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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	593.02
2	Frank Tanana	585.21
3	Nolan Ryan	582.68
4	Steve Carlton	576.26
5	Bert Blyleven	572.88
6	Jim Palmer	566.97
7	Don Sutton	538.66
8	J.R. Richard	537.09
9	Dennis Leonard	533.69
10	Rick Reuschel	530.98
11	Phil Niekro	529.23
12	Dave Goltz	528.77
13	Steve Rogers	527.88
14	Dennis Eckersley	525.54
15	Burt Hooton	525.09
16	John Candelaria	523.28
17	Jerry Koosman	521.43
18	Gaylord Perry	518.12
19	Mike Torrez	509.56
20	Vida Blue	508.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fred Norman	505.04
22	Ed Halicki	493.88
23	Luis Tiant	493.1
24	Fergie Jenkins	491.95
25	Doug Rau	487.4
26	Ed Figueroa	483.21
27	Tommy John	483.08
28	Catfish Hunter	483.05
29	Jim Rooker	482.63
30	Dock Ellis	479.67
31	Don Gullett	477.38
32	Jon Matlack	474.73
33	Rudy May	473.84
34	Wayne Garland	473.57
35	John Montefusco	473.28
36	Jerry Reuss	473.28
37	Bob Forsch	472.57
38	Jim Colborn	471.14
39	Paul Splittorff	461.66
40	Andy Messersmith	461.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Eric Rasmussen	459.0
42	Ron Guidry	458.92
43	Jim Slaton	458.19
44	Rick Wise	457.45
45	Jim Bibby	456.77
46	Jim Lonborg	456.47
47	Larry Christenson	454.36
48	Ray Burris	453.16
49	Randy Jones	452.28
50	Bruce Kison	451.23
51	Doyle Alexander	450.14
52	Bill Bonham	450.03
53	Rick Rhoden	447.24
54	Ken Brett	444.81
55	Reggie Cleveland	443.34
56	Jim Barr	440.94
57	Dave Rozema	436.67
58	Pat Zachry	435.71
59	Bob Knepper	434.64
60	Mike Flanagan	434.42
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jerry Garvin	432.27
62	Doc Medich	431.94
63	Francisco Barrios	429.91
64	Steve Stone	429.77
65	Ross Grimsley	429.74
66	Jim Kaat	426.78
67	Pete Falcone	423.1
68	Paul Thormodsgard	422.97
69	Mark Fidrych	420.33
70	Al Fitzmorris	418.24
71	Wayne Twitchell	418.17
72	John Denny	417.63
73	Joaquin Andujar	414.1
74	Dave Roberts	413.61
75	Moose Haas	412.95
76	Gary Nolan	410.87
77	Nino Espinosa	410.6
78	Dick Ruthven	409.49
79	Mark Lemongello	408.76
80	Nelson Briles	408.7
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jesse Jefferson	408.58
82	Jerry Augustine	407.53
83	Ken Kravec	406.62
84	Glenn Abbott	405.84
85	Stan Bahnsen	404.03
86	Steve Renko	403.92
87	Bill Travers	403.73
88	Mike Krukow	403.36
89	Jack Billingham	403.21
90	Geoff Zahn	400.98
91	Rick Langford	400.68
92	Dave Lemanczyk	398.87
93	Fernando Arroyo	398.08
94	Lynn McGlothen	397.25
95	Bob Owchinko	395.84
96	Bob Shirley	395.09
97	Woodie Fryman	393.66
98	Andy Hassler	392.92
99	Lary Sorensen	392.83
100	Joe Niekro	391.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Ken Holtzman	389.61
102	Craig Swan	389.44
103	Pete Redfern	389.42
104	Dave Freisleben	388.33
105	Pat Dobson	385.95
106	Don Aase	385.7
107	Floyd Bannister	382.38
108	Paul Hartzell	381.83
109	Larry Dierker	381.43
110	Chris Knapp	377.95
111	Jackie Brown	377.67
112	Dick Pole	371.61
113	Doug Capilla	371.44
114	Paul Moskau	369.91
115	Tom Underwood	369.84
116	John Urrea	369.78
117	Marty Pattin	368.6
118	Randy Lerch	367.95
119	Milt Wilcox	367.92
120	Gary Ross	365.74
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Bill Singer	365.05
122	Wilbur Wood	362.49
123	Bill Lee	362.42
124	Eddie Solomon	361.56
125	Don Stanhouse	356.42
126	Bob Sykes	354.27
127	Buzz Capra	353.6
128	Rick Waits	353.49
129	Tom Griffin	352.91
130	Dennis Martinez	352.15
131	Joe Coleman	351.88
132	Brent Strom	351.82
133	Jim Umbarger	351.63
134	Mike Paxton	348.36
135	Gary Wheelock	348.29
136	Jim Clancy	345.91
137	Dick Tidrow	344.44
138	Odell Jones	343.63
139	Mario Soto	343.57
140	Vern Ruhle	342.13
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Tom House	341.37
142	Pablo Torrealba	340.32
143	Jeff Byrd	337.06
144	Mike Caldwell	335.49
145	John Montague	331.93
146	Wayne Simpson	331.12
147	Don Hood	330.88
148	Jack Morris	330.75
149	Preston Hanna	327.83
150	Bob Stanley	327.78
151	Santo Alcala	326.91
152	Roger Moret	326.62
153	Paul Mitchell	325.87
154	John Hiller	325.81
155	Pete Vuckovich	324.43
156	Mike Norris	324.18
157	Dan Schatzeder	323.72
158	Larry Demery	320.64
159	John D'Acquisto	320.45
160	Ken Forsch	320.42
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Ron Schueler	320.01
162	Jim Crawford	318.37
163	Bart Johnson	316.88
164	Mark Littell	315.48
165	Charlie Williams	314.96
166	Matt Keough	314.91
167	Dan Larson	314.74
168	Dave Johnson	314.52
169	Jackson Todd	313.64
170	Fred Holdsworth	313.56
171	Max Leon	312.3
172	Hal Dues	312.03
173	Rick Jones	311.94
174	Dave Frost	311.5
175	John Caneira	311.32
176	Dave Wehrmeister	311.31
177	Scott McGregor	311.17
178	Greg Minton	310.54
179	Buddy Schultz	310.27
180	Roy Lee Jackson	309.66
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Dennis Lamp	308.31
182	Doug Bird	308.31
183	Tom Dixon	307.68
184	Rick Honeycutt	306.86
185	Tom Murphy	306.8
186	Ed Glynn	305.96
187	Steve Hargan	305.76
188	Balor Moore	305.49
189	Bob Myrick	305.26
190	Larry Gura	305.16
191	Terry Forster	305.0
192	Mickey Mahler	304.44
193	Dan Warthen	304.02
194	Bob Galasso	303.38
195	Willie Hernandez	302.92
196	Dennis Lewallyn	302.91
197	Ron Reed	302.57
198	Jamie Easterly	301.86
199	Adrian Devine	301.08
200	Grant Jackson	300.51
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
201	Steve Grilli	300.29
202	Mike Kekich	300.23

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