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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	599.72
2	Frank Tanana	593.2
3	Jim Palmer	573.77
4	Bert Blyleven	569.79
5	Vida Blue	556.25
6	Catfish Hunter	545.48
7	Gaylord Perry	545.46
8	Andy Messersmith	545.21
9	Jerry Koosman	541.53
10	Steve Carlton	538.55
11	Don Sutton	535.27
12	Nolan Ryan	534.25
13	Jon Matlack	532.65
14	Randy Jones	531.68
15	Luis Tiant	527.08
16	Fergie Jenkins	523.91
17	John Montefusco	519.4
18	Mike Torrez	515.56
19	Doug Rau	509.6
20	Rick Reuschel	509.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fred Norman	506.04
22	Phil Niekro	505.23
23	Steve Rogers	504.7
24	Burt Hooton	497.94
25	J.R. Richard	495.25
26	Jim Kaat	494.12
27	Ed Figueroa	493.03
28	Mickey Lolich	488.97
29	Dave Goltz	487.59
30	Jim Barr	486.6
31	Gary Nolan	483.19
32	Lynn McGlothen	482.77
33	John Candelaria	479.87
34	Jerry Reuss	479.57
35	Jim Rooker	478.32
36	Al Fitzmorris	476.55
37	Larry Dierker	476.4
38	Pete Falcone	475.97
39	Rick Wise	475.97
40	Dennis Leonard	475.74
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dennis Eckersley	475.33
42	Don Gullett	474.82
43	Ray Burris	474.75
44	Bruce Kison	471.84
45	Ken Holtzman	471.18
46	Bill Travers	467.57
47	Jim Slaton	467.02
48	Ed Halicki	466.64
49	Rudy May	466.12
50	Mark Fidrych	465.93
51	Pat Dobson	462.06
52	Dock Ellis	459.09
53	Jim Lonborg	459.03
54	Jim Colborn	454.94
55	Doc Medich	454.79
56	Woodie Fryman	453.39
57	Steve Renko	447.66
58	John Denny	444.94
59	Bob Forsch	439.97
60	Ken Brett	438.56
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Paul Splittorff	437.6
62	Wilbur Wood	437.33
63	Steve Busby	437.14
64	Nelson Briles	435.71
65	Dave Roberts	434.16
66	Brent Strom	433.98
67	Tom Underwood	433.14
68	Jack Billingham	431.31
69	Vern Ruhle	431.09
70	Gary Ross	428.06
71	Pat Zachry	426.1
72	Carl Morton	425.53
73	Larry Christenson	424.4
74	Dick Ruthven	422.13
75	Bill Singer	421.65
76	Rick Rhoden	419.89
77	Jim Bibby	419.81
78	Ross Grimsley	417.03
79	Bill Bonham	415.75
80	Steve Stone	415.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Umbarger	412.93
82	Mike Cuellar	412.26
83	Wayne Garland	410.45
84	Tommy John	409.99
85	Rich Gossage	409.24
86	Bart Johnson	403.86
87	Joaquin Andujar	400.18
88	Doug Bird	397.97
89	Doyle Alexander	397.12
90	Jerry Augustine	396.93
91	Dave Freisleben	395.93
92	Jim Hughes	394.17
93	Stan Bahnsen	393.45
94	Bill Lee	393.19
95	Reggie Cleveland	388.29
96	Jackie Brown	387.08
97	Don Stanhouse	386.98
98	Don Kirkwood	386.28
99	Clay Kirby	381.96
100	Eric Rasmussen	381.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Santo Alcala	380.96
102	Joe Coleman	379.51
103	Craig Swan	378.59
104	Marty Pattin	376.42
105	Paul Mitchell	375.77
106	Pete Redfern	375.14
107	Ray Bare	374.1
108	Paul Hartzell	373.67
109	Rick Waits	373.48
110	Andy Hassler	369.44
111	Fritz Peterson	368.97
112	Larry Demery	367.27
113	Ron Reed	366.43
114	Dick Bosman	365.57
115	Dan Warthen	365.5
116	Eduardo Rodriguez	363.69
117	Francisco Barrios	361.51
118	Mike Norris	360.95
119	Don Carrithers	360.83
120	Dan Larson	360.64
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Frank LaCorte	359.68
122	Tommy Boggs	358.68
123	Pete Broberg	358.15
124	John D'Acquisto	356.31
125	John Curtis	355.57
126	Rob Dressler	353.75
127	Rick Jones	352.21
128	Bo McLaughlin	350.71
129	Rick Sawyer	349.0
130	Dick Pole	347.3
131	Dan Spillner	347.01
132	Terry Forster	345.83
133	Tom Griffin	343.87
134	Steve Hargan	343.06
135	Ken Kravec	341.25
136	Mike Flanagan	339.88
137	Eddie Bane	338.13
138	Alan Foster	335.91
139	Joe Niekro	334.74
140	Steve Dunning	333.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Luebber	332.88
142	Mike Cosgrove	332.73
143	Sid Monge	331.86
144	Roger Moret	326.53
145	Joe Decker	324.58
146	Mike Caldwell	323.29
147	Stan Thomas	321.86
148	Dave Lemanczyk	319.83
149	Nino Espinosa	319.75
150	Steve Barr	319.51
151	Chris Knapp	317.46
152	Joe Sambito	316.66
153	Pete Vuckovich	316.0
154	Al Downing	313.25
155	Frank MacCormack	311.46
156	Jim Crawford	311.02
157	Glenn Abbott	310.6
158	Wayne Twitchell	308.49
159	Dave Pagan	308.49
160	Bob Knepper	307.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Lerrin LaGrow	307.38
162	Gary Beare	307.0
163	Ed Glynn	307.0
164	Pat Darcy	306.15
165	Dennis Blair	305.11
166	Jamie Easterly	304.76
167	Frank Riccelli	303.49
168	Bruce Dal Canton	302.38
169	Blue Moon Odom	301.79
170	Don Hood	300.23

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