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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Bob Gibson	588.0
2	Tom Seaver	541.47
3	Juan Marichal	540.42
4	Gaylord Perry	526.4
5	Sam McDowell	522.91
6	Mike Cuellar	516.5
7	Larry Dierker	515.99
8	Mickey Lolich	511.68
9	Denny McLain	510.21
10	Dave McNally	505.05
11	Jerry Koosman	502.91
12	Fergie Jenkins	500.95
13	Bill Singer	500.12
14	Bill Hands	499.01
15	Phil Niekro	489.64
16	Bob Veale	482.28
17	Catfish Hunter	479.49
18	Claude Osteen	477.63
19	Steve Carlton	472.35
20	Denny Lemaster	471.81
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fritz Peterson	471.48
22	Mel Stottlemyre	466.92
23	Don Sutton	464.9
24	Luis Tiant	464.15
25	Dave Boswell	462.07
26	Jim Perry	459.55
27	Andy Messersmith	457.81
28	Jim Maloney	457.29
29	Jim Merritt	455.67
30	Joe Coleman	450.06
31	Earl Wilson	445.65
32	Dean Chance	444.61
33	Blue Moon Odom	443.13
34	Tom Phoebus	440.7
35	Pat Jarvis	439.51
36	Ken Holtzman	439.01
37	Joe Horlen	436.46
38	Jim Bunning	435.57
39	Ray Culp	432.47
40	Gary Nolan	427.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Don Wilson	425.9
42	Tommy John	425.6
43	Gary Gentry	421.82
44	Jim Kaat	420.73
45	Nelson Briles	419.78
46	Jim McGlothlin	418.75
47	Dock Ellis	418.3
48	Ron Reed	415.92
49	Jim Nash	412.88
50	Rick Wise	412.17
51	Steve Blass	411.75
52	George Brunet	410.53
53	Jim Palmer	409.42
54	Chuck Dobson	408.99
55	Stan Bahnsen	404.89
56	Mike McCormick	404.51
57	Woodie Fryman	402.92
58	Gary Peters	401.93
59	Grant Jackson	400.9
60	Dick Bosman	400.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jim Hardin	399.92
62	Joe Niekro	399.61
63	Sonny Siebert	394.43
64	Bill Stoneman	393.19
65	Tom Griffin	393.17
66	Bob Moose	389.64
67	Wally Bunker	388.88
68	Clay Kirby	386.53
69	Jim Lonborg	385.22
70	Dick Selma	380.83
71	Milt Pappas	375.42
72	Dick Drago	372.4
73	Al Downing	371.92
74	Bill Butler	370.46
75	Ray Sadecki	370.17
76	Gene Brabender	368.75
77	Jim McAndrew	366.72
78	Ray Washburn	363.45
79	Roger Nelson	363.0
80	Al Santorini	362.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Don Cardwell	361.35
82	Rudy May	360.32
83	Mike Nagy	359.4
84	Tony Cloninger	358.91
85	Tom Murphy	358.62
86	Jim Hannan	356.62
87	Jerry Robertson	356.02
88	Jim Rooker	355.72
89	Stan Williams	355.08
90	Mike Wegener	351.96
91	Luke Walker	350.15
92	Bobby Bolin	349.71
93	Joe Sparma	348.8
94	George Stone	348.36
95	Dick Ellsworth	345.35
96	Mike Torrez	344.29
97	Mike Kilkenny	342.68
98	Marty Pattin	340.7
99	Barry Moore	337.89
100	Lew Krausse	334.7
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dick Kelley	334.02
102	Steve Hargan	333.0
103	Steve Renko	328.41
104	Billy Wynne	328.33
105	Don Drysdale	327.8
106	Wayne Simpson	327.44
107	Jerry Johnson	325.97
108	Gerry Arrigo	325.58
109	Jim Ray	324.65
110	Jerry Janeski	320.58
111	Vicente Romo	319.74
112	Chuck Taylor	318.87
113	Chris Short	318.32
114	George Culver	317.28
115	Dave Giusti	316.54
116	Jack Fisher	316.34
117	Paul Edmondson	315.65
118	Pat Dobson	313.28
119	Steve Barber	313.04
120	Casey Cox	312.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	George Lauzerique	310.77
122	Clyde Wright	309.78
123	Danny Coombs	308.12
124	Alan Foster	307.28
125	Dave Roberts	306.5
126	Rich Robertson	306.02
127	Frank Reberger	305.43
128	Dave Morehead	305.17
129	Jim Bouton	304.9
130	Bill Champion	303.14
131	Tom Hall	303.14
132	Mike Kekich	302.64
133	Mike Corkins	302.62
134	Bob Miller	302.61
135	Joe Decker	301.13
136	Bill Burbach	300.83
137	Rich Hand	300.29

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