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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	576.18
2	J.R. Richard	536.82
3	Nolan Ryan	535.34
4	Steve Carlton	534.46
5	Jim Palmer	531.61
6	Dennis Eckersley	520.23
7	Tom Seaver	518.28
8	Gaylord Perry	512.82
9	Phil Niekro	511.24
10	Burt Hooton	509.25
11	Steve Rogers	500.51
12	Bert Blyleven	498.8
13	Dennis Leonard	498.67
14	Fergie Jenkins	496.73
15	Tommy John	492.31
16	Don Sutton	490.9
17	Mike Caldwell	489.52
18	Jon Matlack	487.7
19	Dave Goltz	482.21
20	Bob Knepper	478.13
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Dennis Martinez	476.93
22	John Candelaria	476.3
23	Jerry Koosman	471.28
24	Lary Sorensen	470.18
25	Ed Figueroa	467.65
26	Ed Halicki	466.04
27	Dick Ruthven	463.31
28	Ken Kravec	462.15
29	Frank Tanana	462.12
30	Craig Swan	462.02
31	Mike Torrez	458.88
32	Rick Reuschel	456.82
33	Luis Tiant	456.04
34	Jim Slaton	454.78
35	John Denny	454.42
36	Vida Blue	453.69
37	Mike Flanagan	453.0
38	Paul Splittorff	451.84
39	Bob Forsch	449.59
40	Joe Niekro	445.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Fred Norman	439.19
42	John Montefusco	438.87
43	Doug Rau	437.42
44	Dave Rozema	436.81
45	Don Robinson	432.22
46	Larry Christenson	430.78
47	Rick Waits	430.24
48	Francisco Barrios	429.55
49	Pete Vuckovich	428.82
50	Randy Jones	428.62
51	Ross Grimsley	427.61
52	Geoff Zahn	426.51
53	Catfish Hunter	424.32
54	Bill Travers	422.64
55	Rick Wise	420.07
56	Doyle Alexander	418.11
57	Steve Stone	416.56
58	Dennis Lamp	414.2
59	Milt Wilcox	413.05
60	Rich Gale	412.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jack Billingham	412.29
62	Randy Lerch	412.12
63	Tom Underwood	408.61
64	Nino Espinosa	407.28
65	Don Aase	407.03
66	Eric Rasmussen	406.69
67	Bill Bonham	400.28
68	Roger Erickson	398.68
69	Larry Gura	398.56
70	Jim Rooker	398.09
71	Bob Owchinko	395.4
72	Jim Clancy	394.8
73	Mike Krukow	393.72
74	Dock Ellis	391.72
75	Scott McGregor	390.71
76	Jesse Jefferson	390.38
77	Mark Lemongello	390.17
78	Rick Langford	389.21
79	Chris Knapp	387.8
80	Jim Beattie	383.9
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Glenn Abbott	383.3
82	Steve Renko	382.74
83	John Henry Johnson	380.08
84	Scott Sanderson	377.89
85	Jim Barr	377.8
86	Silvio Martinez	375.28
87	Mike Paxton	372.19
88	Matt Keough	370.69
89	Mike LaCoss	368.53
90	Rick Rhoden	366.59
91	Steve Comer	366.42
92	Paul Moskau	366.41
93	Paul Mitchell	363.7
94	Bob Welch	363.37
95	Pat Zachry	361.86
96	Bill Lee	361.53
97	Ken Forsch	360.72
98	Rudy May	358.08
99	Dave Lemanczyk	357.7
100	Jim Kaat	357.02
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mickey Mahler	356.06
102	Bob Stanley	355.51
103	Ross Baumgarten	355.38
104	Tom Hume	355.2
105	Larry McWilliams	355.08
106	Floyd Bannister	351.28
107	Rich Wortham	351.07
108	Vern Ruhle	349.69
109	Andy Messersmith	345.7
110	Dan Schatzeder	345.05
111	Jerry Augustine	344.3
112	Kevin Kobel	342.8
113	Rick Matula	342.47
114	Dave Frost	342.41
115	Bob Shirley	342.41
116	Rick Williams	340.33
117	Doc Medich	339.41
118	Chuck Rainey	339.21
119	Byron McLaughlin	338.97
120	Ray Burris	338.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Philip Nastu	338.33
122	Lynn McGlothen	337.51
123	Kip Young	337.17
124	Moose Haas	336.56
125	Eddie Solomon	335.79
126	Steve Busby	335.77
127	Pete Falcone	333.7
128	Rick Honeycutt	333.24
129	Bruce Kison	332.05
130	Ken Holtzman	331.92
131	Mike Parrott	331.21
132	Mike Norris	328.72
133	Paul Hartzell	326.66
134	Bob Sykes	325.3
135	Rick Sutcliffe	324.28
136	Jack Morris	323.69
137	Steve McCatty	323.6
138	Phil Huffman	323.18
139	Jim Wright	322.55
140	Eric Wilkins	322.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Mike Scott	321.61
142	Wayne Garland	321.49
143	Steve Mura	321.44
144	Odell Jones	318.92
145	Craig Minetto	318.06
146	Randy Niemann	317.72
147	Jim Colborn	317.55
148	Marty Pattin	315.72
149	Pat Underwood	315.02
150	Tony Brizzolara	313.3
151	Gary Serum	310.7
152	Jim Bibby	309.4
153	Mickey Lolich	309.33
154	Steve Baker	308.96
155	Jerry Reuss	308.56
156	Frank Riccelli	308.25
157	Dave Roberts	305.5
158	John Curtis	305.2
159	Ed Whitson	305.09
160	Eduardo Rodriguez	304.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Jerry Garvin	303.82
162	Neil Allen	303.12
163	Ed Farmer	302.58
164	Dick Tidrow	302.26
165	Pete Redfern	302.15
166	Fred Howard	301.12
167	Tom Dixon	300.58
168	Tom Griffin	300.4
169	Mark Fidrych	300.14

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