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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	602.38
2	Nolan Ryan	586.43
3	Bert Blyleven	583.29
4	Tom Seaver	567.27
5	Steve Carlton	555.9
6	Jim Palmer	546.96
7	Gaylord Perry	543.21
8	Jerry Koosman	533.96
9	Rick Reuschel	528.9
10	Steve Rogers	523.64
11	Dave Goltz	518.91
12	J.R. Richard	518.89
13	Burt Hooton	518.64
14	Don Sutton	516.7
15	Phil Niekro	516.48
16	Dennis Eckersley	508.49
17	Vida Blue	506.08
18	Dennis Leonard	505.42
19	Fergie Jenkins	495.81
20	John Candelaria	494.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Luis Tiant	492.63
22	Jon Matlack	489.99
23	Mike Torrez	489.96
24	Fred Norman	486.7
25	Catfish Hunter	483.65
26	Doug Rau	477.71
27	Ed Halicki	475.24
28	Jerry Reuss	474.56
29	Andy Messersmith	471.6
30	Ed Figueroa	470.37
31	John Montefusco	468.9
32	Don Gullett	467.91
33	Rick Wise	466.79
34	Jim Rooker	464.66
35	Tommy John	463.91
36	Jim Slaton	463.58
37	Rudy May	458.06
38	Jim Barr	452.2
39	Bob Forsch	450.88
40	Eric Rasmussen	450.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Colborn	449.81
42	Bill Bonham	448.97
43	Dock Ellis	447.28
44	Bruce Kison	445.62
45	Wayne Garland	443.98
46	Jim Lonborg	443.77
47	Randy Jones	440.84
48	Jim Kaat	440.59
49	Rick Rhoden	438.55
50	Jim Bibby	435.72
51	Ray Burris	435.15
52	John Denny	433.84
53	Pete Falcone	433.6
54	Ken Brett	432.85
55	Steve Stone	432.03
56	Dave Rozema	430.85
57	Mark Fidrych	430.83
58	Doc Medich	427.54
59	Ross Grimsley	425.43
60	Doyle Alexander	424.28
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Paul Splittorff	419.67
62	Bill Travers	419.66
63	Gary Nolan	418.0
64	Al Fitzmorris	417.11
65	Larry Christenson	416.52
66	Nelson Briles	415.08
67	Pat Zachry	414.32
68	Dave Roberts	412.98
69	Joaquin Andujar	412.69
70	Glenn Abbott	410.76
71	Reggie Cleveland	410.6
72	Ron Guidry	408.25
73	Jerry Augustine	407.87
74	Lynn McGlothen	406.5
75	Paul Thormodsgard	404.21
76	Woodie Fryman	404.16
77	Francisco Barrios	403.54
78	Ken Holtzman	401.18
79	Pat Dobson	401.12
80	Mike Flanagan	400.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Craig Swan	396.15
82	Jesse Jefferson	394.41
83	Moose Haas	393.61
84	Jerry Garvin	393.23
85	Jack Billingham	393.0
86	Dave Lemanczyk	392.52
87	Larry Dierker	391.93
88	Dick Ruthven	391.27
89	Pete Redfern	388.33
90	Ken Kravec	387.36
91	Stan Bahnsen	386.63
92	Rick Langford	385.91
93	Mark Lemongello	385.91
94	Dave Freisleben	383.46
95	Dick Pole	381.53
96	Andy Hassler	381.32
97	Jackie Brown	381.29
98	Bob Knepper	381.06
99	Fernando Arroyo	378.79
100	Bob Shirley	377.66
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Gary Ross	376.24
102	Mike Krukow	375.91
103	Bill Singer	375.55
104	Nino Espinosa	374.0
105	Steve Renko	373.34
106	Wayne Twitchell	370.09
107	Bob Owchinko	368.69
108	Chris Knapp	367.91
109	Don Stanhouse	366.92
110	Geoff Zahn	366.72
111	Brent Strom	362.32
112	Tom Underwood	360.71
113	Floyd Bannister	360.42
114	Tom Griffin	359.05
115	Gary Wheelock	358.34
116	Wilbur Wood	357.0
117	Jim Umbarger	356.46
118	Lary Sorensen	356.26
119	Vern Ruhle	352.63
120	Randy Lerch	351.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Paul Hartzell	351.17
122	Buzz Capra	347.95
123	Doug Capilla	343.91
124	Bill Lee	343.85
125	Marty Pattin	343.81
126	Dennis Martinez	341.65
127	Paul Moskau	340.44
128	Tom House	340.2
129	Odell Jones	339.61
130	Bob Stanley	338.28
131	Joe Coleman	336.87
132	John Hiller	336.31
133	John Urrea	336.16
134	Santo Alcala	336.16
135	Don Aase	335.83
136	Eddie Solomon	335.74
137	Pete Vuckovich	334.93
138	Mike Norris	334.68
139	Bob Sykes	334.45
140	Joe Niekro	334.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Pablo Torrealba	331.31
142	Larry Demery	331.14
143	Ken Forsch	330.92
144	Wayne Simpson	330.52
145	John D'Acquisto	329.95
146	Mario Soto	328.79
147	Jeff Byrd	327.97
148	Bart Johnson	327.38
149	Jack Morris	324.68
150	Rick Waits	324.61
151	Max Leon	322.8
152	Rick Jones	322.44
153	John Montague	319.89
154	Doug Bird	318.81
155	Milt Wilcox	318.06
156	Charlie Williams	317.73
157	Ron Schueler	317.64
158	Mike Paxton	317.47
159	Steve Hargan	316.26
160	Dan Larson	315.97
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Larry Gura	315.66
162	Dave Wehrmeister	314.86
163	Dan Warthen	314.52
164	Tom Dixon	314.04
165	Bob Galasso	313.61
166	Roger Moret	313.55
167	Jamie Easterly	312.36
168	Dave Johnson	312.05
169	Mike Caldwell	311.72
170	Jim Clancy	311.61
171	Preston Hanna	309.26
172	Mike Marshall	308.88
173	Terry Forster	308.15
174	Jim Crawford	307.93
175	Buddy Schultz	307.84
176	Len Barker	306.95
177	Scott McGregor	306.58
178	Tommy Boggs	306.16
179	Frank LaCorte	305.73
180	Mickey Lolich	305.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Bill Butler	305.04
182	Jack Kucek	304.55
183	Eduardo Rodriguez	304.17
184	Ray Bare	303.36
185	Gerry Hannahs	303.15
186	Stan Thomas	303.06
187	Gene Pentz	302.86
188	Gil Patterson	302.73
189	Don Collins	302.34
190	Dave Pagan	302.04
191	Gary Beare	301.67
192	Mike Willis	301.48
193	John Curtis	300.74
194	Rawly Eastwick	300.25

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