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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 | 581.16 |
| 2 | Bob Gibson | 572.36 |
| 3 | Sam McDowell | 567.21 |
| 4 | Mike Cuellar | 524.01 |
| 5 | Phil Niekro | 522.21 |
| 6 | Gaylord Perry | 521.97 |
| 7 | Larry Dierker | 519.02 |
| 8 | Mickey Lolich | 511.78 |
| 9 | Jerry Koosman | 505.65 |
| 10 | Claude Osteen | 505.08 |
| 11 | Juan Marichal | 504.85 |
| 12 | Bill Hands | 502.9 |
| 13 | Steve Carlton | 501.26 |
| 14 | Dave McNally | 499.79 |
| 15 | Bob Veale | 498.53 |
| 16 | Catfish Hunter | 496.75 |
| 17 | Fergie Jenkins | 496.35 |
| 18 | Bill Singer | 489.37 |
| 19 | Andy Messersmith | 488.44 |
| 20 | Pat Jarvis | 481.48 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 21 | Ray Culp | 480.9 |
| 22 | Luis Tiant | 480.85 |
| 23 | Fritz Peterson | 480.29 |
| 24 | Joe Coleman | 476.44 |
| 25 | Jim Merritt | 474.63 |
| 26 | Don Sutton | 474.59 |
| 27 | Earl Wilson | 471.01 |
| 28 | Jim Perry | 469.16 |
| 29 | Mel Stottlemyre | 465.12 |
| 30 | Jim Palmer | 464.0 |
| 31 | Jim McGlothlin | 462.24 |
| 32 | Denny McLain | 462.21 |
| 33 | Denny Lemaster | 460.97 |
| 34 | Ken Holtzman | 460.69 |
| 35 | Jim Bunning | 460.13 |
| 36 | Tom Phoebus | 459.94 |
| 37 | Gary Gentry | 459.57 |
| 38 | Tommy John | 457.55 |
| 39 | Blue Moon Odom | 454.24 |
| 40 | Jim Nash | 453.41 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 41 | Joe Horlen | 452.08 |
| 42 | Chuck Dobson | 447.26 |
| 43 | Jim Maloney | 446.54 |
| 44 | Sonny Siebert | 443.45 |
| 45 | Gary Nolan | 443.35 |
| 46 | Dean Chance | 440.27 |
| 47 | Dave Boswell | 440.0 |
| 48 | Jim Kaat | 436.45 |
| 49 | Stan Bahnsen | 434.19 |
| 50 | Rick Wise | 431.97 |
| 51 | Dock Ellis | 431.22 |
| 52 | Woodie Fryman | 427.72 |
| 53 | Dick Bosman | 424.76 |
| 54 | Steve Blass | 423.22 |
| 55 | Bill Stoneman | 422.41 |
| 56 | Rudy May | 421.99 |
| 57 | Tom Griffin | 415.43 |
| 58 | George Brunet | 409.91 |
| 59 | Bob Moose | 409.9 |
| 60 | Nelson Briles | 409.23 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 61 | Mike McCormick | 408.48 |
| 62 | Don Wilson | 408.3 |
| 63 | Bill Butler | 408.28 |
| 64 | Joe Niekro | 408.05 |
| 65 | Gary Peters | 407.85 |
| 66 | Tom Murphy | 406.66 |
| 67 | Jim Hardin | 403.08 |
| 68 | Grant Jackson | 396.91 |
| 69 | Clay Kirby | 394.09 |
| 70 | Wayne Simpson | 390.3 |
| 71 | George Stone | 385.91 |
| 72 | Dick Drago | 384.26 |
| 73 | Gene Brabender | 382.93 |
| 74 | Jim Rooker | 381.74 |
| 75 | Jim Lonborg | 379.05 |
| 76 | Ray Sadecki | 378.66 |
| 77 | Wally Bunker | 378.59 |
| 78 | Milt Pappas | 378.19 |
| 79 | Al Downing | 378.06 |
| 80 | Mike Torrez | 373.94 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 81 | Ron Reed | 372.42 |
| 82 | Barry Moore | 372.24 |
| 83 | Bobby Bolin | 366.48 |
| 84 | Jim McAndrew | 365.5 |
| 85 | Al Santorini | 364.6 |
| 86 | Clyde Wright | 363.3 |
| 87 | Nolan Ryan | 358.85 |
| 88 | Rich Robertson | 357.8 |
| 89 | Luke Walker | 352.97 |
| 90 | Pat Dobson | 352.33 |
| 91 | Lew Krausse | 351.4 |
| 92 | Ray Washburn | 350.91 |
| 93 | Joe Decker | 350.82 |
| 94 | Carl Morton | 350.58 |
| 95 | Roger Nelson | 348.58 |
| 96 | Jerry Janeski | 348.41 |
| 97 | Alan Foster | 347.93 |
| 98 | Danny Coombs | 347.45 |
| 99 | Mike Kilkenny | 346.64 |
| 100 | Mike Corkins | 346.4 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 101 | Sandy Vance | 344.23 |
| 102 | Joe Sparma | 343.33 |
| 103 | Bob Johnson | 342.29 |
| 104 | Dan McGinn | 342.2 |
| 105 | Mike Nagy | 340.83 |
| 106 | Dave Morehead | 339.58 |
| 107 | Chris Short | 338.76 |
| 108 | Les Cain | 334.24 |
| 109 | Billy Wynne | 332.91 |
| 110 | Dick Selma | 332.83 |
| 111 | Steve Renko | 331.0 |
| 112 | John Morris | 330.29 |
| 113 | Marty Pattin | 328.95 |
| 114 | Jim Hannan | 328.94 |
| 115 | Rollie Fingers | 327.99 |
| 116 | Casey Cox | 326.04 |
| 117 | Rich Hand | 323.24 |
| 118 | John Cumberland | 322.24 |
| 119 | Steve Hargan | 320.36 |
| 120 | Gerry Arrigo | 318.96 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 121 | Bill Lee | 318.19 |
| 122 | George Culver | 317.96 |
| 123 | Skip Lockwood | 316.99 |
| 124 | Jim Bouton | 315.88 |
| 125 | Mike Wegener | 315.5 |
| 126 | Gary Waslewski | 314.66 |
| 127 | Jack Billingham | 314.18 |
| 128 | Jerry Crider | 313.91 |
| 129 | Jim Ray | 313.4 |
| 130 | Don Cardwell | 313.35 |
| 131 | Vicente Romo | 312.85 |
| 132 | Mike Kekich | 312.32 |
| 133 | Tony Cloninger | 310.91 |
| 134 | Jerry Robertson | 310.27 |
| 135 | Joe Grzenda | 309.41 |
| 136 | Santiago Guzman | 307.88 |
| 137 | Bill Zepp | 307.16 |
| 138 | Stan Williams | 307.08 |
| 139 | Mike Paul | 307.02 |
| 140 | Bart Johnson | 306.98 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 141 | Dick Such | 305.64 |
| 142 | Eddie Fisher | 304.31 |
| 143 | Bob Miller | 304.16 |
| 144 | Ron Herbel | 304.03 |
| 145 | George Lauzerique | 304.0 |
| 146 | Jim Shellenback | 303.82 |
| 147 | Dave Roberts | 302.84 |
| 148 | Ron Cook | 302.16 |
| 149 | Miguel Puente | 301.97 |
| 150 | Pedro Borbon | 301.52 |
| 151 | Balor Moore | 301.28 |
| 152 | Gary Ross | 300.57 |
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