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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	632.18
2	Fergie Jenkins	555.55
3	Denny McLain	554.5
4	Gaylord Perry	541.48
5	Juan Marichal	524.35
6	Sam McDowell	522.36
7	Dave McNally	516.78
8	Tom Seaver	516.62
9	Dean Chance	513.63
10	Mickey Lolich	509.11
11	Luis Tiant	500.01
12	Jim Maloney	495.34
13	Phil Niekro	494.32
14	Mel Stottlemyre	493.71
15	Earl Wilson	490.15
16	Ken Holtzman	485.58
17	Jim Kaat	484.87
18	Bob Veale	484.82
19	Jim Nash	484.17
20	Mike Cuellar	481.25
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Jim Bunning	481.24
22	Bill Singer	477.97
23	Fritz Peterson	477.7
24	Ray Culp	477.23
25	Don Sutton	475.7
26	Catfish Hunter	474.49
27	Joe Horlen	469.27
28	Steve Carlton	462.49
29	George Brunet	461.99
30	Sonny Siebert	461.91
31	Dave Giusti	459.05
32	Tom Phoebus	459.01
33	Don Wilson	458.49
34	Jim Merritt	457.42
35	Tommy John	456.08
36	Bill Hands	453.19
37	Gary Peters	452.7
38	Blue Moon Odom	452.66
39	Ray Washburn	452.23
40	Chris Short	452.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Denny Lemaster	450.3
42	Ray Sadecki	450.12
43	Claude Osteen	449.39
44	Pat Jarvis	448.0
45	Dave Boswell	447.2
46	Milt Pappas	446.62
47	Larry Dierker	443.04
48	Jerry Koosman	441.18
49	Chuck Dobson	439.23
50	Woodie Fryman	437.45
51	Stan Bahnsen	436.43
52	Jim Hardin	433.51
53	Don Drysdale	432.8
54	Jim McGlothlin	430.08
55	Gary Nolan	427.91
56	Steve Blass	425.78
57	Camilo Pascual	419.42
58	Gary Bell	415.99
59	Rick Wise	415.6
60	Jim Lonborg	414.94
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Larry Jackson	412.91
62	Nelson Briles	412.79
63	Joe Coleman	406.52
64	Mike McCormick	401.08
65	Bob Moose	398.66
66	Dick Selma	398.58
67	Dick Ellsworth	398.28
68	Joe Sparma	395.2
69	Bobby Bolin	392.01
70	Tony Cloninger	389.66
71	Ron Reed	389.02
72	Jack Fisher	384.49
73	Stan Williams	381.79
74	Don Cardwell	380.96
75	Jim Perry	380.6
76	Joe Niekro	380.14
77	Jim Hannan	380.04
78	Jim Palmer	379.2
79	Barry Moore	371.54
80	Al Downing	361.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Bill Burbach	357.0
82	Marty Pattin	356.1
83	Roger Nelson	356.08
84	George Culver	354.79
85	Bill Stoneman	354.6
86	Tom Griffin	354.32
87	Steve Hargan	353.94
88	Rich Nye	349.81
89	Mike Marshall	349.51
90	Gary Gentry	345.56
91	Grant Jackson	343.52
92	Steve Barber	341.45
93	Mike Nagy	340.87
94	Tom Murphy	340.82
95	Al McBean	340.23
96	Frank Bertaina	340.15
97	Lew Krausse	340.13
98	Ken Johnson	339.2
99	Al Santorini	337.72
100	Dick Drago	337.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Clay Kirby	336.82
102	Mudcat Grant	336.55
103	Larry Jaster	336.16
104	Andy Messersmith	334.91
105	Rudy May	333.61
106	Dock Ellis	333.36
107	Sammy Ellis	331.85
108	Mike Hedlund	330.16
109	Gerry Arrigo	329.33
110	Bill Butler	328.51
111	Jim McAndrew	327.71
112	Jerry Johnson	326.98
113	Dick Bosman	326.72
114	Mike Wegener	326.41
115	Dick Kelley	324.64
116	Dick Woodson	323.94
117	Mike Paul	322.05
118	Jerry Nyman	321.94
119	Tom Hall	319.04
120	Johnny Podres	318.91
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Tommie Sisk	316.53
122	Pat Dobson	316.3
123	Mel Queen	315.03
124	Gene Brabender	314.92
125	Carl Morton	314.5
126	Steve Jones	314.41
127	Gary Ross	314.05
128	Rich Robertson	313.59
129	Rollie Fingers	313.53
130	Alan Foster	313.15
131	Diego Segui	312.13
132	George Stone	311.73
133	Tug McGraw	311.46
134	Lee Stange	310.42
135	Jerry Robertson	309.65
136	Wally Bunker	309.19
137	Gary Wagner	307.35
138	Horacio Pina	306.32
139	Nolan Ryan	306.19
140	Mike Torrez	306.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jim Rooker	304.85
142	Joe Moeller	304.74
143	Ray Jarvis	302.99
144	John Hiller	301.51
145	Wade Blasingame	300.34

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