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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	609.43
2	Nolan Ryan	587.62
3	Bert Blyleven	577.18
4	Tom Seaver	565.94
5	Jim Palmer	555.39
6	Steve Carlton	549.62
7	Gaylord Perry	540.22
8	Jerry Koosman	533.81
9	Rick Reuschel	533.76
10	Steve Rogers	530.29
11	Phil Niekro	525.07
12	Burt Hooton	523.85
13	Don Sutton	520.65
14	J.R. Richard	519.85
15	Vida Blue	515.35
16	Dennis Eckersley	511.77
17	Dave Goltz	511.26
18	Dennis Leonard	505.9
19	Luis Tiant	497.83
20	Fergie Jenkins	496.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jon Matlack	493.16
22	John Candelaria	489.9
23	Fred Norman	485.01
24	Catfish Hunter	483.65
25	Doug Rau	478.79
26	Ed Halicki	474.83
27	Jerry Reuss	473.08
28	Andy Messersmith	472.85
29	Mike Torrez	471.02
30	Ed Figueroa	470.37
31	Don Gullett	469.16
32	John Montefusco	468.94
33	Jim Slaton	464.25
34	Rick Wise	463.67
35	Jim Rooker	460.92
36	Rudy May	457.71
37	Jim Colborn	453.21
38	Tommy John	452.43
39	Bob Forsch	450.88
40	Jim Barr	450.7
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Bonham	448.97
42	Bruce Kison	446.05
43	Jim Kaat	445.59
44	Eric Rasmussen	444.62
45	Randy Jones	441.83
46	Dock Ellis	440.51
47	Pete Falcone	434.85
48	Wayne Garland	434.82
49	John Denny	434.66
50	Jim Lonborg	433.72
51	Ken Brett	432.85
52	Jim Bibby	432.83
53	Mark Fidrych	432.08
54	Steve Stone	431.2
55	Ray Burris	429.98
56	Rick Rhoden	427.02
57	Doc Medich	424.27
58	Paul Splittorff	422.83
59	Pat Zachry	422.57
60	Dave Rozema	422.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Doyle Alexander	421.64
62	Gary Nolan	419.25
63	Bill Travers	418.66
64	Ross Grimsley	416.97
65	Nelson Briles	415.08
66	Joaquin Andujar	413.94
67	Al Fitzmorris	413.65
68	Reggie Cleveland	411.85
69	Dave Roberts	409.78
70	Jerry Augustine	408.16
71	Lynn McGlothen	408.01
72	Paul Thormodsgard	406.36
73	Larry Christenson	405.63
74	Woodie Fryman	405.41
75	Glenn Abbott	404.31
76	Ken Holtzman	402.43
77	Pat Dobson	402.37
78	Mike Flanagan	400.32
79	Ron Guidry	399.04
80	Francisco Barrios	397.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jerry Garvin	394.45
82	Jack Billingham	394.25
83	Larry Dierker	393.18
84	Dave Lemanczyk	392.52
85	Moose Haas	392.07
86	Craig Swan	389.93
87	Pete Redfern	388.58
88	Jackie Brown	388.29
89	Mark Lemongello	387.99
90	Andy Hassler	384.83
91	Stan Bahnsen	384.53
92	Jesse Jefferson	383.89
93	Rick Langford	381.83
94	Dick Ruthven	381.59
95	Dick Pole	380.36
96	Bob Shirley	380.29
97	Dave Freisleben	380.0
98	Gary Ross	377.49
99	Mike Krukow	377.32
100	Bill Singer	376.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Fernando Arroyo	372.07
102	Ken Kravec	371.85
103	Wayne Twitchell	371.17
104	Steve Renko	368.72
105	Don Stanhouse	368.17
106	Bob Knepper	368.12
107	Chris Knapp	367.91
108	Geoff Zahn	367.72
109	Nino Espinosa	364.93
110	Brent Strom	363.57
111	Wilbur Wood	361.85
112	Floyd Bannister	361.67
113	Gary Wheelock	360.48
114	Bob Owchinko	355.9
115	Jim Umbarger	355.04
116	Vern Ruhle	353.88
117	Randy Lerch	352.58
118	Tom Underwood	352.46
119	Lary Sorensen	349.84
120	Tom Griffin	348.63
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Bill Lee	345.1
122	Dennis Martinez	342.9
123	Santo Alcala	340.23
124	Paul Hartzell	339.77
125	Bob Stanley	339.53
126	John Hiller	337.56
127	Joe Coleman	336.87
128	Paul Moskau	336.58
129	Pete Vuckovich	336.18
130	Don Aase	336.09
131	Eddie Solomon	335.99
132	Mike Norris	335.93
133	Tom House	335.11
134	Marty Pattin	334.35
135	Buzz Capra	333.35
136	Bob Sykes	332.67
137	Joe Niekro	332.6
138	Larry Demery	332.39
139	Ken Forsch	332.17
140	Doug Capilla	331.26
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	John D'Acquisto	331.2
142	John Urrea	328.89
143	Bart Johnson	328.63
144	Odell Jones	326.99
145	Max Leon	324.05
146	Wayne Simpson	323.74
147	Rick Jones	323.69
148	Jeff Byrd	323.13
149	Pablo Torrealba	322.5
150	John Montague	321.14
151	Jack Morris	320.24
152	Doug Bird	320.06
153	Charlie Williams	318.98
154	Milt Wilcox	318.06
155	Mike Paxton	317.97
156	Ron Schueler	317.64
157	Steve Hargan	317.51
158	Dan Larson	316.13
159	Larry Gura	315.91
160	Dan Warthen	315.77
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Mario Soto	315.59
162	Mike Caldwell	315.35
163	Tom Dixon	314.04
164	Jamie Easterly	313.61
165	Jim Clancy	312.16
166	Dave Johnson	312.05
167	Dave Wehrmeister	311.77
168	Rick Waits	311.58
169	Mike Marshall	310.13
170	Mickey Lolich	310.09
171	Buddy Schultz	309.09
172	Len Barker	308.2
173	Terry Forster	308.15
174	Tommy Boggs	307.41
175	Frank LaCorte	306.98
176	Bill Butler	306.29
177	Jack Kucek	305.8
178	Bob Galasso	305.67
179	Eduardo Rodriguez	305.42
180	Ray Bare	304.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Gerry Hannahs	304.4
182	Stan Thomas	304.31
183	Gil Patterson	303.98
184	Don Collins	303.59
185	Gene Pentz	303.47
186	Dave Pagan	303.29
187	Gary Beare	302.92
188	Mike Willis	302.73
189	John Curtis	301.99
190	Rawly Eastwick	301.5
191	Jackson Todd	300.24
192	Bo McLaughlin	300.24

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