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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Catfish Hunter	565.42
2	Bert Blyleven	545.8
3	Frank Tanana	544.5
4	Tom Seaver	543.34
5	Gaylord Perry	538.49
6	Andy Messersmith	532.85
7	Jim Palmer	518.94
8	Steve Carlton	511.51
9	Jon Matlack	506.37
10	Randy Jones	503.62
11	Fergie Jenkins	500.12
12	Luis Tiant	499.97
13	Vida Blue	490.36
14	John Montefusco	490.14
15	Nolan Ryan	485.74
16	Phil Niekro	483.72
17	Don Sutton	482.46
18	Jim Rooker	480.86
19	Jerry Koosman	478.41
20	Don Gullett	477.81
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Mike Torrez	473.66
22	Jim Kaat	470.85
23	Ken Holtzman	468.24
24	Burt Hooton	467.61
25	Jerry Reuss	466.06
26	Steve Rogers	463.65
27	Wilbur Wood	463.58
28	Doc Medich	463.24
29	Rudy May	461.37
30	Doug Rau	461.33
31	Steve Busby	459.87
32	Lynn McGlothen	456.22
33	Mickey Lolich	453.41
34	Dave Goltz	452.1
35	Rick Reuschel	449.18
36	Gary Nolan	448.25
37	Jim Barr	443.39
38	Pat Dobson	440.49
39	Larry Dierker	439.11
40	Al Fitzmorris	434.22
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Slaton	433.98
42	Ed Figueroa	433.91
43	Rick Wise	429.72
44	Dennis Leonard	429.63
45	Fred Norman	428.53
46	Bob Forsch	428.05
47	Dennis Eckersley	427.17
48	Jim Lonborg	426.3
49	Jack Billingham	425.64
50	J.R. Richard	421.96
51	Dock Ellis	419.88
52	Dave Roberts	419.18
53	Bill Lee	418.9
54	Mike Cuellar	415.12
55	Larry Christenson	410.22
56	Carl Morton	409.08
57	Bill Bonham	408.03
58	Ross Grimsley	405.03
59	Bruce Kison	403.8
60	Jim Colborn	403.56
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	John Candelaria	403.07
62	Pete Falcone	402.98
63	Paul Splittorff	402.79
64	Ray Burris	401.52
65	Joe Coleman	401.04
66	Stan Bahnsen	395.46
67	Steve Renko	394.6
68	Bill Travers	393.99
69	Woodie Fryman	393.53
70	Clay Kirby	390.8
71	Dan Warthen	389.4
72	Nelson Briles	388.12
73	Fritz Peterson	386.14
74	Jim Hughes	385.3
75	Steve Stone	385.17
76	Vern Ruhle	380.81
77	Brent Strom	379.66
78	Jim Bibby	377.76
79	Ed Halicki	377.46
80	Rich Gossage	376.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ron Reed	373.5
82	Bill Singer	369.47
83	John Denny	367.97
84	Ray Bare	366.33
85	Pete Broberg	365.63
86	Reggie Cleveland	365.62
87	Tom Underwood	362.89
88	Dick Ruthven	358.95
89	Jim Umbarger	358.85
90	Dan Spillner	357.15
91	Ken Brett	355.07
92	Don Kirkwood	354.11
93	John Curtis	353.07
94	Jackie Brown	352.23
95	Mike Caldwell	349.47
96	Pat Zachry	346.75
97	Rick Rhoden	345.11
98	Gary Ross	344.83
99	Joe Niekro	344.23
100	Dick Bosman	343.68
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Tommy John	342.84
102	Santo Alcala	341.0
103	Terry Forster	337.6
104	Joe Decker	335.87
105	Mark Fidrych	333.72
106	Pat Darcy	330.9
107	Dave Freisleben	329.66
108	Craig Swan	326.73
109	Dick Pole	326.69
110	Claude Osteen	325.91
111	Doug Bird	325.85
112	Dennis Blair	325.78
113	Mike Cosgrove	325.61
114	Pete Vuckovich	323.16
115	Doyle Alexander	321.17
116	Paul Mitchell	319.75
117	Sid Monge	319.44
118	Rob Dressler	317.21
119	Bart Johnson	316.81
120	Steve Barr	315.39
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Don Carrithers	314.04
122	Steve Hargan	313.51
123	Ken Frailing	312.83
124	Roger Moret	309.99
125	Jim Kern	309.91
126	Wayne Garland	309.59
127	Alan Foster	309.48
128	Jesse Jefferson	309.26
129	Larry Demery	309.02
130	Joaquin Andujar	308.84
131	Bill Laxton	308.41
132	Don Stanhouse	308.2
133	Gilberto Rondon	308.07
134	Bob Apodaca	307.91
135	Don Hood	307.36
136	Bill Greif	305.6
137	Pete Redfern	304.26
138	Mike Garman	303.7
139	Mike Norris	303.62
140	Steve Luebber	302.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bill Champion	301.22
142	Greg Minton	300.68

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