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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	585.85
2	Andy Messersmith	572.06
3	Don Sutton	565.22
4	Catfish Hunter	564.42
5	Nolan Ryan	557.94
6	Bert Blyleven	549.63
7	Phil Niekro	545.07
8	Jim Palmer	535.27
9	Fergie Jenkins	532.66
10	Gaylord Perry	523.02
11	Luis Tiant	522.58
12	Vida Blue	522.26
13	Steve Carlton	518.55
14	Steve Busby	516.17
15	Jon Matlack	514.84
16	Don Gullett	514.03
17	Jim Kaat	513.31
18	Jerry Reuss	501.13
19	Ken Holtzman	495.63
20	Frank Tanana	488.96
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jerry Koosman	483.13
22	Wilbur Wood	479.07
23	Jim Barr	478.89
24	Mickey Lolich	478.73
25	Jim Rooker	477.59
26	Steve Rogers	472.79
27	Ross Grimsley	472.78
28	Jim Lonborg	471.97
29	Mike Cuellar	471.01
30	Randy Jones	470.66
31	Pat Dobson	467.69
32	Doc Medich	467.67
33	Lynn McGlothen	466.29
34	Rick Reuschel	466.18
35	Carl Morton	465.98
36	Bill Lee	462.55
37	Dock Ellis	461.86
38	Mike Torrez	452.95
39	Larry Dierker	451.91
40	Jack Billingham	450.59
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Rudy May	449.64
42	Doug Rau	448.21
43	Bob Gibson	444.29
44	Clay Kirby	441.21
45	Dave Roberts	441.21
46	Jim Slaton	438.98
47	Bob Forsch	437.09
48	Fred Norman	435.28
49	Ron Reed	434.97
50	Jim Perry	434.89
51	Woodie Fryman	434.82
52	Bill Bonham	433.91
53	Al Fitzmorris	433.16
54	Steve Renko	430.23
55	Dave McNally	430.03
56	Rick Wise	426.74
57	Ken Brett	425.72
58	Buzz Capra	425.43
59	Jim Bibby	422.87
60	Joe Coleman	422.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Nelson Briles	421.53
62	Steve Stone	421.17
63	Dave Freisleben	420.59
64	Claude Osteen	418.12
65	Dennis Blair	417.71
66	Dave Goltz	417.05
67	Bruce Kison	415.26
68	John Montefusco	414.82
69	Gary Nolan	413.76
70	Burt Hooton	413.31
71	Ed Figueroa	413.15
72	Lerrin LaGrow	411.48
73	Jim Colborn	410.03
74	Steve Hargan	406.73
75	John Curtis	403.58
76	Reggie Cleveland	401.1
77	Joe Decker	399.78
78	Ray Burris	398.94
79	Mike Caldwell	398.08
80	Andy Hassler	395.31
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Stan Bahnsen	394.18
82	Tom Underwood	393.32
83	Bill Singer	390.96
84	Paul Splittorff	388.19
85	Pete Falcone	386.79
86	Bill Hands	386.35
87	Tom Griffin	385.65
88	Don Wilson	384.97
89	Fritz Peterson	382.53
90	Clyde Wright	380.79
91	Al Downing	379.42
92	Vern Ruhle	379.07
93	Wayne Twitchell	378.95
94	Dennis Eckersley	377.59
95	Dan Spillner	377.17
96	Jackie Brown	375.76
97	Sonny Siebert	374.56
98	Joe McIntosh	371.06
99	Jim Hughes	370.31
100	Larry Christenson	367.18
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Roric Harrison	367.06
102	Bill Champion	365.0
103	John D'Acquisto	364.9
104	Randy Tate	364.54
105	Dick Bosman	362.76
106	Dennis Leonard	361.74
107	Doug Konieczny	361.73
108	J.R. Richard	359.41
109	Ed Halicki	356.89
110	Vic Albury	356.85
111	Brent Strom	356.82
112	John Denny	356.59
113	John Candelaria	353.7
114	Alan Foster	353.11
115	Pete Broberg	352.37
116	Marty Pattin	352.02
117	Eric Raich	349.75
118	Bruce Dal Canton	341.14
119	Bill Travers	340.51
120	Ray Bare	339.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Ron Schueler	339.57
122	Pat Darcy	338.94
123	Rich Folkers	337.08
124	Dick Pole	335.97
125	Glenn Abbott	334.24
126	Geoff Zahn	332.65
127	Tom Bradley	332.17
128	Larry Gura	331.74
129	Tom Walker	331.62
130	George Stone	330.61
131	Bill Campbell	327.99
132	Jesse Jefferson	327.77
133	Fred Scherman	326.29
134	Don Hood	325.85
135	Jim Kern	325.04
136	Ray Corbin	323.02
137	Hank Webb	322.45
138	Ed Sprague	318.1
139	Juan Marichal	316.46
140	Tom Carroll	315.69
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Ken Forsch	315.65
142	Roger Moret	315.53
143	Dan Warthen	314.12
144	Bill Castro	312.55
145	Doyle Alexander	312.22
146	Dick Lange	310.68
147	Paul Mitchell	310.51
148	Jim Burton	309.54
149	Mike Norris	308.83
150	Mark Wiley	308.55
151	Jamie Easterly	308.43
152	Larry Demery	307.96
153	Clay Carroll	307.09
154	Dave Hamilton	306.56
155	Tom Hausman	306.51
156	Don Stanhouse	306.14
157	Ray Sadecki	304.56
158	Mike Bacsik	304.26
159	Tom Dettore	303.66
160	Steve Barr	303.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Blue Moon Odom	303.31
162	Max Leon	302.72
163	Mike Thompson	302.56
164	Jim Umbarger	301.93
165	Dick Drago	301.19

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