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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	577.54
2	Ron Guidry	574.26
3	J.R. Richard	569.82
4	Phil Niekro	564.56
5	Jim Palmer	548.57
6	Steve Rogers	547.12
7	Nolan Ryan	546.78
8	Steve Carlton	542.85
9	Bert Blyleven	538.8
10	Frank Tanana	537.21
11	Vida Blue	536.73
12	Burt Hooton	529.28
13	Rick Reuschel	526.98
14	Dennis Eckersley	523.51
15	Don Sutton	522.59
16	Dave Goltz	521.55
17	Dennis Leonard	519.24
18	Jon Matlack	519.05
19	Luis Tiant	505.9
20	Gaylord Perry	502.31
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Ed Halicki	497.07
22	John Candelaria	496.22
23	Mike Torrez	495.35
24	Jerry Koosman	494.23
25	Fergie Jenkins	491.77
26	Ed Figueroa	480.23
27	Larry Christenson	478.31
28	Paul Splittorff	477.43
29	Tommy John	476.76
30	John Montefusco	476.72
31	Fred Norman	474.48
32	Bob Knepper	474.1
33	Bob Forsch	472.32
34	Doug Rau	470.52
35	John Denny	467.55
36	Dick Ruthven	464.64
37	Jim Rooker	463.81
38	Mike Caldwell	463.73
39	Randy Jones	463.55
40	Rick Wise	463.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Mike Flanagan	462.95
42	Craig Swan	460.45
43	Dock Ellis	459.08
44	Lary Sorensen	455.86
45	Jim Slaton	454.42
46	Steve Stone	451.23
47	Bob Owchinko	450.91
48	Ross Grimsley	450.2
49	Pat Zachry	446.66
50	Bill Bonham	446.17
51	Eric Rasmussen	445.98
52	Geoff Zahn	445.42
53	Francisco Barrios	445.16
54	Catfish Hunter	442.16
55	Ken Kravec	439.99
56	Doyle Alexander	439.05
57	Rudy May	438.93
58	Rick Rhoden	438.26
59	Jack Billingham	437.76
60	Dave Rozema	437.56
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jesse Jefferson	434.52
62	Mark Lemongello	431.13
63	Jim Barr	430.84
64	Rick Langford	426.55
65	Don Robinson	423.75
66	Scott McGregor	423.25
67	Jerry Augustine	421.66
68	Rich Gale	420.79
69	Milt Wilcox	420.47
70	Dennis Lamp	420.37
71	Rick Waits	419.8
72	Don Gullett	418.37
73	Roger Erickson	415.37
74	Bill Lee	414.5
75	Doc Medich	414.43
76	Don Aase	413.18
77	Pete Vuckovich	413.11
78	Bob Shirley	412.66
79	Matt Keough	412.33
80	Nino Espinosa	412.32
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ray Burris	412.06
82	John Henry Johnson	411.88
83	Tom Underwood	411.45
84	Steve Renko	410.2
85	Joe Niekro	409.45
86	Dennis Martinez	408.72
87	Jim Colborn	407.23
88	Jim Lonborg	406.97
89	Jim Bibby	405.32
90	Jim Clancy	405.04
91	Glenn Abbott	404.85
92	Joaquin Andujar	403.01
93	Woodie Fryman	400.88
94	Randy Lerch	399.46
95	Larry Gura	399.03
96	Preston Hanna	396.01
97	Wayne Garland	395.35
98	Paul Moskau	394.84
99	Chris Knapp	394.19
100	Jerry Garvin	392.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jim Kaat	392.03
102	Bill Travers	390.96
103	Dave Lemanczyk	389.84
104	Mike Paxton	387.64
105	Jerry Reuss	387.13
106	Silvio Martinez	385.2
107	Wayne Twitchell	384.17
108	Dick Tidrow	382.67
109	Paul Mitchell	382.4
110	Jim Wright	382.08
111	Wilbur Wood	379.58
112	Dave Roberts	377.91
113	Ken Brett	375.84
114	Tom Dixon	371.88
115	Dan Schatzeder	371.74
116	Paul Thormodsgard	371.63
117	Mike Krukow	370.47
118	Pete Broberg	370.38
119	Gary Serum	368.35
120	Pete Falcone	363.2
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Rick Honeycutt	362.78
122	Hal Dues	361.79
123	Floyd Bannister	360.19
124	David Clyde	359.8
125	Tom Hume	355.5
126	Mickey Mahler	355.15
127	Kip Young	354.19
128	Moose Haas	352.97
129	Nelson Briles	352.69
130	Balor Moore	352.09
131	Darrell Jackson	351.23
132	Jim Beattie	350.2
133	Dave Frost	349.11
134	Don Hood	348.73
135	Bob Welch	347.41
136	Paul Hartzell	344.74
137	Larry McWilliams	344.36
138	Andy Hassler	343.97
139	Dave Freisleben	342.55
140	Dick Pole	341.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Vern Ruhle	339.71
142	Byron McLaughlin	336.87
143	Steve Baker	332.4
144	Bob Sykes	332.04
145	John Urrea	330.42
146	Andy Replogle	330.35
147	Alan Wirth	327.2
148	Allen Ripley	326.64
149	Bruce Kison	325.1
150	Stan Perzanowski	324.64
151	Mike LaCoss	323.96
152	Kevin Kobel	323.23
153	Ron Schueler	322.73
154	Jim Umbarger	322.15
155	Mike Bruhert	320.98
156	Aurelio Lopez	320.0
157	Tommy Boggs	319.92
158	Rick Camp	318.32
159	Eduardo Rodriguez	317.97
160	Pete Redfern	317.57
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Adrian Devine	317.12
162	Scott Sanderson	317.09
163	Tom House	317.04
164	Mark Fidrych	316.75
165	Eddie Solomon	315.7
166	Steve Comer	314.48
167	Tom Hausman	312.94
168	Doug Bird	312.92
169	Mike Parrott	312.52
170	Manny Sarmiento	311.38
171	Andy Messersmith	310.32
172	Mike Proly	310.1
173	Mike Norris	309.22
174	Paul Mirabella	308.95
175	Tom Bruno	308.86
176	Ken Holtzman	308.22
177	Ken Clay	307.77
178	Bob Stanley	307.62
179	Ross Baumgarten	306.24
180	Joe Kerrigan	303.57
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Jeff Holly	302.72
182	Stan Bahnsen	301.78
183	John Caneira	301.03
184	Jamie Easterly	300.44

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