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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	587.45
2	Tom Seaver	558.11
3	Juan Marichal	534.73
4	Gaylord Perry	529.22
5	Sam McDowell	521.61
6	Mickey Lolich	518.56
7	Mike Cuellar	516.38
8	Jerry Koosman	509.4
9	Fergie Jenkins	503.73
10	Larry Dierker	501.48
11	Denny McLain	501.21
12	Bill Singer	499.12
13	Phil Niekro	493.82
14	Bill Hands	492.08
15	Dave McNally	491.64
16	Catfish Hunter	484.86
17	Claude Osteen	484.74
18	Bob Veale	484.36
19	Steve Carlton	478.42
20	Fritz Peterson	476.45
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Luis Tiant	473.76
22	Don Sutton	471.04
23	Denny Lemaster	469.6
24	Jim Merritt	467.7
25	Mel Stottlemyre	463.17
26	Andy Messersmith	463.14
27	Dave Boswell	461.07
28	Joe Coleman	459.58
29	Ken Holtzman	456.81
30	Jim Perry	456.43
31	Jim Maloney	456.29
32	Earl Wilson	455.89
33	Dean Chance	451.64
34	Blue Moon Odom	447.38
35	Joe Horlen	442.71
36	Pat Jarvis	440.93
37	Jim Bunning	440.91
38	Ray Culp	440.15
39	Tom Phoebus	439.95
40	Jim Kaat	429.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Gary Nolan	427.53
42	Gary Gentry	426.01
43	Steve Blass	421.8
44	Rick Wise	420.61
45	Tommy John	420.34
46	Jim Nash	420.32
47	Dock Ellis	419.01
48	Jim McGlothlin	418.76
49	Nelson Briles	417.53
50	Don Wilson	416.9
51	Mike McCormick	414.97
52	Chuck Dobson	414.59
53	Gary Peters	413.58
54	Jim Palmer	411.97
55	Ron Reed	411.42
56	Woodie Fryman	408.93
57	Stan Bahnsen	408.87
58	Tom Griffin	407.52
59	Grant Jackson	403.67
60	Dick Bosman	398.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	George Brunet	397.24
62	Jim Hardin	396.06
63	Joe Niekro	394.81
64	Clay Kirby	393.92
65	Bill Stoneman	392.93
66	Sonny Siebert	391.92
67	Jim Lonborg	390.69
68	Wally Bunker	388.92
69	Bob Moose	386.28
70	Gene Brabender	383.34
71	Al Downing	381.95
72	Dick Drago	377.26
73	Rudy May	375.78
74	Tom Murphy	375.6
75	Milt Pappas	373.17
76	Jim McAndrew	372.97
77	Al Santorini	372.64
78	Bill Butler	372.0
79	Dick Selma	371.83
80	Ray Washburn	361.2
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ray Sadecki	361.17
82	Roger Nelson	360.75
83	Bobby Bolin	354.67
84	George Stone	353.23
85	Luke Walker	352.96
86	Joe Sparma	352.52
87	Don Cardwell	352.35
88	Wayne Simpson	350.55
89	Mike Nagy	350.4
90	Tony Cloninger	349.91
91	Jerry Robertson	349.27
92	Jim Hannan	347.62
93	Jim Rooker	346.72
94	Stan Williams	346.08
95	Mike Torrez	344.21
96	Mike Wegener	342.96
97	Barry Moore	342.07
98	Marty Pattin	339.59
99	Lew Krausse	337.29
100	Dick Ellsworth	336.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mike Kilkenny	333.68
102	Clyde Wright	330.98
103	Alan Foster	330.78
104	Nolan Ryan	329.46
105	Gerry Arrigo	328.63
106	George Culver	327.88
107	Billy Wynne	327.47
108	Steve Hargan	326.36
109	Steve Renko	325.87
110	Dick Kelley	325.02
111	Jerry Janeski	323.59
112	Jim Ray	323.15
113	Chris Short	321.33
114	Casey Cox	320.24
115	Don Drysdale	318.8
116	Rich Robertson	317.2
117	Jerry Johnson	316.97
118	George Lauzerique	316.38
119	Pat Dobson	316.33
120	Dave Morehead	313.93
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Danny Coombs	312.7
122	Vicente Romo	310.74
123	Mike Corkins	310.72
124	Carl Morton	310.14
125	Chuck Taylor	309.87
126	Jim Bouton	309.68
127	Gary Waslewski	308.56
128	Dave Giusti	307.54
129	Jack Fisher	307.34
130	Paul Edmondson	306.65
131	Steve Barber	306.29
132	Dave Roberts	305.75
133	Bill Burbach	305.08
134	Sandy Vance	305.0
135	Bill Zepp	302.37
136	Ron Klimkowski	301.31
137	Mike Kekich	300.64
138	Frank Reberger	300.51
139	Joe Decker	300.13

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