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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Gaylord Perry	611.69
2	Tom Seaver	572.33
3	Nolan Ryan	567.89
4	Andy Messersmith	551.59
5	Luis Tiant	542.5
6	Bert Blyleven	541.19
7	Mickey Lolich	526.81
8	Jon Matlack	525.16
9	Phil Niekro	521.02
10	Don Sutton	517.7
11	Catfish Hunter	517.41
12	Steve Carlton	517.32
13	Jim Palmer	501.46
14	Bob Gibson	499.17
15	Carl Morton	497.84
16	Vida Blue	497.49
17	Jerry Koosman	496.44
18	Mike Cuellar	493.56
19	Tommy John	493.02
20	Fergie Jenkins	490.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Wilbur Wood	489.9
22	Jack Billingham	488.59
23	Don Wilson	484.64
24	Fred Norman	482.33
25	Bill Singer	476.24
26	Steve Busby	475.84
27	Don Gullett	468.23
28	Paul Splittorff	466.14
29	Clay Kirby	465.45
30	Jim Lonborg	462.77
31	Rick Wise	462.74
32	Ken Holtzman	462.28
33	Dock Ellis	461.43
34	Ross Grimsley	461.37
35	Joe Coleman	460.15
36	Rick Reuschel	458.03
37	Mel Stottlemyre	457.89
38	Jim Perry	455.4
39	Tom Bradley	453.82
40	Jerry Reuss	453.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dave McNally	452.73
42	Steve Renko	451.68
43	Claude Osteen	449.81
44	Clyde Wright	446.91
45	Jim Rooker	443.56
46	Dave Roberts	442.23
47	Pat Dobson	440.05
48	Doc Medich	439.78
49	Ken Brett	436.5
50	Stan Bahnsen	435.86
51	Bill Lee	434.21
52	Reggie Cleveland	429.25
53	Jim Kaat	428.81
54	Burt Hooton	428.39
55	Jim Bibby	428.18
56	Joe Decker	428.14
57	Steve Rogers	427.37
58	Jim Slaton	425.06
59	Nelson Briles	421.74
60	Marty Pattin	421.27
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Ron Schueler	421.21
62	Al Downing	420.9
63	Fritz Peterson	419.04
64	Ernie McAnally	417.65
65	Jim Barr	415.25
66	Randy Jones	414.43
67	Dick Tidrow	414.17
68	Sonny Siebert	413.98
69	Larry Dierker	413.33
70	Dick Ruthven	408.99
71	Jim Colborn	407.82
72	Ron Bryant	407.61
73	Buzz Capra	405.14
74	Alan Foster	404.41
75	Dick Drago	402.0
76	Lynn McGlothen	400.6
77	John Curtis	400.24
78	Bill Greif	398.67
79	Tom Griffin	398.49
80	Rudy May	397.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Mike Torrez	397.55
82	Woodie Fryman	397.17
83	John D'Acquisto	394.37
84	Roric Harrison	390.75
85	Juan Marichal	388.51
86	Bob Moose	386.55
87	Doug Rau	381.76
88	Steve Arlin	380.4
89	Bill Bonham	376.86
90	Frank Tanana	374.83
91	Al Fitzmorris	373.21
92	Lerrin LaGrow	372.86
93	Dave Hamilton	372.09
94	Sam McDowell	370.01
95	Bruce Dal Canton	369.38
96	Roger Nelson	368.82
97	Dick Woodson	367.78
98	Mike Caldwell	367.67
99	Steve Kline	366.78
100	Vic Albury	364.85
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jackie Brown	364.76
102	Dave Freisleben	361.93
103	George Stone	361.41
104	Ron Reed	360.88
105	Bill Hands	360.52
106	Bill Stoneman	355.35
107	Steve Stone	354.6
108	David Clyde	354.37
109	Balor Moore	350.94
110	Steve Hargan	350.05
111	Dick Lange	349.96
112	Wayne Twitchell	347.5
113	Kevin Kobel	347.05
114	Blue Moon Odom	345.68
115	Ray Corbin	343.91
116	Ken Frailing	343.26
117	Dan Spillner	342.55
118	Ed Sprague	341.44
119	Dennis Blair	335.41
120	Bob Johnson	332.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Roger Moret	332.05
122	Harry Parker	331.41
123	Dave Goltz	328.49
124	Doyle Alexander	325.9
125	Jim Todd	325.25
126	Andy Hassler	323.72
127	Lindy McDaniel	322.66
128	Milt Pappas	321.89
129	Lowell Palmer	320.48
130	Bill Butler	316.26
131	Skip Pitlock	315.97
132	Clay Carroll	315.49
133	Glenn Abbott	315.31
134	Bruce Kison	314.19
135	Charlie Williams	314.15
136	Craig Swan	312.91
137	Luke Walker	310.82
138	Dave Giusti	310.05
139	Rich Gossage	307.67
140	Lew Krausse	306.74
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Dick Bosman	306.31
142	Bill Champion	306.24
143	Dave Pagan	305.93
144	Bill Moran	305.86
145	Larry Demery	305.05
146	Joe Henderson	304.8
147	Jim McAndrew	304.14
148	Randy Moffitt	303.62
149	Mike Thompson	301.75
150	Ken Tatum	300.12

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