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The Top Ranked MLB Starting Pitchers by 1970s Season
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | 1970 | Team |
| 1 | Sam McDowell | Cleveland Indians |
| 2 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 3 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 | Fergie Jenkins | Chicago Cubs |
| 5 | Ray Culp | Boston Red Sox |
| 6 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 7 | Andy Messersmith | California Angels |
| 8 | Bob D. Johnson | Kansas City Royals |
| 9 | Gaylord Perry | San Francisco Giants |
| 10 | Jim Perry | Minnesota Twins |
| 11 | Dave McNally | Baltimore Orioles |
| 12 | Luke Walker | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 13 | Nolan Ryan | New York Mets |
| 14 | Wayne Simpson | Cincinnati Reds |
| 15 | Mike Cuellar | Baltimore Orioles |
| 16 | Gary Nolan | Cincinnati Reds |
| 17 | Ken Brett | Boston Red Sox |
| 18 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 19 | Clyde Wright | California Angels |
| 20 | Ken Holtzman | Chicago Cubs |
| Rnk | 1971 | Team |
| 1 | Vida Blue | Oakland A's |
| 2 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 3 | Wilbur Wood | Chicago White Sox |
| 4 | Mickey Lolich | Detroit Tigers |
| 5 | Fergie Jenkins | Chicago Cubs |
| 6 | Clay Kirby | San Diego Padres |
| 7 | Don Wilson | Houston Astros |
| 8 | Joe Coleman Jr. | Detroit Tigers |
| 9 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 10 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 11 | Bill Stoneman | Montreal Expos |
| 12 | Catfish Hunter | Oakland A's |
| 13 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 14 | Pat Dobson | Baltimore Orioles |
| 15 | Andy Messersmith | California Angels |
| 16 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 17 | Bart Johnson | Chicago White Sox |
| 18 | Sam McDowell | Cleveland Indians |
| 19 | Tom Bradley | Chicago White Sox |
| 20 | Rudy May | California Angels |
| Rnk | 1972 | Team |
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 2 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 3 | Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians |
| 4 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 5 | Catfish Hunter | Oakland A's |
| 6 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 7 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 8 | Mickey Lolich | Detroit Tigers |
| 9 | Luis Tiant | Boston Red Sox |
| 10 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 11 | Joe Coleman Jr. | Detroit Tigers |
| 12 | Roger Nelson | Kansas City Royals |
| 13 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 14 | Balor Moore | Montreal Expos |
| 15 | Wilbur Wood | Chicago White Sox |
| 16 | Don Wilson | Houston Astros |
| 17 | Jon Matlack | New York Mets |
| 18 | Tom Bradley | Chicago White Sox |
| 19 | Rudy May | California Angels |
| 20 | Andy Messersmith | California Angels |
| Rnk | 1973 | Team |
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 2 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 3 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 4 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 5 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 6 | Wayne Twitchell | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 7 | Luis Tiant | Boston Red Sox |
| 8 | Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 9 | Bill Singer | California Angels |
| 10 | Steve Rogers | Montreal Expos |
| 11 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 12 | Jon Matlack | New York Mets |
| 13 | Steve Renko | Montreal Expos |
| 14 | Joe Coleman Jr. | Detroit Tigers |
| 15 | Vida Blue | Oakland A's |
| 16 | Ken Holtzman | Oakland A's |
| 17 | Jim Rooker | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians |
| 19 | Don Gullett | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20 | Bill Bonham | Chicago Cubs |
| Rnk | 1974 | Team |
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 2 | Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 3 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 4 | Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians |
| 5 | Fergie Jenkins | Texas Rangers |
| 6 | Phil Niekro | Atlanta Braves |
| 7 | Buzz Capra | Atlanta Braves |
| 8 | Jon Matlack | New York Mets |
| 9 | Catfish Hunter | Oakland A's |
| 10 | Don Gullett | Cincinnati Reds |
| 11 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 12 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 13 | Luis Tiant | Boston Red Sox |
| 14 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 15 | Steve Busby | Kansas City Royals |
| 16 | Lynn McGlothen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 17 | Fred Norman | Cincinnati Reds |
| 18 | Jim Kaat | Chicago White Sox |
| 19 | Rudy May | New York Yankees |
| 20 | Larry Dierker | Houston Astros |
| Rnk | 1975 | Team |
