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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Nolan Ryan	582.02
2	Tom Seaver	580.19
3	Don Sutton	570.34
4	Andy Messersmith	568.92
5	Catfish Hunter	561.89
6	Jim Palmer	550.95
7	Phil Niekro	548.56
8	Bert Blyleven	537.02
9	Steve Busby	533.95
10	Steve Carlton	522.81
11	Luis Tiant	522.8
12	Fergie Jenkins	522.53
13	Don Gullett	519.78
14	Gaylord Perry	514.38
15	Vida Blue	509.0
16	Jon Matlack	505.81
17	Jim Kaat	501.24
18	Ken Holtzman	491.22
19	Jim Lonborg	485.11
20	Jerry Reuss	484.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Pat Dobson	481.78
22	Jerry Koosman	481.53
23	Mike Cuellar	479.33
24	Jim Barr	475.21
25	Steve Rogers	469.26
26	Mickey Lolich	468.13
27	Frank Tanana	467.74
28	Doc Medich	467.73
29	Ross Grimsley	467.32
30	Lynn McGlothen	465.57
31	Jim Rooker	465.28
32	Randy Jones	464.07
33	Rick Reuschel	462.43
34	Bill Lee	461.29
35	Carl Morton	460.78
36	Jack Billingham	452.58
37	Bob Gibson	451.53
38	Rudy May	448.44
39	Larry Dierker	446.08
40	Wilbur Wood	445.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Dock Ellis	444.61
42	Bill Bonham	440.57
43	Mike Torrez	439.55
44	Doug Rau	438.99
45	Clay Kirby	436.99
46	Dave McNally	435.78
47	Dave Roberts	434.48
48	Woodie Fryman	433.34
49	Buzz Capra	431.18
50	Fred Norman	429.51
51	Jim Slaton	427.63
52	Al Fitzmorris	427.56
53	Ron Reed	426.16
54	Jim Perry	423.78
55	Bob Forsch	422.36
56	Nelson Briles	422.16
57	Steve Renko	420.08
58	Dave Goltz	418.94
59	Joe Coleman	416.33
60	Burt Hooton	416.15
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Ken Brett	415.39
62	Jim Bibby	414.88
63	Dennis Blair	411.68
64	Reggie Cleveland	409.83
65	Claude Osteen	408.17
66	Don Wilson	407.97
67	Joe Decker	404.53
68	Andy Hassler	404.4
69	Jim Colborn	404.19
70	Dave Freisleben	403.75
71	Mike Caldwell	398.9
72	Stan Bahnsen	395.62
73	Bill Singer	394.97
74	Bruce Kison	394.89
75	Steve Hargan	394.48
76	John Curtis	394.25
77	Steve Stone	394.07
78	Gary Nolan	393.65
79	Tom Underwood	393.15
80	Tom Griffin	390.4
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ed Figueroa	389.26
82	Rick Wise	389.19
83	Paul Splittorff	388.55
84	Fritz Peterson	388.28
85	John Montefusco	385.71
86	Wayne Twitchell	383.63
87	Bill Hands	383.15
88	Jackie Brown	381.85
89	Ray Burris	381.37
90	Sonny Siebert	380.31
91	Pete Falcone	379.72
92	Clyde Wright	378.14
93	Lerrin LaGrow	376.27
94	Dan Spillner	375.92
95	Al Downing	373.23
96	Bill Champion	370.75
97	John D'Acquisto	370.65
98	Joe McIntosh	366.81
99	Doug Konieczny	362.79
100	Dennis Eckersley	362.31
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Vic Albury	362.1
102	Alan Foster	358.86
103	Dennis Leonard	356.77
104	J.R. Richard	355.88
105	Pete Broberg	355.38
106	Randy Tate	355.12
107	Dick Bosman	355.12
108	Vern Ruhle	354.52
109	Ed Halicki	354.25
110	Jim Hughes	353.41
111	Marty Pattin	343.76
112	Brent Strom	340.67
113	Glenn Abbott	339.99
114	Larry Christenson	338.86
115	Bill Travers	337.53
116	Roric Harrison	336.25
117	Eric Raich	335.8
118	John Candelaria	335.05
119	Rich Folkers	334.02
120	Ron Schueler	330.27
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Dick Pole	329.95
122	Jim Kern	329.79
123	Bruce Dal Canton	328.46
124	John Denny	328.11
125	Pat Darcy	327.94
126	Tom Bradley	326.57
127	Juan Marichal	322.21
128	George Stone	322.13
129	Larry Gura	321.85
130	Ed Sprague	318.34
131	Ray Corbin	318.28
132	Dick Ruthven	317.94
133	Bill Campbell	317.49
134	Tom Carroll	317.44
135	Tom Walker	316.82
136	Bill Greif	316.2
137	Bill Castro	315.15
138	Ray Bare	315.14
139	Mike Norris	314.58
140	Jim Burton	314.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Fred Scherman	313.38
142	Dave Hamilton	312.31
143	Hank Webb	311.47
144	Doyle Alexander	310.02
145	Jesse Jefferson	309.79
146	Don Stanhouse	309.67
147	Blue Moon Odom	308.56
148	Jim Umbarger	307.43
149	Don Hood	307.36
150	Mike Thompson	306.81
151	Geoff Zahn	306.32
152	Clay Carroll	304.94
153	Tommy John	304.01
154	Mike Bacsik	303.85
155	Larry Demery	303.49
156	Dick Lange	303.25
157	Charlie Williams	302.29
158	Sam McDowell	301.79
159	Tom Hall	301.58
160	Bill Butler	301.51
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Dick Tidrow	301.46
162	Ken Forsch	301.43
163	Dick Drago	301.19
164	Bob Moose	300.3
165	Jamie Easterly	300.02

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