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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	585.13
2	Tom Seaver	562.6
3	Sam McDowell	537.92
4	Gaylord Perry	529.92
5	Juan Marichal	529.46
6	Mike Cuellar	519.38
7	Mickey Lolich	511.8
8	Phil Niekro	511.74
9	Larry Dierker	511.69
10	Jerry Koosman	507.01
11	Dave McNally	499.35
12	Fergie Jenkins	498.35
13	Bill Hands	497.94
14	Bill Singer	496.62
15	Claude Osteen	493.33
16	Denny McLain	491.21
17	Catfish Hunter	488.54
18	Bob Veale	479.68
19	Denny Lemaster	478.9
20	Luis Tiant	477.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fritz Peterson	476.4
22	Steve Carlton	472.13
23	Jim Merritt	467.69
24	Jim Perry	467.11
25	Mel Stottlemyre	465.27
26	Don Sutton	464.71
27	Joe Coleman	461.43
28	Andy Messersmith	460.06
29	Earl Wilson	454.64
30	Jim Maloney	453.79
31	Pat Jarvis	452.86
32	Ken Holtzman	452.34
33	Dave Boswell	451.84
34	Ray Culp	449.64
35	Joe Horlen	449.63
36	Blue Moon Odom	448.82
37	Tom Phoebus	447.3
38	Jim Bunning	445.92
39	Dean Chance	445.58
40	Jim Kaat	442.61
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Gary Gentry	437.62
42	Gary Nolan	437.22
43	Tommy John	431.42
44	Jim Palmer	428.63
45	Steve Blass	427.62
46	Jim McGlothlin	426.86
47	Rick Wise	420.62
48	Dock Ellis	419.04
49	Jim Nash	418.07
50	Gary Peters	417.91
51	Mike McCormick	416.98
52	Don Wilson	416.95
53	Nelson Briles	416.78
54	Stan Bahnsen	416.41
55	Sonny Siebert	413.47
56	Dick Bosman	410.34
57	Woodie Fryman	409.22
58	Chuck Dobson	408.36
59	Joe Niekro	406.57
60	George Brunet	406.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Tom Griffin	405.22
62	Bill Stoneman	403.15
63	Clay Kirby	401.73
64	Ron Reed	401.42
65	Grant Jackson	397.24
66	Jim Hardin	393.56
67	Rudy May	389.43
68	Jim Lonborg	388.69
69	Wally Bunker	385.84
70	Gene Brabender	384.25
71	Bill Butler	383.96
72	Al Downing	383.81
73	Bob Moose	376.75
74	Dick Drago	372.93
75	Al Santorini	371.82
76	Tom Murphy	371.73
77	Milt Pappas	370.67
78	Jim McAndrew	368.05
79	George Stone	367.67
80	Wayne Simpson	366.36
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Dick Selma	361.83
82	Bobby Bolin	359.28
83	Luke Walker	359.22
84	Ray Washburn	358.7
85	Roger Nelson	358.25
86	Barry Moore	355.93
87	Ray Sadecki	351.17
88	Joe Sparma	349.81
89	Mike Torrez	348.59
90	Rich Robertson	345.47
91	Nolan Ryan	344.41
92	Mike Kilkenny	343.33
93	Jim Rooker	342.65
94	Don Cardwell	342.35
95	Lew Krausse	341.31
96	Mike Nagy	340.4
97	Tony Cloninger	339.91
98	Jerry Robertson	339.27
99	Alan Foster	339.19
100	Jim Hannan	337.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Pat Dobson	336.77
102	Stan Williams	336.08
103	Marty Pattin	335.7
104	Jerry Janeski	335.15
105	Billy Wynne	333.19
106	Mike Wegener	332.96
107	Steve Renko	332.7
108	Clyde Wright	330.89
109	Steve Hargan	327.61
110	Gerry Arrigo	327.13
111	Dick Ellsworth	326.35
112	George Culver	325.51
113	Chris Short	325.46
114	Mike Corkins	325.17
115	Casey Cox	324.09
116	Sandy Vance	324.08
117	Carl Morton	322.61
118	Joe Decker	321.12
119	Jim Ray	320.65
120	Jim Bouton	319.62
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Vicente Romo	319.6
122	Dave Morehead	318.43
123	Gary Waslewski	316.01
124	John Cumberland	315.56
125	Danny Coombs	315.48
126	Dick Kelley	315.02
127	Bill Lee	312.59
128	Bob Johnson	311.23
129	George Lauzerique	310.5
130	Les Cain	309.46
131	Rich Hand	309.03
132	Don Drysdale	308.8
133	Jim Shellenback	308.47
134	Jerry Johnson	306.97
135	Dave Roberts	303.25
136	Bill Burbach	301.24
137	Bill Zepp	300.62

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