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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	580.12
2	Bert Blyleven	574.83
3	Frank Tanana	572.08
4	Jim Palmer	566.2
5	Andy Messersmith	561.37
6	Gaylord Perry	550.86
7	Catfish Hunter	550.78
8	Steve Carlton	534.92
9	Jon Matlack	529.57
10	Fergie Jenkins	527.92
11	Randy Jones	527.89
12	Vida Blue	526.6
13	Nolan Ryan	523.64
14	Luis Tiant	516.45
15	John Montefusco	512.65
16	Jerry Koosman	512.04
17	Phil Niekro	503.38
18	Rick Reuschel	496.8
19	J.R. Richard	495.72
20	Jim Kaat	494.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Don Sutton	492.43
22	Fred Norman	487.39
23	Doug Rau	487.14
24	Burt Hooton	485.11
25	Mickey Lolich	484.71
26	Mike Torrez	482.7
27	Dennis Leonard	480.84
28	Steve Rogers	480.17
29	Ed Figueroa	478.33
30	Don Gullett	474.9
31	Gary Nolan	474.85
32	Al Fitzmorris	474.51
33	John Candelaria	473.32
34	Larry Dierker	472.69
35	Jim Barr	471.38
36	Rick Wise	470.03
37	Jim Rooker	468.4
38	Ken Holtzman	467.38
39	Jim Slaton	464.99
40	Dave Goltz	463.25
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Lynn McGlothen	463.21
42	Doc Medich	461.33
43	Rudy May	459.21
44	Jim Colborn	459.03
45	Jim Lonborg	458.76
46	Jerry Reuss	458.18
47	Bill Travers	456.75
48	Dock Ellis	454.69
49	Bruce Kison	451.6
50	Pat Dobson	451.55
51	Ray Burris	448.76
52	Dave Roberts	448.16
53	Dennis Eckersley	447.48
54	Mark Fidrych	446.22
55	Paul Splittorff	445.6
56	Pete Falcone	445.51
57	Wilbur Wood	445.33
58	Ed Halicki	445.31
59	Steve Busby	445.14
60	Bob Forsch	443.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Steve Renko	439.99
62	Dick Ruthven	429.42
63	Woodie Fryman	428.9
64	Jack Billingham	426.81
65	Brent Strom	426.44
66	Nelson Briles	424.25
67	Carl Morton	422.84
68	Mike Cuellar	420.26
69	Vern Ruhle	417.15
70	Ross Grimsley	415.67
71	John Denny	414.31
72	Bill Bonham	413.63
73	Ken Brett	413.04
74	Rick Rhoden	412.25
75	Larry Christenson	410.5
76	Steve Stone	410.26
77	Rich Gossage	410.08
78	Bill Singer	408.48
79	Gary Ross	406.95
80	Bart Johnson	406.82
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jackie Brown	406.07
82	Tom Underwood	404.13
83	Pat Zachry	403.89
84	Don Stanhouse	402.24
85	Jim Umbarger	400.86
86	Bill Lee	395.69
87	Dave Freisleben	390.29
88	Clay Kirby	389.96
89	Stan Bahnsen	388.12
90	Tommy John	387.63
91	Joe Coleman	387.51
92	Jim Bibby	386.99
93	Jim Hughes	385.53
94	Craig Swan	384.38
95	Paul Mitchell	383.53
96	Joaquin Andujar	383.1
97	Doug Bird	381.26
98	Doyle Alexander	378.6
99	Fritz Peterson	376.97
100	Wayne Garland	376.45
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Santo Alcala	376.11
102	Ron Reed	374.43
103	Dan Warthen	373.5
104	Don Kirkwood	367.01
105	Jerry Augustine	366.3
106	Pete Broberg	366.15
107	Dick Bosman	364.6
108	John Curtis	363.57
109	Ray Bare	361.71
110	Pete Redfern	360.97
111	Don Carrithers	358.8
112	Rick Jones	357.57
113	Terry Forster	356.22
114	Rob Dressler	355.45
115	Dick Pole	355.3
116	Dan Spillner	355.01
117	Rick Waits	354.87
118	Reggie Cleveland	354.72
119	Francisco Barrios	350.52
120	John D'Acquisto	349.28
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Eric Rasmussen	346.94
122	Alan Foster	343.91
123	Marty Pattin	343.11
124	Joe Niekro	342.74
125	Steve Hargan	342.41
126	Eddie Bane	341.93
127	Paul Hartzell	341.28
128	Mike Cosgrove	340.73
129	Mike Norris	340.47
130	Dan Larson	337.81
131	Eduardo Rodriguez	336.93
132	Andy Hassler	333.69
133	Joe Decker	332.58
134	Steve Luebber	331.42
135	Mike Caldwell	331.29
136	Larry Demery	331.04
137	Rick Sawyer	330.2
138	Sid Monge	329.63
139	Roger Moret	329.58
140	Steve Barr	327.51
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Dunning	327.36
142	Dave Lemanczyk	327.09
143	Bo McLaughlin	320.64
144	Frank MacCormack	319.46
145	Frank LaCorte	319.25
146	Nino Espinosa	318.5
147	Dave Pagan	316.49
148	Glenn Abbott	316.33
149	Pete Vuckovich	315.59
150	Pat Darcy	314.15
151	Chris Knapp	313.99
152	Tommy Boggs	313.4
153	Blue Moon Odom	311.96
154	Stan Thomas	311.62
155	Wayne Twitchell	310.21
156	Jim Crawford	309.37
157	Don Hood	308.23
158	Dick Tidrow	307.95
159	Tom Griffin	306.5
160	Larry Gura	305.67
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Jesse Jefferson	305.35
162	Chip Lang	304.86
163	Rick Langford	302.49
164	Rich Folkers	301.07

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