| 1 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 2 | Frank Tanana | California Angels |
| 3 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 4 | Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 5 | Catfish Hunter | New York Yankees |
| 6 | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants |
| 7 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins |
| 8 | Dennis Eckersley | Cleveland Indians |
| 9 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 10 | Vida Blue | Oakland A's |
| 11 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 12 | Don Gullett | Cincinnati Reds |
| 13 | Gaylord Perry | Texas Rangers |
| 14 | Burt Hooton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 15 | John Candelaria | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 16 | Ed Halicki | San Francisco Giants |
| 17 | Randy Jones | San Diego Padres |
| 18 | Jerry Reuss | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 19 | Steve Busby | Kansas City Royals |
| 20 | Rudy May | New York Yankees |
| Rnk | 1976 | Team |
| 1 | Frank Tanana | California Angels |
| 2 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 3 | Jerry Koosman | New York Mets |
| 4 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 5 | J.R. Richard | Houston Astros |
| 6 | Dennis Eckersley | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 8 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 9 | Vida Blue | Oakland A's |
| 10 | Pat Zachry | Cincinnati Reds |
| 11 | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants |
| 12 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 13 | John Candelaria | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 14 | Bert Blyleven | Texas Rangers |
| 15 | Mark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers |
| 16 | Jon Matlack | New York Mets |
| 17 | Wayne Garland | Baltimore Orioles |
| 18 | Fred Norman | Cincinnati Reds |
| 19 | Andy Messersmith | Atlanta Braves |
| 20 | Phil Niekro | Atlanta Braves |
| Rnk | 1977 | Team |
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 2 | Tom Seaver | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 4 | Frank Tanana | California Angels |
| 5 | Dennis Leonard | Kansas City Royals |
| 6 | Ron Guidry | New York Yankees |
| 7 | J.R. Richard | Houston Astros |
| 8 | Bert Blyleven | Texas Rangers |
| 9 | John Candelaria | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 10 | Rick Reuschel | Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 12 | Burt Hooton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 13 | Steve Rogers | Montreal Expos |
| 14 | Dennis Eckersley | Cleveland Indians |
| 15 | Tommy John | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 16 | Dave Goltz | Minnesota Twins |
| 17 | Gaylord Perry | Texas Rangers |
| 18 | Ed Halicki | San Francisco Giants |
| 19 | Jerry Koosman | New York Mets |
| 20 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Rnk | 1978 | Team |
| 1 | Ron Guidry | New York Yankees |
| 2 | J.R. Richard | Houston Astros |
| 3 | Tom Seaver | Cincinnati Reds |
| 4 | Phil Niekro | Atlanta Braves |
| 5 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 6 | Mike Caldwell | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 7 | Vida Blue | San Francisco Giants |
| 8 | Gaylord Perry | San Diego Padres |
| 9 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 10 | Pete Vuckovich | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 11 | Jon Matlack | Texas Rangers |
| 12 | Bert Blyleven | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 13 | Bob Knepper | San Francisco Giants |
| 14 | Fergie Jenkins | Texas Rangers |
| 15 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 16 | Dennis Eckersley | Boston Red Sox |
| 17 | Steve Rogers | Montreal Expos |
| 18 | Craig Swan | New York Mets |
| 19 | Burt Hooton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 20 | Dennis Leonard | Kansas City Royals |
| Rnk | 1979 | Team |
| 1 | J.R. Richard | Houston Astros |
| 2 | Ron Guidry | New York Yankees |
| 3 | Nolan Ryan | California Angels |
| 4 | Mike Flanagan | Baltimore Orioles |
| 5 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 6 | Jim Bibby | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 7 | Phil Niekro | Atlanta Braves |
| 8 | Dennis Eckersley | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Tom Seaver | Cincinnati Reds |
| 10 | Dan Schatzeder | Montreal Expos |
| 11 | Joe Niekro | Houston Astros |
| 12 | Scott Sanderson | Montreal Expos |
| 13 | John Fulgham | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 14 | Jack Morris | Detroit Tigers |
| 15 | Jerry Koosman | Minnesota Twins |
| 16 | Burt Hooton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 17 | Bruce Kison | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Steve Rogers | Montreal Expos |
| 19 | Tommy John | New York Yankees |
| 20 | Gaylord Perry | San Diego Padres |
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