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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Frank Tanana	614.6
2	Tom Seaver	592.04
3	Bert Blyleven	581.13
4	Jim Palmer	577.86
5	Vida Blue	568.14
6	Gaylord Perry	560.24
7	Jerry Koosman	556.83
8	Nolan Ryan	555.5
9	Don Sutton	555.42
10	Catfish Hunter	548.37
11	Steve Carlton	547.33
12	Andy Messersmith	540.46
13	Luis Tiant	538.52
14	John Montefusco	527.42
15	Jon Matlack	526.94
16	Mike Torrez	526.23
17	Randy Jones	523.95
18	Phil Niekro	520.64
19	Fergie Jenkins	519.16
20	J.R. Richard	513.26
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Burt Hooton	509.26
22	Rick Reuschel	508.18
23	Doug Rau	507.62
24	Steve Rogers	505.26
25	Dennis Eckersley	499.9
26	Ray Burris	499.65
27	Jim Barr	493.56
28	Dave Goltz	493.13
29	Fred Norman	491.53
30	Rick Wise	490.37
31	Gary Nolan	490.04
32	Ed Figueroa	489.74
33	John Candelaria	486.13
34	Jerry Reuss	485.82
35	Jim Kaat	485.35
36	Don Gullett	483.31
37	Jim Rooker	481.77
38	Jim Lonborg	479.78
39	Al Fitzmorris	477.35
40	Mark Fidrych	477.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Slaton	477.1
42	Mickey Lolich	477.09
43	Rudy May	476.4
44	Lynn McGlothen	473.04
45	Bruce Kison	472.69
46	Larry Dierker	472.65
47	Dennis Leonard	472.47
48	Ken Holtzman	472.46
49	Pete Falcone	471.33
50	Steve Renko	469.5
51	Ed Halicki	469.26
52	Dock Ellis	466.47
53	Pat Dobson	463.83
54	Doc Medich	462.94
55	Bill Travers	462.15
56	Jim Colborn	461.91
57	Woodie Fryman	461.51
58	John Denny	458.77
59	Nelson Briles	451.16
60	Ken Brett	447.45
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Forsch	444.06
62	Pat Zachry	444.0
63	Brent Strom	441.64
64	Bill Bonham	439.11
65	Dave Roberts	437.82
66	Gary Ross	437.27
67	Jack Billingham	436.57
68	Tom Underwood	435.07
69	Bill Singer	434.31
70	Jim Bibby	433.12
71	Paul Splittorff	432.85
72	Wilbur Wood	432.58
73	Steve Busby	432.39
74	Tommy John	430.12
75	Wayne Garland	425.53
76	Jim Umbarger	424.53
77	Larry Christenson	423.15
78	Vern Ruhle	421.05
79	Carl Morton	420.78
80	Ross Grimsley	419.23
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Rick Rhoden	416.64
82	Steve Stone	416.53
83	Reggie Cleveland	415.21
84	Doug Bird	413.72
85	Dick Ruthven	412.34
86	Rich Gossage	409.55
87	Joaquin Andujar	408.48
88	Mike Cuellar	407.51
89	Bart Johnson	405.26
90	Doyle Alexander	404.37
91	Jerry Augustine	401.7
92	Dave Freisleben	401.34
93	Pete Redfern	401.33
94	Bill Lee	400.15
95	Stan Bahnsen	397.19
96	Jim Hughes	396.59
97	Marty Pattin	396.05
98	Don Stanhouse	390.11
99	Eric Rasmussen	387.9
100	Dan Warthen	387.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Larry Demery	385.55
102	Craig Swan	385.24
103	Andy Hassler	384.53
104	Paul Mitchell	384.45
105	Jackie Brown	382.33
106	Don Kirkwood	380.18
107	Paul Hartzell	377.53
108	Santo Alcala	377.46
109	Clay Kirby	377.21
110	Frank LaCorte	376.94
111	Joe Coleman	374.76
112	Ray Bare	374.49
113	Rick Waits	374.35
114	Dan Larson	373.79
115	Francisco Barrios	369.86
116	Ron Reed	367.29
117	Fritz Peterson	364.22
118	Tom Griffin	363.15
119	Tommy Boggs	363.05
120	Dick Bosman	362.71
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	John Curtis	360.85
122	Eduardo Rodriguez	359.94
123	Bo McLaughlin	358.32
124	Mike Norris	356.7
125	Don Carrithers	356.58
126	Mike Flanagan	354.81
127	Pete Broberg	353.4
128	John D'Acquisto	351.56
129	Rick Sawyer	350.91
130	Dick Pole	348.79
131	Rick Jones	348.46
132	Rob Dressler	347.58
133	Dan Spillner	342.26
134	Terry Forster	341.08
135	Steve Luebber	339.76
136	Steve Hargan	337.68
137	Ken Kravec	335.56
138	Sid Monge	334.68
139	Eddie Bane	333.38
140	Gary Beare	332.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Alan Foster	331.16
142	Joe Niekro	329.99
143	Steve Dunning	328.54
144	Mike Cosgrove	327.98
145	Stan Thomas	327.0
146	Mark Lemongello	325.69
147	Al Downing	325.33
148	Bob Knepper	323.49
149	Grant Jackson	323.07
150	Joe Sambito	322.68
151	Roger Moret	322.41
152	Nino Espinosa	321.84
153	Joe Decker	319.83
154	Mike Caldwell	318.54
155	Jamie Easterly	317.3
156	John Hiller	315.89
157	Rick Kreuger	315.82
158	Chris Knapp	315.74
159	Dennis Martinez	315.64
160	Dave Lemanczyk	315.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Steve Barr	314.76
162	Larry Gura	313.9
163	Lerrin LaGrow	313.67
164	Dennis Blair	313.17
165	Dave Pagan	311.53
166	Dennis Lewallyn	311.49
167	Glenn Abbott	311.36
168	Pete Vuckovich	311.25
169	Frank Riccelli	311.09
170	Larry Landreth	309.68
171	Rick Sutcliffe	309.26
172	Gerry Hannahs	307.61
173	Jim Crawford	306.94
174	Moose Haas	306.83
175	Frank MacCormack	306.71
176	Ed Glynn	305.79
177	Charlie Williams	305.51
178	Larry Monroe	303.81
179	Wayne Twitchell	303.74
180	Joe Keener	302.2
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
181	Al Autry	302.05
182	Pat Darcy	301.4
183	Len Barker	301.16
184	Bob Myrick	301.0
185	Scott McGregor	300.97
186	Eddie Solomon	300.81

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