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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	582.21
2	Bert Blyleven	579.2
3	Frank Tanana	562.13
4	Andy Messersmith	561.37
5	Jim Palmer	557.47
6	Gaylord Perry	554.54
7	Catfish Hunter	551.38
8	Steve Carlton	534.92
9	Randy Jones	532.43
10	Fergie Jenkins	528.41
11	Jon Matlack	527.93
12	Vida Blue	521.3
13	Nolan Ryan	518.71
14	John Montefusco	512.65
15	Jerry Koosman	511.76
16	Luis Tiant	508.82
17	Fred Norman	498.75
18	Phil Niekro	496.93
19	J.R. Richard	495.72
20	Jim Kaat	494.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Rick Reuschel	492.9
22	Don Sutton	488.68
23	Burt Hooton	485.11
24	Mickey Lolich	484.71
25	Doug Rau	482.57
26	Gary Nolan	481.19
27	Mike Torrez	480.73
28	Steve Rogers	480.17
29	Ed Figueroa	479.08
30	Ken Holtzman	478.93
31	Don Gullett	475.9
32	Dennis Leonard	475.17
33	Al Fitzmorris	474.51
34	Rick Wise	471.47
35	Jim Barr	468.56
36	Jim Rooker	468.4
37	Larry Dierker	466.42
38	Jim Lonborg	464.93
39	Jerry Reuss	462.96
40	Dave Goltz	462.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Bill Travers	461.4
42	Doc Medich	461.33
43	Jim Slaton	461.19
44	John Candelaria	459.35
45	Rudy May	459.21
46	Jim Colborn	459.03
47	Lynn McGlothen	457.32
48	Dave Roberts	452.32
49	Bruce Kison	451.6
50	Pat Dobson	449.21
51	Ray Burris	447.49
52	Dennis Eckersley	447.48
53	Paul Splittorff	446.6
54	Wilbur Wood	446.33
55	Steve Busby	446.14
56	Pete Falcone	445.51
57	Ed Halicki	445.31
58	Dock Ellis	445.14
59	Bob Forsch	444.9
60	Mark Fidrych	441.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Steve Renko	439.99
62	Dick Ruthven	429.42
63	Brent Strom	427.44
64	Jack Billingham	426.81
65	Woodie Fryman	424.87
66	Carl Morton	421.66
67	Mike Cuellar	421.26
68	Vern Ruhle	417.15
69	Ross Grimsley	415.67
70	John Denny	415.52
71	Nelson Briles	414.98
72	Bill Bonham	413.75
73	Ken Brett	412.2
74	Steve Stone	410.26
75	Rich Gossage	410.08
76	Larry Christenson	407.05
77	Bart Johnson	403.95
78	Pat Zachry	403.89
79	Gary Ross	402.15
80	Rick Rhoden	401.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Umbarger	400.86
82	Jackie Brown	400.4
83	Tom Underwood	399.9
84	Bill Singer	398.58
85	Bill Lee	396.69
86	Don Stanhouse	392.02
87	Clay Kirby	390.71
88	Dave Freisleben	390.29
89	Stan Bahnsen	389.12
90	Joe Coleman	388.51
91	Tommy John	387.63
92	Jim Hughes	386.53
93	Craig Swan	385.38
94	Doug Bird	384.31
95	Joaquin Andujar	383.1
96	Jim Bibby	381.95
97	Fritz Peterson	377.97
98	Wayne Garland	377.32
99	Paul Mitchell	376.61
100	Ron Reed	375.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dan Warthen	374.5
102	Doyle Alexander	374.45
103	Santo Alcala	372.5
104	Pete Broberg	367.15
105	Don Kirkwood	367.01
106	Jerry Augustine	366.55
107	Dick Bosman	365.35
108	John Curtis	364.32
109	Ray Bare	361.71
110	Pete Redfern	360.97
111	Rick Jones	357.82
112	Dick Pole	356.3
113	Terry Forster	356.22
114	Dan Spillner	356.01
115	Reggie Cleveland	355.72
116	Rick Waits	354.87
117	Francisco Barrios	350.52
118	John D'Acquisto	350.21
119	Rob Dressler	349.06
120	Don Carrithers	348.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Eric Rasmussen	346.94
122	Alan Foster	344.91
123	Joe Niekro	343.74
124	Marty Pattin	343.11
125	Paul Hartzell	342.03
126	Eddie Bane	341.93
127	Mike Cosgrove	341.73
128	Mike Norris	340.47
129	Steve Luebber	336.05
130	Joe Decker	333.58
131	Eduardo Rodriguez	332.59
132	Mike Caldwell	332.04
133	Steve Hargan	330.6
134	Dan Larson	330.6
135	Roger Moret	330.58
136	Dave Lemanczyk	329.97
137	Sid Monge	329.63
138	Steve Barr	328.51
139	Steve Dunning	327.36
140	Bo McLaughlin	323.63
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Larry Demery	321.92
142	Frank MacCormack	320.46
143	Andy Hassler	319.77
144	Rick Sawyer	319.3
145	Nino Espinosa	318.5
146	Dave Pagan	317.49
147	Glenn Abbott	317.33
148	Pete Vuckovich	316.59
149	Pat Darcy	315.15
150	Chris Knapp	314.99
151	Frank LaCorte	313.37
152	Blue Moon Odom	312.71
153	Stan Thomas	312.62
154	Wayne Twitchell	311.21
155	Tommy Boggs	310.19
156	Don Hood	309.23
157	Dick Tidrow	308.95
158	Larry Gura	305.67
159	Jesse Jefferson	305.35
160	Chip Lang	304.86
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Tom Griffin	304.45
162	Rick Langford	303.49
163	Rich Folkers	301.82
164	Gilberto Rondon	300.79
165	Bob Apodaca	300.67

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