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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	601.57
2	Frank Tanana	595.46
3	Jim Palmer	572.15
4	Bert Blyleven	570.07
5	Vida Blue	557.1
6	Jerry Koosman	549.33
7	Gaylord Perry	545.94
8	Don Sutton	545.55
9	Catfish Hunter	544.98
10	Steve Carlton	544.89
11	Andy Messersmith	543.96
12	Nolan Ryan	539.81
13	Randy Jones	533.21
14	Jon Matlack	532.61
15	Luis Tiant	531.03
16	Fergie Jenkins	522.66
17	Mike Torrez	522.11
18	John Montefusco	519.4
19	Rick Reuschel	513.24
20	Steve Rogers	510.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Phil Niekro	509.82
22	Doug Rau	507.02
23	Fred Norman	501.68
24	Ed Figueroa	500.76
25	J.R. Richard	496.75
26	Burt Hooton	495.42
27	Jim Barr	488.56
28	Jim Kaat	487.88
29	John Candelaria	484.56
30	Ray Burris	484.39
31	Dave Goltz	483.41
32	Don Gullett	482.28
33	Mickey Lolich	481.26
34	Dennis Leonard	481.03
35	Jim Rooker	480.44
36	Rick Wise	479.2
37	Jerry Reuss	476.8
38	Gary Nolan	476.36
39	Larry Dierker	476.15
40	Pete Falcone	476.13
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dennis Eckersley	475.33
42	Jim Slaton	472.92
43	Lynn McGlothen	472.92
44	Bruce Kison	471.84
45	Al Fitzmorris	471.3
46	Ed Halicki	471.26
47	Ken Holtzman	471.18
48	Rudy May	469.55
49	Bill Travers	468.56
50	Dock Ellis	462.14
51	Jim Colborn	460.78
52	Jim Lonborg	460.78
53	Doc Medich	457.26
54	Mark Fidrych	456.71
55	Woodie Fryman	455.9
56	Pat Dobson	455.14
57	John Denny	454.15
58	Steve Renko	453.01
59	Bob Forsch	445.84
60	Dave Roberts	438.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Gary Ross	437.37
62	Nelson Briles	436.98
63	Ken Brett	436.55
64	Paul Splittorff	436.35
65	Wilbur Wood	436.08
66	Steve Busby	435.89
67	Jack Billingham	433.74
68	Bill Singer	432.16
69	Brent Strom	431.51
70	Tom Underwood	429.36
71	Pat Zachry	429.05
72	Dick Ruthven	424.7
73	Carl Morton	424.28
74	Larry Christenson	424.27
75	Bill Bonham	423.99
76	Vern Ruhle	423.05
77	Jim Bibby	421.03
78	Rick Rhoden	419.89
79	Wayne Garland	417.99
80	Tommy John	417.95
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Steve Stone	413.96
82	Ross Grimsley	413.81
83	Rich Gossage	412.63
84	Jim Umbarger	412.18
85	Mike Cuellar	411.01
86	Doyle Alexander	408.37
87	Bart Johnson	407.32
88	Doug Bird	405.21
89	Dave Freisleben	403.34
90	Joaquin Andujar	401.93
91	Jerry Augustine	400.34
92	Jim Hughes	399.27
93	Reggie Cleveland	398.62
94	Stan Bahnsen	394.3
95	Bill Lee	394.29
96	Marty Pattin	387.59
97	Jackie Brown	385.83
98	Don Stanhouse	385.14
99	Craig Swan	384.6
100	Don Kirkwood	382.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Santo Alcala	380.96
102	Andy Hassler	380.85
103	Clay Kirby	380.71
104	Paul Hartzell	379.82
105	Pete Redfern	379.73
106	Eric Rasmussen	379.31
107	Rick Waits	379.15
108	Joe Coleman	378.26
109	Frank LaCorte	374.63
110	Paul Mitchell	374.52
111	Ray Bare	373.6
112	Dan Larson	369.33
113	Larry Demery	368.6
114	Fritz Peterson	367.72
115	Dick Bosman	365.71
116	Ron Reed	365.18
117	John Curtis	364.52
118	Tommy Boggs	364.49
119	Dan Warthen	364.25
120	Eduardo Rodriguez	363.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Francisco Barrios	361.51
122	Mike Norris	360.2
123	Don Carrithers	360.08
124	Pete Broberg	356.9
125	John D'Acquisto	355.06
126	Rob Dressler	352.5
127	Rick Jones	351.96
128	Bo McLaughlin	351.84
129	Rick Sawyer	348.75
130	Dick Pole	346.05
131	Dan Spillner	345.76
132	Terry Forster	344.58
133	Tom Griffin	343.87
134	Ken Kravec	342.66
135	Steve Hargan	341.81
136	Mike Flanagan	339.63
137	Steve Luebber	338.22
138	Eddie Bane	336.88
139	Alan Foster	334.66
140	Joe Niekro	333.49
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Steve Dunning	332.04
142	Sid Monge	331.86
143	Mike Cosgrove	331.48
144	Stan Thomas	329.0
145	Roger Moret	324.66
146	Joe Decker	323.33
147	Mike Caldwell	322.04
148	Nino Espinosa	319.27
149	Dave Lemanczyk	318.83
150	Steve Barr	318.26
151	Chris Knapp	317.46
152	Al Downing	317.18
153	Gary Beare	316.53
154	Joe Sambito	315.41
155	Jamie Easterly	315.04
156	Pete Vuckovich	314.75
157	Frank Riccelli	314.56
158	Glenn Abbott	311.09
159	Jim Crawford	311.02
160	Frank MacCormack	310.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Grant Jackson	309.94
162	Larry Landreth	308.57
163	Bob Knepper	308.43
164	Wayne Twitchell	307.24
165	Dave Pagan	307.24
166	Ed Glynn	307.0
167	Rick Kreuger	306.89
168	Mark Lemongello	306.53
169	Lerrin LaGrow	306.13
170	Dennis Blair	305.11
171	Al Autry	305.05
172	Pat Darcy	304.9
173	Larry Monroe	304.79
174	Len Barker	304.16
175	Dennis Lewallyn	303.82
176	Eddie Solomon	302.81
177	Rick Camp	302.35
178	Gerry Hannahs	302.25
179	Bruce Dal Canton	301.13
180	Blue Moon Odom	300.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating

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