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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	581.59
2	Tom Seaver	577.71
3	J.R. Richard	565.28
4	Phil Niekro	560.6
5	Jim Palmer	557.43
6	Bert Blyleven	554.74
7	Nolan Ryan	549.29
8	Vida Blue	546.0
9	Burt Hooton	541.88
10	Steve Rogers	541.34
11	Steve Carlton	540.75
12	Dennis Eckersley	539.34
13	Dennis Leonard	536.97
14	Frank Tanana	536.35
15	Dave Goltz	528.07
16	Rick Reuschel	521.56
17	Jon Matlack	520.48
18	Don Sutton	516.36
19	Jerry Koosman	507.58
20	Luis Tiant	506.57
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fergie Jenkins	505.67
22	Gaylord Perry	502.23
23	John Candelaria	499.02
24	Ed Halicki	495.0
25	Bob Knepper	494.3
26	Ed Figueroa	493.67
27	Paul Splittorff	492.84
28	Mike Torrez	490.49
29	Larry Christenson	487.95
30	Mike Caldwell	480.56
31	John Montefusco	479.82
32	Bob Forsch	479.62
33	Tommy John	476.34
34	Fred Norman	474.2
35	Randy Jones	472.43
36	Ross Grimsley	471.02
37	Craig Swan	470.96
38	Doug Rau	469.43
39	Mike Flanagan	469.24
40	John Denny	467.59
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dick Ruthven	462.46
42	Lary Sorensen	461.48
43	Francisco Barrios	458.24
44	Catfish Hunter	455.92
45	Jim Slaton	454.55
46	Geoff Zahn	454.3
47	Jim Rooker	452.27
48	Ken Kravec	451.26
49	Dave Rozema	449.5
50	Dock Ellis	448.66
51	Eric Rasmussen	447.07
52	Steve Stone	446.73
53	Rick Waits	444.03
54	Bill Bonham	442.7
55	Pat Zachry	441.91
56	Dennis Martinez	441.24
57	Rick Wise	440.21
58	Milt Wilcox	438.66
59	Jim Barr	438.2
60	Jesse Jefferson	437.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Owchinko	436.96
62	Jack Billingham	436.2
63	Rick Langford	436.19
64	Doyle Alexander	435.55
65	Rudy May	435.06
66	Roger Erickson	434.71
67	Scott McGregor	433.58
68	Rick Rhoden	433.51
69	Dennis Lamp	433.5
70	Don Robinson	433.28
71	Mark Lemongello	432.91
72	Pete Vuckovich	430.45
73	Rich Gale	427.26
74	Jerry Augustine	426.5
75	Doc Medich	426.05
76	Tom Underwood	424.33
77	Jim Clancy	424.01
78	Matt Keough	423.9
79	Larry Gura	421.39
80	Ray Burris	418.97
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Chris Knapp	418.92
82	Glenn Abbott	416.69
83	Jim Bibby	414.95
84	John Henry Johnson	414.95
85	Don Gullett	413.62
86	Don Aase	411.37
87	Joe Niekro	409.4
88	Randy Lerch	409.2
89	Jim Colborn	409.13
90	Steve Renko	408.56
91	Bob Shirley	407.91
92	Bill Lee	406.41
93	Jim Kaat	406.2
94	Jerry Reuss	405.87
95	Mike Paxton	405.71
96	Jim Lonborg	404.55
97	Bill Travers	404.33
98	Nino Espinosa	403.54
99	Paul Moskau	403.28
100	Dick Tidrow	400.73
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Paul Mitchell	399.94
102	Joaquin Andujar	398.26
103	Woodie Fryman	393.93
104	Preston Hanna	392.64
105	Jim Wright	391.02
106	Wayne Garland	390.6
107	Dan Schatzeder	388.17
108	Jerry Garvin	386.38
109	Dave Lemanczyk	386.09
110	Gary Serum	386.02
111	Mike Krukow	383.03
112	Silvio Martinez	382.44
113	Wayne Twitchell	379.42
114	Dave Roberts	375.99
115	Kip Young	375.44
116	Rick Honeycutt	375.32
117	Wilbur Wood	374.83
118	David Clyde	373.36
119	Ken Brett	371.09
120	Paul Thormodsgard	366.88
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Pete Broberg	365.23
122	Jim Beattie	365.16
123	Tom Dixon	364.14
124	Pete Falcone	363.85
125	Mickey Mahler	363.43
126	Larry McWilliams	363.1
127	Bob Welch	361.63
128	Floyd Bannister	360.11
129	Balor Moore	359.57
130	Hal Dues	358.36
131	Tom Hume	350.75
132	Dave Freisleben	350.12
133	Darrell Jackson	349.86
134	Paul Hartzell	348.39
135	Moose Haas	348.22
136	Nelson Briles	347.94
137	Andy Hassler	346.38
138	Byron McLaughlin	345.59
139	Dave Frost	344.36
140	Don Hood	343.98
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Andy Replogle	342.81
142	Mike Proly	340.29
143	Eddie Solomon	337.07
144	Vern Ruhle	336.98
145	Dick Pole	336.42
146	Tom Hausman	335.75
147	Mike Bruhert	335.43
148	Bruce Kison	332.77
149	Steve Comer	331.23
150	Mike LaCoss	330.55
151	Bob Sykes	328.17
152	Steve Baker	327.65
153	John Urrea	325.67
154	Stan Perzanowski	325.61
155	Ken Forsch	324.55
156	Alan Wirth	322.45
157	Scott Sanderson	322.41
158	Don Kirkwood	321.98
159	Allen Ripley	321.89
160	Aurelio Lopez	321.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Paul Reuschel	320.64
162	Kevin Kobel	318.73
163	Ron Schueler	317.98
164	Eduardo Rodriguez	317.63
165	Jim Umbarger	317.4
166	Tommy Boggs	315.17
167	Ross Baumgarten	315.09
168	Mike Norris	313.95
169	Rick Camp	313.57
170	Jack Kucek	313.01
171	Pete Redfern	312.82
172	Adrian Devine	312.37
173	Tom House	312.29
174	Mark Fidrych	312.0
175	Dave Ford	311.21
176	Mickey Lolich	310.67
177	Doug Bird	309.42
178	Steve Trout	309.37
179	Rich Wortham	308.81
180	Mike Parrott	307.77
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Sammy Stewart	307.24
182	Bobby Sprowl	306.72
183	Manny Sarmiento	306.63
184	Al Fitzmorris	306.43
185	Paul Mirabella	305.7
186	Andy Messersmith	305.57
187	Tom Bruno	304.11
188	Dick Drago	303.66
189	Manny Seoane	303.56
190	Ken Holtzman	303.47
191	Jack Morris	303.37
192	Bob Stanley	303.12
193	Paul Lindblad	303.07
194	Roy Lee Jackson	303.04
195	Ken Clay	303.02
196	Donnie Moore	302.65

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