452.44
39	Ray Burris	450.57
40	Jim Barr	450.28
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Mark Fidrych	448.83
42	Rick Wise	446.89
43	Bill Bonham	446.64
44	Pete Falcone	444.04
45	John Denny	440.0
46	Jim Kaat	436.3
47	Gary Nolan	435.73
48	Doc Medich	431.94
49	Dock Ellis	426.21
50	Jim Bibby	426.18
51	Pat Zachry	422.53
52	Bill Travers	422.42
53	Tommy John	422.05
54	Dave Roberts	420.42
55	Lynn McGlothen	418.64
56	Ken Brett	417.13
57	Reggie Cleveland	416.4
58	Joaquin Andujar	416.16
59	Steve Stone	415.38
60	Bob Forsch	415.13
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Al Fitzmorris	414.67
62	Jim Lonborg	413.63
63	Wayne Garland	413.46
64	Nelson Briles	412.49
65	Jack Billingham	411.34
66	Ken Holtzman	410.41
67	Eric Rasmussen	408.98
68	Paul Splittorff	408.89
69	Doyle Alexander	405.94
70	Pat Dobson	405.3
71	Rick Rhoden	404.79
72	Jerry Augustine	404.2
73	Ross Grimsley	403.08
74	Woodie Fryman	401.72
75	Larry Christenson	392.32
76	Dave Rozema	389.61
77	Larry Dierker	387.58
78	Gary Ross	386.43
79	Bill Singer	384.82
80	Dick Ruthven	381.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Dave Lemanczyk	377.14
82	Paul Thormodsgard	376.23
83	Jerry Garvin	374.59
84	Brent Strom	373.07
85	Craig Swan	372.5
86	Bob Shirley	371.75
87	Andy Hassler	369.96
88	Francisco Barrios	368.96
89	Pete Redfern	367.38
90	Jesse Jefferson	366.55
91	Rick Langford	365.26
92	Don Stanhouse	364.97
93	Jim Umbarger	364.54
94	Vern Ruhle	363.38
95	Ron Guidry	362.71
96	Jackie Brown	360.88
97	Floyd Bannister	360.51
98	Mike Krukow	359.32
99	Moose Haas	358.36
100	Glenn Abbott	357.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Chris Knapp	357.46
102	Dick Pole	354.95
103	Mike Flanagan	354.24
104	Fernando Arroyo	353.49
105	Bill Lee	353.1
106	Geoff Zahn	351.64
107	Randy Lerch	350.93
108	Tom Griffin	350.91
109	Wayne Twitchell	350.59
110	Nino Espinosa	348.72
111	Stan Bahnsen	348.65
112	Mark Lemongello	348.31
113	Mickey Lolich	348.09
114	Steve Renko	348.0
115	Mike Norris	346.69
116	John Hiller	346.31
117	Bob Knepper	343.58
118	Pete Vuckovich	343.01
119	Larry Demery	341.89
120	Dave Freisleben	341.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Bart Johnson	338.13
122	Dennis Martinez	334.94
123	Lary Sorensen	334.11
124	Max Leon	333.55
125	Ken Kravec	333.25
126	Rick Jones	333.19
127	Paul Hartzell	330.63
128	Santo Alcala	330.18
129	Gary Wheelock	328.91
130	Tom Underwood	327.99
131	Marty Pattin	327.63
132	John D'Acquisto	326.57
133	Bob Owchinko	325.82
134	Doug Bird	325.62
135	Dan Warthen	325.27
136	John Montague	323.89
137	Bob Stanley	323.76
138	Jamie Easterly	323.11
139	Ken Forsch	320.94
140	Odell Jones	320.03
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Rick Waits	319.88
142	Wilbur Wood	319.06
143	Steve Hargan	318.9
144	Mike Marshall	318.63
145	Wayne Simpson	318.05
146	Tommy Boggs	316.91
147	Frank LaCorte	316.48
148	Eduardo Rodriguez	314.92
149	Ray Bare	314.11
150	Gerry Hannahs	313.9
151	Gil Patterson	313.48
152	Dave Pagan	312.79
153	Bob Sykes	312.68
154	Stan Thomas	312.62
155	Gary Beare	311.17
156	Buddy Schultz	310.52
157	John Curtis	310.49
158	Bill Butler	310.32
159	Tom House	310.13
160	Rick Sawyer	309.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Bo McLaughlin	309.74
162	Charlie Williams	309.68
163	Mike Willis	308.98
164	Barry Cort	308.63
165	Larry Gura	308.23
166	Jeff Byrd	308.14
167	Dave Johnson	307.78
168	Enrique Romo	307.71
169	Diego Segui	307.14
170	Don Collins	306.49
171	Jackson Todd	304.96
172	Doug Capilla	304.39
173	Mike Pazik	304.34
174	Ken Clay	303.25
175	Frank MacCormack	302.76
176	Paul Mitchell	301.68
177	Scott McGregor	301.35
178	Terry Forster	300.92
179	Jeff Holly	300.85
180	Tom Hume	300.26
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Roger Moret	300.18

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