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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	568.86
2	Tom Seaver	541.5
3	Jim Palmer	528.72
4	J.R. Richard	521.56
5	Nolan Ryan	521.13
6	Steve Carlton	515.1
7	Dennis Eckersley	513.08
8	Burt Hooton	511.1
9	Phil Niekro	510.98
10	Dennis Leonard	502.4
11	Don Sutton	499.21
12	Bert Blyleven	497.72
13	Gaylord Perry	496.03
14	Dave Goltz	494.42
15	Steve Rogers	489.43
16	Mike Caldwell	485.45
17	Fergie Jenkins	483.53
18	Tommy John	480.63
19	Vida Blue	477.65
20	Jon Matlack	475.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Dick Ruthven	473.07
22	Bob Knepper	472.79
23	Ed Figueroa	469.98
24	Frank Tanana	469.88
25	Mike Torrez	467.99
26	Dennis Martinez	467.82
27	John Candelaria	466.72
28	John Denny	465.83
29	Rick Reuschel	463.91
30	Lary Sorensen	462.85
31	Jerry Koosman	460.4
32	Craig Swan	458.41
33	Luis Tiant	458.28
34	Mike Flanagan	457.22
35	Ed Halicki	456.59
36	Paul Splittorff	448.28
37	Jim Slaton	444.82
38	John Montefusco	443.12
39	Ken Kravec	437.66
40	Fred Norman	435.15
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Ross Grimsley	434.91
42	Bob Forsch	433.85
43	Geoff Zahn	430.76
44	Dave Rozema	429.31
45	Randy Jones	429.06
46	Catfish Hunter	428.89
47	Larry Christenson	426.87
48	Pete Vuckovich	425.14
49	Doug Rau	423.72
50	Don Robinson	421.83
51	Doyle Alexander	420.98
52	Francisco Barrios	420.23
53	Rick Waits	419.54
54	Joe Niekro	418.2
55	Steve Stone	417.56
56	Dennis Lamp	413.33
57	Milt Wilcox	409.11
58	Rick Wise	408.93
59	Nino Espinosa	408.0
60	Rich Gale	404.66
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Randy Lerch	403.28
62	Jim Clancy	398.55
63	Larry Gura	397.05
64	Roger Erickson	396.17
65	Mark Lemongello	395.3
66	Chris Knapp	395.19
67	Bill Bonham	395.13
68	Scott McGregor	394.03
69	Tom Underwood	392.4
70	Bill Travers	390.74
71	Eric Rasmussen	390.53
72	Don Aase	389.72
73	Jack Billingham	386.31
74	Dock Ellis	385.85
75	Mike Krukow	384.23
76	Jesse Jefferson	383.19
77	Bob Owchinko	383.02
78	Steve Renko	381.93
79	John Henry Johnson	381.72
80	Glenn Abbott	381.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Barr	377.67
82	Rick Langford	377.39
83	Rudy May	375.08
84	Matt Keough	372.84
85	Mike Paxton	372.47
86	Rick Rhoden	370.84
87	Jim Rooker	368.03
88	Bob Welch	367.62
89	Jim Kaat	361.27
90	Ken Forsch	360.22
91	Paul Mitchell	359.42
92	Jim Beattie	359.14
93	Larry McWilliams	358.83
94	Tom Hume	357.95
95	Silvio Martinez	356.99
96	Scott Sanderson	356.63
97	Doc Medich	356.41
98	Ray Burris	355.6
99	Vern Ruhle	353.94
100	Steve Comer	353.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Pat Zachry	352.83
102	Paul Moskau	351.19
103	Jerry Augustine	348.55
104	Bill Lee	347.72
105	Bob Shirley	346.66
106	Byron McLaughlin	342.72
107	Mike LaCoss	341.95
108	Dave Lemanczyk	341.9
109	Kip Young	341.42
110	Ross Baumgarten	341.19
111	Bob Stanley	340.2
112	Dan Schatzeder	339.83
113	Floyd Bannister	336.68
114	Bruce Kison	335.55
115	Jim Colborn	334.55
116	Dave Frost	334.35
117	Rich Wortham	334.15
118	Mickey Mahler	333.05
119	Mike Norris	330.68
120	Ken Holtzman	330.4
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Rick Matula	329.83
122	Pete Falcone	329.17
123	Andy Messersmith	329.05
124	Gary Serum	327.7
125	Moose Haas	327.27
126	Jim Wright	326.8
127	Steve Mura	325.91
128	Jerry Reuss	325.56
129	Eric Wilkins	325.46
130	Chuck Rainey	323.23
131	Eddie Solomon	322.67
132	Rick Sutcliffe	322.31
133	Philip Nastu	322.05
134	Paul Hartzell	320.86
135	Lynn McGlothen	320.19
136	Bob Sykes	319.49
137	Dick Tidrow	319.26
138	Mike Parrott	318.86
139	Rick Honeycutt	316.94
140	Mike Scott	316.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Kevin Kobel	316.42
142	Phil Huffman	315.59
143	Steve Busby	314.82
144	Odell Jones	313.94
145	Jim Bibby	313.45
146	David Clyde	312.77
147	Frank Riccelli	312.0
148	Steve Baker	309.83
149	Jack Morris	308.45
150	Craig Minetto	307.6
151	Eduardo Rodriguez	307.41
152	Marty Pattin	307.4
153	Neil Allen	307.37
154	Wayne Garland	306.73
155	Ed Farmer	305.83
156	Jim Lonborg	305.47
157	Pete Redfern	304.9
158	Mark Fidrych	304.88
159	Tom Griffin	304.65
160	Rick Williams	303.97
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Sammy Stewart	303.23
162	Joaquin Andujar	302.91
163	Alan Wirth	302.05
164	Dave Hamilton	301.99
165	Steve Trout	301.95
166	Rich Hinton	301.4
167	Ed Whitson	301.24
168	Mike Proly	300.06

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