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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	596.95
2	Bert Blyleven	588.3
3	Gaylord Perry	587.36
4	Catfish Hunter	578.02
5	Jim Palmer	567.26
6	Andy Messersmith	566.86
7	Don Sutton	550.82
8	Fergie Jenkins	547.28
9	Nolan Ryan	544.54
10	Frank Tanana	543.64
11	Vida Blue	528.55
12	Jon Matlack	528.52
13	Phil Niekro	528.34
14	Steve Busby	527.37
15	Jim Kaat	516.92
16	Jerry Reuss	515.92
17	Don Gullett	513.04
18	Mike Cuellar	510.51
19	Steve Carlton	507.11
20	Luis Tiant	498.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Randy Jones	495.64
22	Ken Holtzman	492.57
23	Jim Rooker	488.4
24	Burt Hooton	486.69
25	Doc Medich	485.52
26	Rick Reuschel	484.88
27	Jerry Koosman	483.25
28	Wilbur Wood	482.66
29	Doug Rau	480.89
30	Bill Lee	480.56
31	Mickey Lolich	479.09
32	Steve Rogers	477.09
33	Rudy May	475.28
34	Larry Dierker	474.59
35	Ross Grimsley	473.75
36	Lynn McGlothen	473.58
37	Jim Barr	469.84
38	Mike Torrez	469.14
39	Ron Reed	468.72
40	John Montefusco	468.5
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Carl Morton	466.79
42	Pat Dobson	465.55
43	Fred Norman	464.39
44	Rick Wise	458.56
45	Dave Goltz	457.44
46	Bob Forsch	457.36
47	Dock Ellis	451.46
48	Al Fitzmorris	451.24
49	Jack Billingham	449.86
50	Steve Stone	449.01
51	Steve Renko	447.87
52	Jim Colborn	447.53
53	Jim Lonborg	447.43
54	Jim Slaton	446.74
55	Dave Roberts	442.04
56	Bill Bonham	439.79
57	Paul Splittorff	437.48
58	Ed Figueroa	435.92
59	Clay Kirby	434.58
60	Bob Gibson	432.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Gary Nolan	430.13
62	Jim Bibby	429.96
63	Woodie Fryman	429.93
64	Ed Halicki	428.2
65	Joe Coleman	428.06
66	Claude Osteen	426.74
67	Dennis Eckersley	426.17
68	Dennis Blair	424.11
69	Dennis Leonard	422.58
70	Reggie Cleveland	421.65
71	Jim Perry	421.52
72	Ken Brett	421.35
73	Bruce Kison	420.88
74	Nelson Briles	419.65
75	Dave McNally	418.03
76	Pete Falcone	417.17
77	Fritz Peterson	415.57
78	Stan Bahnsen	414.79
79	Tom Underwood	413.72
80	Buzz Capra	413.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	John Curtis	411.35
82	Steve Hargan	410.82
83	Jim Hughes	408.49
84	Vern Ruhle	407.95
85	Dave Freisleben	406.86
86	Larry Christenson	406.76
87	Dick Bosman	398.06
88	Ray Burris	397.15
89	Lerrin LaGrow	397.1
90	J.R. Richard	395.59
91	John Candelaria	395.35
92	Joe Decker	390.01
93	Ray Bare	389.9
94	Mike Caldwell	386.55
95	Bill Singer	384.93
96	Bill Hands	384.78
97	Joe McIntosh	384.38
98	Randy Tate	383.34
99	Pete Broberg	382.92
100	John Denny	382.68
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dan Warthen	382.02
102	Dan Spillner	380.11
103	Bill Travers	377.76
104	Roger Moret	376.58
105	Andy Hassler	376.29
106	Roric Harrison	375.29
107	Clyde Wright	375.24
108	Pat Darcy	375.02
109	Al Downing	374.1
110	Tom Griffin	373.65
111	Doug Konieczny	373.29
112	Jackie Brown	371.58
113	Sonny Siebert	370.93
114	Wayne Twitchell	369.91
115	Brent Strom	366.95
116	Larry Gura	365.21
117	Marty Pattin	364.55
118	Jesse Jefferson	361.62
119	Eric Rasmussen	357.33
120	Vic Albury	354.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Hank Webb	353.95
122	John D'Acquisto	352.9
123	Bill Champion	351.99
124	Bruce Dal Canton	351.16
125	Glenn Abbott	349.52
126	Rich Folkers	348.13
127	Don Carrithers	345.78
128	Alan Foster	341.11
129	Eric Raich	338.55
130	Don Hood	338.34
131	Don Wilson	336.97
132	Jim Umbarger	336.42
133	Ron Schueler	333.04
134	Tom Hausman	332.06
135	Dick Pole	329.99
136	Mike Thompson	329.86
137	Doyle Alexander	328.09
138	Ken Forsch	326.99
139	Tom Bradley	326.59
140	George Stone	325.93
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Tom Walker	325.81
142	Geoff Zahn	320.65
143	Stan Perzanowski	320.19
144	Joe Niekro	319.77
145	Tom Dettore	319.4
146	Tom Carroll	317.97
147	Fred Scherman	316.07
148	Wayne Simpson	315.44
149	Jim York	314.96
150	Rick Rhoden	314.85
151	Jamie Easterly	314.4
152	Larry Demery	314.05
153	Jim Kern	313.04
154	Ed Sprague	312.98
155	Craig Swan	312.88
156	Bill Campbell	312.83
157	Rick Waits	310.72
158	Mike Cosgrove	310.15
159	Dick Ruthven	309.94
160	Blue Moon Odom	309.51
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Dick Lange	309.22
162	Ray Corbin	309.16
163	Paul Mitchell	306.54
164	Tippy Martinez	305.45
165	Juan Marichal	304.46
166	Jerry Johnson	303.81
167	Jim Burton	303.32
168	Don Kirkwood	302.66
169	Bill Butler	302.02
170	Diego Segui	301.86
171	Willie Prall	301.73
172	Ken Kravec	301.67
173	Terry Forster	301.39
174	Dave Lemanczyk	301.0
175	Chuck Hockenbery	300.99
176	Bill Castro	300.55
177	Lafayette Currence	300.32

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