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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	576.51
2	Ron Guidry	575.74
3	J.R. Richard	573.41
4	Phil Niekro	557.34
5	Bert Blyleven	555.16
6	Jim Palmer	552.34
7	Nolan Ryan	550.54
8	Vida Blue	544.72
9	Dennis Eckersley	543.22
10	Steve Carlton	542.04
11	Steve Rogers	541.84
12	Burt Hooton	537.41
13	Dennis Leonard	533.89
14	Frank Tanana	526.75
15	Dave Goltz	524.41
16	Jon Matlack	524.28
17	Don Sutton	521.62
18	Rick Reuschel	520.98
19	Jerry Koosman	507.69
20	Luis Tiant	506.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fergie Jenkins	505.08
22	Ed Halicki	502.94
23	John Candelaria	501.07
24	Gaylord Perry	500.95
25	Ed Figueroa	489.98
26	Mike Torrez	489.63
27	Paul Splittorff	489.0
28	Bob Knepper	486.5
29	Tommy John	484.09
30	Larry Christenson	479.3
31	Mike Caldwell	477.58
32	Bob Forsch	476.94
33	John Montefusco	474.38
34	Fred Norman	473.27
35	Craig Swan	470.96
36	John Denny	467.4
37	Mike Flanagan	467.25
38	Doug Rau	465.84
39	Randy Jones	464.24
40	Ross Grimsley	464.03
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dick Ruthven	462.33
42	Jim Slaton	462.21
43	Lary Sorensen	460.45
44	Ken Kravec	456.8
45	Dock Ellis	456.44
46	Jim Rooker	456.14
47	Francisco Barrios	454.0
48	Catfish Hunter	451.96
49	Eric Rasmussen	451.84
50	Dave Rozema	448.94
51	Rick Wise	447.16
52	Geoff Zahn	445.6
53	Steve Stone	443.79
54	Pat Zachry	443.16
55	Bill Bonham	442.78
56	Dennis Martinez	439.66
57	Milt Wilcox	438.59
58	Jesse Jefferson	438.16
59	Bob Owchinko	437.21
60	Doyle Alexander	436.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Rick Waits	436.3
62	Rudy May	435.43
63	Rick Rhoden	434.76
64	Jim Barr	433.85
65	Jack Billingham	431.52
66	Mark Lemongello	431.44
67	Jerry Augustine	430.85
68	Rick Langford	430.24
69	Dennis Lamp	428.98
70	Roger Erickson	428.57
71	Doc Medich	428.23
72	Scott McGregor	428.01
73	Don Robinson	426.71
74	Pete Vuckovich	426.01
75	Rich Gale	424.19
76	Tom Underwood	423.4
77	Ray Burris	418.12
78	Matt Keough	416.89
79	John Henry Johnson	416.2
80	Don Gullett	414.87
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Clancy	414.66
82	Jim Colborn	413.04
83	Joe Niekro	412.28
84	Larry Gura	412.24
85	Glenn Abbott	411.42
86	Don Aase	410.21
87	Bob Shirley	409.16
88	Bill Lee	407.66
89	Steve Renko	406.61
90	Chris Knapp	405.46
91	Randy Lerch	404.96
92	Jim Lonborg	403.47
93	Jim Bibby	402.84
94	Nino Espinosa	401.93
95	Jim Kaat	399.72
96	Joaquin Andujar	399.51
97	Mike Paxton	399.25
98	Paul Moskau	396.77
99	Woodie Fryman	395.65
100	Dick Tidrow	395.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jerry Reuss	394.67
102	Preston Hanna	394.49
103	Jim Wright	393.25
104	Wayne Garland	391.85
105	Bill Travers	391.28
106	Mike Krukow	388.41
107	Paul Mitchell	387.75
108	Dave Lemanczyk	387.34
109	Jerry Garvin	386.38
110	Dan Schatzeder	385.43
111	Silvio Martinez	383.64
112	Wayne Twitchell	380.67
113	Gary Serum	378.18
114	Dave Roberts	377.24
115	Wilbur Wood	376.08
116	Rick Honeycutt	373.91
117	Ken Brett	372.34
118	Kip Young	371.22
119	Paul Thormodsgard	368.13
120	Pete Broberg	366.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Tom Dixon	365.39
122	David Clyde	364.6
123	Larry McWilliams	363.09
124	Mickey Mahler	361.57
125	Floyd Bannister	361.36
126	Pete Falcone	359.7
127	Balor Moore	359.42
128	Hal Dues	358.61
129	Jim Beattie	356.0
130	Bob Welch	354.07
131	Tom Hume	352.0
132	Darrell Jackson	351.11
133	Moose Haas	349.47
134	Nelson Briles	349.19
135	Andy Hassler	346.38
136	Dave Frost	345.61
137	Paul Hartzell	345.34
138	Don Hood	345.23
139	Byron McLaughlin	343.41
140	Dave Freisleben	340.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Mike Proly	340.54
142	Andy Replogle	340.18
143	Dick Pole	337.67
144	Mike LaCoss	337.23
145	Vern Ruhle	336.19
146	Steve Comer	331.73
147	Tom Hausman	330.8
148	Mike Bruhert	330.7
149	Bob Sykes	329.42
150	Steve Baker	328.9
151	John Urrea	326.92
152	Eddie Solomon	325.19
153	Alan Wirth	323.7
154	Allen Ripley	323.14
155	Stan Perzanowski	322.71
156	Aurelio Lopez	322.35
157	Don Kirkwood	321.91
158	Bruce Kison	320.68
159	Ken Forsch	320.06
160	Kevin Kobel	319.98
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Ron Schueler	319.23
162	Eduardo Rodriguez	318.88
163	Jim Umbarger	318.65
164	Ross Baumgarten	317.68
165	Tommy Boggs	316.42
166	Scott Sanderson	316.07
167	Rick Camp	314.82
168	Pete Redfern	314.07
169	Adrian Devine	313.62
170	Tom House	313.54
171	Mark Fidrych	313.25
172	Doug Bird	310.67
173	Paul Reuschel	310.57
174	Mike Parrott	309.02
175	Mike Norris	308.92
176	Manny Sarmiento	307.88
177	Mickey Lolich	307.69
178	Al Fitzmorris	307.18
179	Paul Mirabella	306.95
180	Andy Messersmith	306.82
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Tom Bruno	305.36
182	Ken Holtzman	304.72
183	Bob Stanley	304.37
184	Ken Clay	304.27
185	Dick Drago	303.91
186	Joe Kerrigan	300.07

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