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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	565.09
3	Juan Marichal	529.71
4	Sam McDowell	527.88
5	Gaylord Perry	523.75
6	Mickey Lolich	520.8
7	Mike Cuellar	520.44
8	Jerry Koosman	507.55
9	Larry Dierker	504.42
10	Phil Niekro	501.05
11	Bill Singer	497.87
12	Denny McLain	496.21
13	Fergie Jenkins	495.93
14	Bill Hands	495.81
15	Dave McNally	491.7
16	Claude Osteen	491.09
17	Bob Veale	484.36
18	Catfish Hunter	484.24
19	Luis Tiant	476.89
20	Fritz Peterson	476.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Steve Carlton	473.35
22	Don Sutton	472.83
23	Denny Lemaster	471.7
24	Jim Merritt	471.04
25	Andy Messersmith	465.56
26	Mel Stottlemyre	464.86
27	Joe Coleman	463.52
28	Jim Perry	463.46
29	Earl Wilson	455.89
30	Jim Maloney	455.04
31	Dave Boswell	454.03
32	Ken Holtzman	453.49
33	Ray Culp	449.64
34	Blue Moon Odom	447.38
35	Pat Jarvis	444.75
36	Jim Bunning	443.25
37	Dean Chance	443.01
38	Tom Phoebus	440.83
39	Joe Horlen	439.77
40	Jim Kaat	439.12
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Gary Gentry	432.94
42	Steve Blass	431.58
43	Gary Nolan	431.2
44	Tommy John	422.53
45	Rick Wise	421.65
46	Jim Palmer	419.45
47	Jim McGlothlin	418.76
48	Stan Bahnsen	418.54
49	Jim Nash	416.92
50	Nelson Briles	416.28
51	Woodie Fryman	415.74
52	Dock Ellis	415.07
53	Gary Peters	413.94
54	Mike McCormick	413.86
55	Don Wilson	411.9
56	Chuck Dobson	411.89
57	Tom Griffin	409.37
58	Dick Bosman	408.94
59	Ron Reed	406.42
60	George Brunet	403.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Joe Niekro	402.86
62	Sonny Siebert	400.4
63	Grant Jackson	399.25
64	Bill Stoneman	396.93
65	Jim Hardin	394.81
66	Clay Kirby	393.92
67	Jim Lonborg	389.94
68	Wally Bunker	386.34
69	Al Downing	386.28
70	Bob Moose	383.88
71	Rudy May	382.84
72	Gene Brabender	381.72
73	Bill Butler	379.54
74	Al Santorini	377.68
75	Dick Drago	375.62
76	Milt Pappas	371.92
77	Tom Murphy	371.73
78	Jim McAndrew	371.72
79	Dick Selma	366.83
80	George Stone	364.94
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ray Washburn	359.95
82	Luke Walker	359.66
83	Roger Nelson	359.5
84	Ray Sadecki	356.17
85	Wayne Simpson	352.87
86	Barry Moore	351.63
87	Bobby Bolin	350.1
88	Joe Sparma	350.06
89	Mike Torrez	350.03
90	Don Cardwell	347.35
91	Mike Nagy	345.4
92	Tony Cloninger	344.91
93	Jerry Robertson	344.27
94	Jim Hannan	342.62
95	Nolan Ryan	342.31
96	Jim Rooker	341.72
97	Stan Williams	341.08
98	Marty Pattin	340.23
99	Alan Foster	339.34
100	Mike Kilkenny	339.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mike Wegener	337.96
102	Lew Krausse	334.76
103	Steve Renko	334.15
104	Rich Robertson	333.15
105	Pat Dobson	331.75
106	Clyde Wright	331.6
107	Dick Ellsworth	331.35
108	George Culver	329.96
109	Jerry Janeski	329.54
110	Gerry Arrigo	328.38
111	Steve Hargan	327.61
112	Billy Wynne	326.22
113	Carl Morton	322.61
114	Jim Ray	321.9
115	Chris Short	321.33
116	Joe Decker	321.12
117	Dick Kelley	320.02
118	Dave Morehead	318.43
119	Vicente Romo	318.42
120	Gary Waslewski	317.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mike Corkins	317.92
122	Sandy Vance	317.34
123	Casey Cox	317.02
124	Danny Coombs	315.98
125	Don Drysdale	313.8
126	Bill Lee	313.09
127	George Lauzerique	312.32
128	Jerry Johnson	311.97
129	Jim Bouton	309.68
130	Rich Hand	309.28
131	John Cumberland	308.51
132	Chuck Taylor	304.87
133	Bill Burbach	304.58
134	Dave Roberts	304.5
135	Jim Shellenback	302.74
136	Dave Giusti	302.54
137	Jack Fisher	302.34
138	Bill Zepp	301.87
139	Paul Edmondson	301.65
140	Steve Barber	301.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Les Cain	300.74
142	Ron Klimkowski	300.06

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