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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	576.96
2	Catfish Hunter	568.04
3	Bert Blyleven	558.83
4	Andy Messersmith	558.1
5	Jim Palmer	554.68
6	Frank Tanana	551.49
7	Gaylord Perry	546.5
8	Fergie Jenkins	527.14
9	Jon Matlack	524.15
10	Randy Jones	522.98
11	Steve Carlton	521.43
12	Nolan Ryan	518.77
13	Luis Tiant	513.64
14	Jim Kaat	500.56
15	Ken Holtzman	496.7
16	Vida Blue	496.02
17	John Montefusco	492.22
18	Phil Niekro	490.19
19	Don Gullett	483.61
20	Jerry Koosman	481.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Don Sutton	480.81
22	Gary Nolan	477.76
23	Burt Hooton	475.96
24	Mike Torrez	473.18
25	Doug Rau	471.91
26	Mickey Lolich	470.0
27	Ed Figueroa	469.67
28	Dennis Leonard	467.99
29	Rick Reuschel	467.4
30	Fred Norman	464.85
31	Jerry Reuss	464.25
32	Jim Slaton	463.77
33	Rick Wise	463.65
34	Steve Rogers	462.94
35	Jim Rooker	460.85
36	Al Fitzmorris	460.6
37	John Candelaria	460.33
38	Doc Medich	459.71
39	Larry Dierker	458.87
40	Dave Goltz	456.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Barr	455.94
42	J.R. Richard	455.72
43	Lynn McGlothen	454.66
44	Pat Dobson	454.36
45	Rudy May	453.96
46	Wilbur Wood	451.83
47	Steve Busby	451.64
48	Dock Ellis	450.22
49	Bob Forsch	445.97
50	Bill Travers	444.75
51	Paul Splittorff	443.14
52	Dave Roberts	442.3
53	Jim Colborn	441.98
54	Jim Lonborg	440.88
55	Ed Halicki	430.7
56	Bruce Kison	430.69
57	Brent Strom	428.81
58	Mike Cuellar	425.74
59	Pete Falcone	423.13
60	Nelson Briles	421.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Mark Fidrych	420.97
62	Dennis Eckersley	418.66
63	Jack Billingham	414.02
64	Vern Ruhle	413.97
65	Ken Brett	412.83
66	Steve Renko	411.01
67	Ray Burris	410.64
68	John Denny	409.25
69	Dick Ruthven	408.44
70	Bill Lee	407.15
71	Woodie Fryman	406.65
72	Bill Bonham	404.68
73	Bill Singer	402.7
74	Larry Christenson	402.04
75	Carl Morton	399.19
76	Ross Grimsley	398.76
77	Jackie Brown	397.48
78	Rich Gossage	396.05
79	Clay Kirby	395.92
80	Jim Umbarger	395.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Stan Bahnsen	394.62
82	Joe Coleman	394.01
83	Steve Stone	392.91
84	Tom Underwood	391.71
85	Rick Rhoden	391.55
86	Jim Hughes	388.15
87	Craig Swan	386.2
88	Fritz Peterson	383.47
89	Bart Johnson	382.93
90	Gary Ross	382.78
91	Doug Bird	381.78
92	Ron Reed	380.93
93	Dan Warthen	380.0
94	Pat Zachry	379.05
95	Dave Freisleben	377.44
96	Don Stanhouse	373.19
97	Pete Broberg	372.65
98	Tommy John	369.52
99	Joaquin Andujar	367.32
100	Jim Bibby	366.71
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	John Curtis	362.88
102	Santo Alcala	361.55
103	Dick Pole	360.98
104	Don Kirkwood	360.83
105	Wayne Garland	356.36
106	Reggie Cleveland	354.62
107	Dick Bosman	352.95
108	Ray Bare	350.8
109	Paul Mitchell	350.79
110	Alan Foster	350.41
111	Dan Spillner	349.8
112	Pete Redfern	347.8
113	Rick Jones	344.64
114	Terry Forster	343.93
115	Mike Norris	343.76
116	Mike Cosgrove	341.32
117	Joe Niekro	340.82
118	Joe Decker	339.08
119	Mike Caldwell	338.97
120	Doyle Alexander	338.4
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Rob Dressler	338.01
122	Jerry Augustine	336.78
123	Roger Moret	336.08
124	Rick Waits	335.69
125	Sid Monge	334.46
126	Eddie Bane	329.97
127	Steve Barr	329.4
128	Francisco Barrios	327.39
129	Don Carrithers	322.16
130	Pete Vuckovich	322.09
131	Pat Darcy	320.65
132	Frank MacCormack	320.0
133	Andy Hassler	318.43
134	Steve Hargan	317.52
135	Glenn Abbott	317.14
136	Dave Pagan	315.87
137	Don Hood	314.73
138	Dick Tidrow	314.45
139	John D'Acquisto	314.02
140	Eric Rasmussen	310.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Marty Pattin	310.26
142	Jesse Jefferson	310.13
143	Dave Lemanczyk	308.12
144	Chris Knapp	306.39
145	Gilberto Rondon	306.29
146	Frank LaCorte	305.92
147	Charlie Williams	303.56
148	Ken Frailing	302.94
149	Paul Hartzell	302.05
150	Chip Lang	301.58

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