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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Andy Messersmith	570.99
2	Tom Seaver	570.66
3	Catfish Hunter	568.42
4	Bert Blyleven	556.83
5	Gaylord Perry	556.21
6	Frank Tanana	550.06
7	Jim Palmer	548.12
8	Jon Matlack	527.18
9	Fergie Jenkins	526.8
10	Nolan Ryan	522.29
11	Randy Jones	522.11
12	Steve Carlton	517.5
13	Luis Tiant	511.04
14	Phil Niekro	499.48
15	Jim Kaat	495.42
16	Vida Blue	488.16
17	Ken Holtzman	487.47
18	John Montefusco	484.52
19	Don Gullett	483.61
20	Gary Nolan	477.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Burt Hooton	475.96
22	Don Sutton	473.85
23	Ed Figueroa	473.61
24	Jerry Koosman	472.32
25	Rick Reuschel	470.27
26	Mickey Lolich	470.25
27	Dennis Leonard	468.29
28	Doug Rau	465.58
29	Mike Torrez	464.62
30	Fred Norman	462.74
31	Jim Rooker	460.85
32	Jim Slaton	460.71
33	Doc Medich	460.21
34	Jerry Reuss	460.2
35	Rudy May	459.72
36	Jim Barr	459.57
37	Larry Dierker	459.27
38	Rick Wise	458.24
39	Steve Rogers	457.63
40	Dave Goltz	457.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	John Candelaria	456.95
42	J.R. Richard	454.77
43	Wilbur Wood	453.33
44	Lynn McGlothen	453.17
45	Steve Busby	452.89
46	Al Fitzmorris	452.0
47	Pat Dobson	451.48
48	Dock Ellis	446.13
49	Bill Travers	445.0
50	Bob Forsch	442.01
51	Jim Lonborg	441.13
52	Bruce Kison	436.82
53	Jim Colborn	435.94
54	Paul Splittorff	432.47
55	Dave Roberts	432.15
56	Mike Cuellar	426.74
57	Pete Falcone	423.38
58	Nelson Briles	422.91
59	Brent Strom	421.97
60	Ed Halicki	418.75
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dennis Eckersley	418.66
62	Jack Billingham	414.27
63	Ray Burris	411.14
64	Steve Renko	408.81
65	Bill Lee	408.65
66	Mark Fidrych	407.7
67	Vern Ruhle	406.68
68	Bill Bonham	405.43
69	Woodie Fryman	404.45
70	Ken Brett	403.87
71	Larry Christenson	403.29
72	Dick Ruthven	402.81
73	Bill Singer	402.55
74	Carl Morton	400.69
75	Ross Grimsley	400.26
76	John Denny	399.62
77	Steve Stone	398.52
78	Rich Gossage	396.94
79	Jackie Brown	396.54
80	Clay Kirby	396.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Stan Bahnsen	396.12
82	Jim Umbarger	395.89
83	Joe Coleman	395.51
84	Tom Underwood	392.77
85	Jim Hughes	389.4
86	Craig Swan	386.7
87	Rick Rhoden	385.61
88	Fritz Peterson	384.97
89	Gary Ross	383.59
90	Ron Reed	382.43
91	Dan Warthen	381.5
92	Dave Freisleben	380.5
93	Pat Zachry	380.05
94	Bart Johnson	377.38
95	Pete Broberg	373.15
96	Doug Bird	373.06
97	Tommy John	369.77
98	Jim Bibby	368.21
99	John Curtis	364.38
100	Don Stanhouse	363.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Don Kirkwood	362.33
102	Dick Pole	362.24
103	Reggie Cleveland	356.12
104	Joaquin Andujar	354.97
105	Dick Bosman	354.45
106	Wayne Garland	352.33
107	Ray Bare	352.3
108	Paul Mitchell	350.79
109	Alan Foster	350.66
110	Santo Alcala	350.05
111	Dan Spillner	350.05
112	Pete Redfern	345.58
113	Terry Forster	345.43
114	Joe Niekro	342.32
115	Mike Cosgrove	342.07
116	Joe Decker	340.58
117	Mike Caldwell	340.47
118	Doyle Alexander	338.65
119	Rob Dressler	338.51
120	Roger Moret	337.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Sid Monge	335.71
122	Rick Jones	335.51
123	Mike Norris	333.56
124	Jerry Augustine	332.58
125	Steve Barr	329.36
126	Francisco Barrios	327.89
127	Don Carrithers	323.66
128	Pete Vuckovich	323.59
129	Eddie Bane	322.31
130	Pat Darcy	322.15
131	Frank MacCormack	321.5
132	Rick Waits	321.22
133	Steve Hargan	319.02
134	Glenn Abbott	318.64
135	Don Hood	316.23
136	Dave Pagan	315.87
137	Dick Tidrow	315.7
138	John D'Acquisto	315.52
139	Marty Pattin	311.76
140	Jesse Jefferson	311.63
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Andy Hassler	311.47
142	Eric Rasmussen	310.78
143	Dave Lemanczyk	309.12
144	Chris Knapp	307.89
145	Gilberto Rondon	307.79
146	Frank LaCorte	306.67
147	Charlie Williams	305.06
148	Ken Frailing	304.44
149	Paul Hartzell	303.55
150	Chip Lang	303.08
151	Jim Kern	301.16

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