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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	602.19
2	Nolan Ryan	587.34
3	Bert Blyleven	577.44
4	Tom Seaver	574.09
5	Steve Carlton	557.96
6	Jim Palmer	546.78
7	Gaylord Perry	539.34
8	Jerry Koosman	536.2
9	Steve Rogers	527.66
10	J.R. Richard	523.56
11	Burt Hooton	522.55
12	Phil Niekro	520.86
13	Rick Reuschel	516.77
14	Don Sutton	514.41
15	Dennis Eckersley	513.59
16	Dave Goltz	510.95
17	Dennis Leonard	506.93
18	Vida Blue	503.5
19	John Candelaria	497.01
20	Fergie Jenkins	496.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Mike Torrez	496.54
22	Jon Matlack	494.11
23	Luis Tiant	492.63
24	Catfish Hunter	490.29
25	Fred Norman	489.45
26	Doug Rau	487.15
27	Jerry Reuss	482.74
28	John Montefusco	479.25
29	Ed Halicki	479.24
30	Ed Figueroa	474.71
31	Rick Wise	474.25
32	Tommy John	474.04
33	Andy Messersmith	470.35
34	Jim Rooker	469.58
35	Don Gullett	466.66
36	Jim Barr	457.5
37	Bob Forsch	455.35
38	Jim Colborn	453.96
39	Jim Slaton	451.65
40	Rudy May	450.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Bonham	450.55
42	Eric Rasmussen	448.56
43	Wayne Garland	447.33
44	Dock Ellis	445.84
45	Jim Lonborg	444.48
46	Bruce Kison	443.91
47	Randy Jones	440.97
48	Jim Kaat	436.84
49	Ray Burris	435.45
50	Jim Bibby	434.23
51	Dave Rozema	433.53
52	Steve Stone	432.53
53	Pete Falcone	432.35
54	Rick Rhoden	432.25
55	Mark Fidrych	429.58
56	Doyle Alexander	428.81
57	Ross Grimsley	428.64
58	Ken Brett	428.42
59	John Denny	427.64
60	Doc Medich	426.79
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Larry Christenson	426.13
62	Pat Zachry	422.15
63	Paul Splittorff	421.37
64	Reggie Cleveland	420.91
65	Al Fitzmorris	418.04
66	Gary Nolan	416.75
67	Glenn Abbott	416.2
68	Dave Roberts	412.98
69	Joaquin Andujar	411.44
70	Ron Guidry	406.82
71	Nelson Briles	406.65
72	Lynn McGlothen	406.5
73	Jerry Augustine	405.06
74	Jack Billingham	403.74
75	Woodie Fryman	402.91
76	Bill Travers	402.51
77	Paul Thormodsgard	401.99
78	Francisco Barrios	400.64
79	Dick Ruthven	399.93
80	Pat Dobson	399.87
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Craig Swan	398.88
82	Jerry Garvin	398.71
83	Ken Holtzman	398.11
84	Mike Flanagan	397.88
85	Stan Bahnsen	393.64
86	Dave Lemanczyk	391.99
87	Jesse Jefferson	391.75
88	Ken Kravec	391.63
89	Mark Lemongello	391.33
90	Bob Knepper	390.86
91	Larry Dierker	390.68
92	Rick Langford	389.03
93	Pete Redfern	387.2
94	Moose Haas	387.18
95	Dave Freisleben	386.03
96	Jackie Brown	381.72
97	Wayne Twitchell	381.45
98	Andy Hassler	378.72
99	Bob Shirley	376.91
100	Steve Renko	376.77
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mike Krukow	375.33
102	Geoff Zahn	375.03
103	Gary Ross	374.99
104	Dick Pole	374.93
105	Fernando Arroyo	374.88
106	Bill Singer	374.3
107	Bob Owchinko	373.96
108	Nino Espinosa	369.83
109	Chris Knapp	366.66
110	Don Stanhouse	365.67
111	Lary Sorensen	362.92
112	Tom Underwood	362.05
113	Brent Strom	361.07
114	Paul Hartzell	360.62
115	Floyd Bannister	359.17
116	Tom Griffin	359.05
117	Wilbur Wood	357.0
118	Gary Wheelock	356.54
119	Jim Umbarger	353.89
120	Vern Ruhle	351.38
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Randy Lerch	348.5
122	Paul Moskau	348.18
123	John Urrea	347.94
124	Doug Capilla	344.92
125	Joe Niekro	344.09
126	Bob Sykes	343.66
127	Marty Pattin	343.06
128	Buzz Capra	343.05
129	Bill Lee	342.6
130	Don Aase	342.5
131	Dennis Martinez	340.4
132	Odell Jones	339.61
133	Tom House	339.45
134	Bob Stanley	337.03
135	Santo Alcala	336.16
136	Joe Coleman	335.62
137	John Hiller	335.06
138	Mario Soto	334.21
139	Pete Vuckovich	333.68
140	Mike Norris	333.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jack Morris	333.31
142	Jeff Byrd	332.43
143	Pablo Torrealba	331.31
144	Rick Waits	330.5
145	Milt Wilcox	330.48
146	Larry Demery	329.89
147	Ken Forsch	329.67
148	Eddie Solomon	329.37
149	John D'Acquisto	328.7
150	Mike Paxton	327.52
151	Bart Johnson	326.13
152	Mike Caldwell	322.95
153	Wayne Simpson	322.65
154	Max Leon	321.55
155	Rick Jones	321.19
156	Dave Wehrmeister	320.06
157	John Montague	318.64
158	Charlie Williams	318.46
159	Doug Bird	317.56
160	Ron Schueler	316.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Bob Galasso	316.11
162	Dan Larson	315.22
163	Steve Hargan	315.01
164	Jim Clancy	314.44
165	Larry Gura	314.41
166	Dan Warthen	313.27
167	Roger Moret	313.05
168	Tom Dixon	312.36
169	Dick Tidrow	312.25
170	Jamie Easterly	311.11
171	Dave Johnson	311.05
172	Mark Littell	309.85
173	Preston Hanna	309.26
174	Eduardo Rodriguez	308.19
175	Mike Marshall	307.63
176	Jim Crawford	307.43
177	Terry Forster	307.15
178	Don Hood	306.84
179	Buddy Schultz	306.59
180	Scott McGregor	306.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Len Barker	305.7
182	Bob Myrick	305.6
183	Tommy Boggs	304.91
184	Frank LaCorte	304.48
185	Bill Butler	303.79
186	Gene Pentz	302.61
187	Ray Bare	302.11
188	Gerry Hannahs	301.9
189	Stan Thomas	301.81
190	Gil Patterson	301.48
191	Jack Kucek	301.24
192	Don Collins	301.09
193	Dave Pagan	300.79
194	Fred Kuhaulua	300.45
195	Gary Beare	300.42
196	Mike Willis	300.23
197	Mickey Lolich	300.09

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