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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	601.17
2	Frank Tanana	584.46
3	Steve Carlton	581.57
4	Nolan Ryan	579.91
5	Bert Blyleven	572.88
6	Jim Palmer	570.45
7	Dennis Leonard	538.95
8	Don Sutton	537.32
9	J.R. Richard	537.09
10	Burt Hooton	534.02
11	Dave Goltz	532.41
12	Rick Reuschel	530.81
13	Phil Niekro	530.59
14	John Candelaria	528.44
15	Steve Rogers	528.35
16	Dennis Eckersley	527.86
17	Gaylord Perry	522.78
18	Jerry Koosman	521.43
19	Vida Blue	511.98
20	Mike Torrez	509.56
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fred Norman	505.04
22	Ed Halicki	493.88
23	Luis Tiant	493.1
24	Fergie Jenkins	491.2
25	Ed Figueroa	490.22
26	Jim Rooker	489.34
27	Doug Rau	487.4
28	Don Gullett	486.33
29	Tommy John	483.96
30	Catfish Hunter	482.3
31	Wayne Garland	476.56
32	Dock Ellis	475.9
33	Rudy May	475.33
34	John Montefusco	475.22
35	Jon Matlack	473.98
36	Jim Colborn	471.14
37	Jerry Reuss	469.99
38	Ron Guidry	469.92
39	Bob Forsch	468.99
40	Paul Splittorff	466.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Andy Messersmith	460.35
42	Eric Rasmussen	459.0
43	Jim Slaton	458.19
44	Doyle Alexander	457.8
45	Larry Christenson	457.63
46	Jim Bibby	456.77
47	Rick Wise	456.7
48	Jim Lonborg	456.47
49	Ray Burris	453.16
50	Randy Jones	452.28
51	Bruce Kison	451.23
52	Bill Bonham	450.03
53	Rick Rhoden	446.49
54	Jim Barr	442.26
55	Ken Brett	441.06
56	Reggie Cleveland	439.94
57	Dave Rozema	435.92
58	Pat Zachry	435.21
59	Mike Flanagan	434.42
60	Francisco Barrios	431.98
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Doc Medich	430.34
62	Jerry Garvin	426.97
63	Bob Knepper	426.87
64	Jim Kaat	426.53
65	Ross Grimsley	426.25
66	Steve Stone	424.04
67	Pete Falcone	422.35
68	Paul Thormodsgard	420.45
69	Mark Fidrych	419.58
70	Wayne Twitchell	418.17
71	John Denny	417.63
72	Al Fitzmorris	417.49
73	Dave Roberts	414.22
74	Joaquin Andujar	414.1
75	Moose Haas	412.92
76	Mike Krukow	411.85
77	Jesse Jefferson	411.8
78	Mark Lemongello	411.02
79	Gary Nolan	410.62
80	Nino Espinosa	410.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ken Kravec	409.37
82	Nelson Briles	407.95
83	Jerry Augustine	407.53
84	Glenn Abbott	405.59
85	Steve Renko	403.92
86	Dick Ruthven	403.91
87	Stan Bahnsen	403.28
88	Bill Travers	402.72
89	Jack Billingham	402.46
90	Bob Owchinko	402.13
91	Geoff Zahn	400.98
92	Dave Lemanczyk	398.87
93	Fernando Arroyo	398.08
94	Lynn McGlothen	396.5
95	Rick Langford	395.97
96	Bob Shirley	395.09
97	Lary Sorensen	393.07
98	Woodie Fryman	392.91
99	Dave Freisleben	392.76
100	Andy Hassler	392.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Joe Niekro	391.63
102	Pete Redfern	390.15
103	Craig Swan	389.19
104	Ken Holtzman	388.86
105	Floyd Bannister	386.95
106	Don Aase	385.7
107	Pat Dobson	385.2
108	Paul Hartzell	381.83
109	Larry Dierker	380.68
110	Chris Knapp	377.95
111	Jackie Brown	376.92
112	Marty Pattin	376.86
113	Paul Moskau	374.81
114	Bill Lee	374.63
115	Doug Capilla	371.44
116	Dick Pole	370.86
117	John Urrea	369.78
118	Tom Underwood	369.34
119	Randy Lerch	367.95
120	Milt Wilcox	367.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Gary Ross	364.99
122	Bill Singer	364.3
123	Rick Waits	364.29
124	Wilbur Wood	361.74
125	Eddie Solomon	361.56
126	Mike Paxton	355.89
127	Don Stanhouse	355.67
128	Jim Clancy	354.94
129	Buzz Capra	352.85
130	Tom Griffin	352.16
131	Dennis Martinez	351.65
132	Bob Sykes	351.42
133	Jim Umbarger	351.38
134	Joe Coleman	351.13
135	Brent Strom	351.07
136	Gary Wheelock	347.54
137	Pablo Torrealba	346.72
138	Tom House	345.5
139	Dick Tidrow	343.94
140	Mario Soto	343.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Odell Jones	342.88
142	Vern Ruhle	341.38
143	Jeff Byrd	337.06
144	Mike Caldwell	334.74
145	John Montague	331.93
146	Don Hood	330.88
147	Roger Moret	330.53
148	Jack Morris	330.0
149	Preston Hanna	327.08
150	Bob Stanley	327.03
151	Santo Alcala	326.16
152	Paul Mitchell	325.87
153	Wayne Simpson	325.66
154	John Hiller	325.06
155	Dan Schatzeder	323.72
156	Pete Vuckovich	323.68
157	Mike Norris	323.43
158	Mark Littell	323.4
159	Fred Holdsworth	323.21
160	John D'Acquisto	321.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Larry Demery	319.89
162	Ken Forsch	319.67
163	Ron Schueler	319.26
164	Matt Keough	318.17
165	Jim Crawford	317.87
166	Bart Johnson	316.13
167	Hal Dues	315.62
168	Dave Johnson	314.52
169	Charlie Williams	314.21
170	Dan Larson	313.99
171	Jackson Todd	313.39
172	Max Leon	311.55
173	John Caneira	311.32
174	Dave Frost	311.25
175	Rick Jones	311.19
176	Dave Wehrmeister	310.56
177	Greg Minton	310.54
178	Scott McGregor	310.42
179	Buddy Schultz	309.52
180	Dennis Lamp	308.31
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Balor Moore	307.72
182	Doug Bird	307.56
183	Tom Dixon	306.93
184	Mickey Mahler	306.5
185	Rick Honeycutt	306.11
186	Tom Murphy	306.05
187	Roy Lee Jackson	305.86
188	Ed Glynn	305.47
189	Steve Hargan	305.01
190	Tom Hume	304.9
191	Ron Reed	304.76
192	Bob Myrick	304.51
193	Larry Gura	304.41
194	Terry Forster	304.25
195	Dan Warthen	303.27
196	Bob Galasso	302.63
197	Willie Hernandez	302.17
198	Dennis Lewallyn	302.16
199	Diego Segui	301.15
200	Jamie Easterly	301.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
201	Adrian Devine	300.33

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