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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Ron Guidry	577.68
2	Tom Seaver	574.2
3	J.R. Richard	573.41
4	Phil Niekro	556.46
5	Jim Palmer	553.27
6	Nolan Ryan	551.54
7	Bert Blyleven	546.11
8	Vida Blue	544.72
9	Steve Carlton	542.29
10	Steve Rogers	541.46
11	Dennis Eckersley	534.0
12	Dennis Leonard	533.89
13	Burt Hooton	529.46
14	Jon Matlack	529.06
15	Frank Tanana	528.99
16	Dave Goltz	525.39
17	Rick Reuschel	522.98
18	Don Sutton	518.73
19	Jerry Koosman	507.69
20	Gaylord Perry	506.98
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Luis Tiant	506.46
22	Fergie Jenkins	505.33
23	Ed Halicki	502.94
24	John Candelaria	495.29
25	Mike Torrez	494.89
26	Paul Splittorff	483.81
27	Ed Figueroa	482.73
28	Larry Christenson	479.3
29	John Montefusco	478.24
30	Bob Knepper	477.09
31	Tommy John	476.34
32	Mike Flanagan	473.57
33	Fred Norman	472.52
34	Craig Swan	470.69
35	Bob Forsch	470.16
36	Mike Caldwell	469.74
37	John Denny	467.4
38	Doug Rau	465.84
39	Ross Grimsley	464.03
40	Randy Jones	463.02
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Francisco Barrios	462.27
42	Jim Slaton	462.21
43	Dick Ruthven	461.99
44	Lary Sorensen	460.45
45	Dock Ellis	456.44
46	Jim Rooker	456.14
47	Ken Kravec	453.4
48	Rick Wise	452.92
49	Catfish Hunter	451.96
50	Eric Rasmussen	451.69
51	Dave Rozema	449.47
52	Pat Zachry	444.16
53	Steve Stone	443.79
54	Bill Bonham	442.78
55	Bob Owchinko	442.58
56	Geoff Zahn	440.46
57	Jesse Jefferson	438.16
58	Doyle Alexander	437.8
59	Rick Waits	437.13
60	Rudy May	436.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Rick Rhoden	435.76
62	Jim Barr	433.85
63	Dennis Martinez	433.41
64	Jack Billingham	431.52
65	Mark Lemongello	431.44
66	Milt Wilcox	430.42
67	Rick Langford	430.24
68	Roger Erickson	428.57
69	Doc Medich	428.23
70	Don Robinson	426.71
71	Scott McGregor	426.64
72	Dennis Lamp	425.38
73	Ray Burris	424.45
74	Pete Vuckovich	424.16
75	Rich Gale	424.12
76	Tom Underwood	423.24
77	Jerry Augustine	420.62
78	Matt Keough	416.89
79	John Henry Johnson	416.2
80	Don Gullett	415.87
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Clancy	414.66
82	Glenn Abbott	414.57
83	Jim Colborn	413.04
84	Joe Niekro	410.31
85	Don Aase	410.21
86	Bob Shirley	410.16
87	Bill Lee	408.66
88	Randy Lerch	407.1
89	Jim Lonborg	404.47
90	Steve Renko	403.97
91	Jim Bibby	403.84
92	Nino Espinosa	401.93
93	Joaquin Andujar	400.51
94	Chris Knapp	400.22
95	Larry Gura	399.73
96	Woodie Fryman	397.16
97	Paul Moskau	397.02
98	Bill Travers	396.29
99	Jerry Reuss	395.67
100	Preston Hanna	394.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jim Wright	393.25
102	Wayne Garland	392.85
103	Silvio Martinez	391.76
104	Jim Kaat	391.55
105	Dick Tidrow	389.66
106	Jerry Garvin	388.7
107	Mike Krukow	388.41
108	Dave Lemanczyk	388.34
109	Paul Mitchell	387.75
110	Mike Paxton	386.21
111	Wayne Twitchell	381.67
112	Dan Schatzeder	378.34
113	Dave Roberts	378.24
114	Gary Serum	378.18
115	Wilbur Wood	377.08
116	Rick Honeycutt	373.91
117	Ken Brett	373.34
118	Paul Thormodsgard	369.13
119	Pete Broberg	367.23
120	Tom Dixon	366.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Kip Young	365.64
122	David Clyde	364.6
123	Floyd Bannister	362.36
124	Mickey Mahler	361.57
125	Pete Falcone	360.7
126	Hal Dues	359.29
127	Bob Welch	354.07
128	Larry McWilliams	353.8
129	Tom Hume	353.0
130	Darrell Jackson	351.86
131	Moose Haas	350.47
132	Nelson Briles	350.19
133	Balor Moore	348.28
134	Jim Beattie	347.95
135	Dave Frost	346.61
136	Don Hood	346.23
137	Paul Hartzell	345.34
138	Byron McLaughlin	344.12
139	Dave Freisleben	341.55
140	Andy Hassler	341.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Dick Pole	338.67
142	Vern Ruhle	337.19
143	Mike LaCoss	332.58
144	Mike Bruhert	330.95
145	Bob Sykes	329.92
146	Steve Baker	329.9
147	Mike Proly	329.84
148	Andy Replogle	328.35
149	John Urrea	327.92
150	Steve Comer	327.81
151	Alan Wirth	324.7
152	Allen Ripley	324.14
153	Stan Perzanowski	323.71
154	Aurelio Lopez	323.35
155	Tom Hausman	322.45
156	Kevin Kobel	320.98
157	Bruce Kison	320.68
158	Ron Schueler	320.23
159	Jim Umbarger	319.65
160	Eduardo Rodriguez	319.63
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Eddie Solomon	318.97
162	Ross Baumgarten	317.68
163	Tommy Boggs	317.42
164	Scott Sanderson	316.07
165	Rick Camp	315.82
166	Pete Redfern	315.07
167	Adrian Devine	314.62
168	Tom House	314.54
169	Mark Fidrych	314.25
170	Don Kirkwood	312.65
171	Doug Bird	311.67
172	Ken Forsch	311.53
173	Paul Reuschel	310.57
174	Mike Parrott	310.02
175	Manny Sarmiento	308.88
176	Paul Mirabella	307.95
177	Andy Messersmith	307.82
178	Mickey Lolich	307.69
179	Mike Norris	307.22
180	Al Fitzmorris	307.18
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Tom Bruno	306.36
182	Ken Holtzman	305.72
183	Bob Stanley	305.37
184	Ken Clay	305.27
185	Joe Kerrigan	301.07
186	Jeff Holly	300.97

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