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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	590.92
2	Gaylord Perry	583.97
3	Andy Messersmith	568.98
4	Bert Blyleven	560.3
5	Tom Seaver	554.79
6	Luis Tiant	552.34
7	Phil Niekro	550.22
8	Jon Matlack	540.9
9	Steve Carlton	539.15
10	Catfish Hunter	529.11
11	Fergie Jenkins	528.34
12	Don Sutton	525.92
13	Mickey Lolich	517.82
14	Vida Blue	517.06
15	Wilbur Wood	505.85
16	Don Gullett	500.84
17	Steve Busby	499.37
18	Carl Morton	499.25
19	Bob Gibson	495.46
20	Joe Coleman	494.85
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jerry Koosman	494.81
22	Jim Palmer	493.04
23	Don Wilson	491.29
24	Tommy John	490.76
25	Mike Cuellar	489.52
26	Jack Billingham	489.33
27	Ross Grimsley	486.07
28	Dock Ellis	481.97
29	Fred Norman	477.14
30	Ken Holtzman	476.2
31	Steve Renko	475.36
32	Clay Kirby	474.26
33	Pat Dobson	474.21
34	Doc Medich	470.64
35	Dave Roberts	466.73
36	Rick Reuschel	465.5
37	Bill Singer	465.24
38	Jim Lonborg	464.52
39	Jim Kaat	460.58
40	Paul Splittorff	460.13
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jerry Reuss	459.72
42	Ken Brett	459.43
43	Jim Perry	457.98
44	Jim Rooker	456.71
45	Dave McNally	453.84
46	Jim Barr	451.9
47	Rick Wise	449.51
48	Jim Bibby	449.09
49	Joe Decker	448.49
50	Reggie Cleveland	447.74
51	Mel Stottlemyre	446.89
52	Tom Bradley	445.32
53	Claude Osteen	443.88
54	Stan Bahnsen	441.94
55	Steve Rogers	441.92
56	Bill Lee	440.13
57	Alan Foster	439.88
58	Clyde Wright	439.33
59	Rudy May	431.98
60	Ron Schueler	429.79
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Randy Jones	428.82
62	Fritz Peterson	428.02
63	Bill Greif	425.53
64	Jim Slaton	425.15
65	Al Downing	425.0
66	Nelson Briles	423.83
67	John D'Acquisto	423.8
68	Jim Colborn	423.41
69	Dick Ruthven	423.32
70	Lynn McGlothen	421.83
71	Larry Dierker	421.24
72	Dick Tidrow	421.19
73	Ron Reed	420.9
74	Sonny Siebert	420.03
75	Doug Rau	419.85
76	Tom Griffin	418.68
77	Burt Hooton	412.17
78	Bill Bonham	411.86
79	Ernie McAnally	411.29
80	Buzz Capra	410.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Marty Pattin	410.39
82	Woodie Fryman	409.75
83	John Curtis	408.38
84	Mike Torrez	406.64
85	Juan Marichal	402.71
86	Bruce Dal Canton	400.89
87	Ron Bryant	398.9
88	Dave Freisleben	398.68
89	Frank Tanana	397.8
90	Dick Drago	395.86
91	Dennis Blair	391.42
92	Al Fitzmorris	390.53
93	Mike Caldwell	389.54
94	Roger Moret	388.57
95	Roric Harrison	387.18
96	Wayne Twitchell	386.16
97	Lerrin LaGrow	385.62
98	Steve Arlin	381.77
99	Sam McDowell	377.32
100	Bob Moose	375.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dave Hamilton	374.93
102	Jackie Brown	374.91
103	Dick Lange	373.13
104	Vic Albury	368.52
105	Andy Hassler	365.96
106	Bill Champion	365.45
107	Harry Parker	364.86
108	Steve Stone	363.69
109	Bill Hands	361.75
110	Steve Hargan	361.03
111	David Clyde	360.79
112	Dan Spillner	360.67
113	Roger Nelson	357.82
114	Kevin Kobel	357.14
115	Dick Woodson	356.78
116	Steve Kline	355.78
117	Ed Sprague	355.38
118	George Stone	353.65
119	Larry Demery	350.39
120	Glenn Abbott	349.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Dick Bosman	348.58
122	Ray Corbin	347.78
123	Blue Moon Odom	346.47
124	Bart Johnson	345.38
125	Dave Goltz	345.36
126	Bill Stoneman	345.35
127	Ed Figueroa	344.83
128	Bob Forsch	343.51
129	Tom Carroll	341.26
130	Balor Moore	339.94
131	Ken Frailing	339.28
132	Doyle Alexander	336.53
133	Bill Butler	334.84
134	Ed Halicki	333.52
135	Bob Apodaca	332.58
136	Bruce Kison	332.43
137	Geoff Zahn	332.28
138	Charlie Williams	330.42
139	Wayne Garland	325.77
140	Dave Pagan	323.94
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Bob Johnson	321.16
142	Jim Todd	318.32
143	Dave Lemanczyk	316.63
144	Lowell Palmer	316.36
145	Lindy McDaniel	315.37
146	Tom Walker	313.13
147	Dave LaRoche	312.4
148	Ray Sadecki	308.87
149	Herb Hutson	308.75
150	Clay Carroll	308.41
151	Max Leon	307.73
152	Luke Walker	307.57
153	J.R. Richard	307.49
154	Darold Knowles	307.04
155	Dave Giusti	306.76
156	Skip Pitlock	306.37
157	Vicente Romo	305.64
158	Ray Burris	304.0
159	Joe Niekro	303.38
160	Lloyd Allen	302.08
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Craig Swan	301.91
162	Don Hood	301.65
163	Bill Laxton	300.72
164	Rich Gossage	300.66
165	Ray Bare	300.1

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