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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Tom Seaver	581.48
2	Bob Gibson	573.05
3	Sam McDowell	558.45
4	Gaylord Perry	530.75
5	Mike Cuellar	524.32
6	Larry Dierker	518.44
7	Phil Niekro	516.1
8	Juan Marichal	511.51
9	Bob Veale	509.07
10	Mickey Lolich	509.05
11	Bill Hands	507.27
12	Jerry Koosman	507.15
13	Dave McNally	505.32
14	Claude Osteen	502.87
15	Steve Carlton	493.93
16	Bill Singer	490.87
17	Fergie Jenkins	490.01
18	Catfish Hunter	488.17
19	Andy Messersmith	483.75
20	Luis Tiant	481.1
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Fritz Peterson	477.38
22	Jim Merritt	475.67
23	Don Sutton	475.0
24	Jim Perry	474.34
25	Joe Coleman	473.99
26	Mel Stottlemyre	473.86
27	Pat Jarvis	473.46
28	Ray Culp	472.84
29	Earl Wilson	468.9
30	Denny McLain	468.21
31	Denny Lemaster	465.13
32	Tom Phoebus	462.93
33	Jim McGlothlin	462.31
34	Ken Holtzman	461.28
35	Jim Bunning	459.17
36	Tommy John	458.85
37	Gary Gentry	458.63
38	Jim Palmer	454.4
39	Blue Moon Odom	454.24
40	Chuck Dobson	448.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Maloney	448.04
42	Joe Horlen	447.99
43	Dean Chance	444.63
44	Jim Nash	442.66
45	Gary Nolan	441.87
46	Dave Boswell	441.25
47	Jim Kaat	440.56
48	Rick Wise	437.88
49	Stan Bahnsen	433.47
50	Sonny Siebert	433.37
51	Woodie Fryman	427.3
52	Steve Blass	427.28
53	Dick Bosman	423.72
54	Bill Stoneman	422.49
55	Dock Ellis	422.02
56	Rudy May	417.4
57	Mike McCormick	414.76
58	Gary Peters	411.89
59	Don Wilson	411.61
60	Nelson Briles	409.23
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bob Moose	407.44
62	Tom Griffin	406.58
63	Jim Hardin	403.83
64	George Brunet	402.48
65	Joe Niekro	402.1
66	Bill Butler	401.64
67	Tom Murphy	397.72
68	Grant Jackson	397.16
69	Clay Kirby	395.85
70	George Stone	389.79
71	Dick Drago	389.54
72	Wayne Simpson	382.84
73	Gene Brabender	382.21
74	Jim Lonborg	380.55
75	Wally Bunker	380.09
76	Al Downing	379.56
77	Milt Pappas	379.44
78	Ron Reed	378.42
79	Ray Sadecki	373.47
80	Mike Torrez	373.27
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Rooker	370.56
82	Barry Moore	369.69
83	Bobby Bolin	367.01
84	Al Santorini	366.1
85	Jim McAndrew	360.74
86	Clyde Wright	359.04
87	Rich Robertson	357.72
88	Lew Krausse	357.12
89	Pat Dobson	355.23
90	Luke Walker	354.47
91	Carl Morton	353.63
92	Jerry Janeski	353.39
93	Ray Washburn	352.41
94	Nolan Ryan	350.22
95	Roger Nelson	350.08
96	Joe Decker	349.96
97	Sandy Vance	349.75
98	Mike Corkins	349.65
99	Alan Foster	348.46
100	Mike Kilkenny	348.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Joe Sparma	344.83
102	Danny Coombs	344.32
103	Mike Nagy	342.44
104	Dan McGinn	341.95
105	Dave Morehead	339.16
106	Dick Selma	338.83
107	Chris Short	338.76
108	Bob Johnson	336.96
109	Billy Wynne	334.41
110	Steve Renko	332.5
111	John Morris	330.54
112	Marty Pattin	330.45
113	Jim Hannan	329.44
114	Les Cain	328.77
115	Casey Cox	324.83
116	John Cumberland	323.49
117	Rich Hand	322.06
118	Steve Hargan	321.86
119	Gerry Arrigo	320.46
120	George Culver	319.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Don Cardwell	319.35
122	Bill Lee	319.19
123	Jim Bouton	317.13
124	Tony Cloninger	316.91
125	Jerry Robertson	316.27
126	Gary Waslewski	316.16
127	Mike Wegener	315.5
128	Skip Lockwood	315.06
129	Jim Ray	314.9
130	Vicente Romo	314.35
131	Stan Williams	313.08
132	Joe Grzenda	310.16
133	Santiago Guzman	309.86
134	Rollie Fingers	309.04
135	Jerry Crider	308.45
136	Mike Kekich	307.95
137	Dick Such	307.14
138	Bart Johnson	306.93
139	Eddie Fisher	305.81
140	George Lauzerique	305.5
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jim Shellenback	305.32
142	Ron Herbel	305.28
143	Bob Miller	305.16
144	Dave Roberts	304.34
145	Gary Ross	304.06
146	Bill Zepp	303.92
147	Miguel Puente	303.47
148	Dick Ellsworth	303.35
149	Pedro Borbon	302.27

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