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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Juan Marichal	599.34
2	Bob Gibson	549.36
3	Jim Bunning	546.79
4	Sandy Koufax	546.11
5	Dean Chance	523.71
6	Bob Veale	523.49
7	Jim Maloney	521.68
8	Don Drysdale	512.33
9	Earl Wilson	511.5
10	Gary Peters	507.82
11	Sam McDowell	505.25
12	Chris Short	494.64
13	Gaylord Perry	488.68
14	Sonny Siebert	485.01
15	Denny McLain	483.19
16	Joe Horlen	480.12
17	Jim Kaat	476.21
18	Ken Johnson	473.77
19	Pete Richert	472.32
20	Mel Stottlemyre	470.52
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Mike Cuellar	468.19
22	Denny Lemaster	463.52
23	Mudcat Grant	463.35
24	Milt Pappas	461.39
25	Al Downing	460.38
26	Claude Osteen	460.28
27	Steve Barber	457.28
28	Larry Jackson	456.99
29	Tony Cloninger	453.17
30	Tommy John	451.8
31	Jim Lonborg	448.72
32	Sammy Ellis	447.18
33	Mickey Lolich	446.35
34	Ken Holtzman	446.04
35	Steve Hargan	444.22
36	Bobby Bolin	443.21
37	Luis Tiant	441.27
38	Don Sutton	440.69
39	George Brunet	439.51
40	Gary Bell	435.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Larry Dierker	434.53
42	Dave McNally	430.71
43	Jim Nash	424.99
44	Jack Fisher	424.85
45	Jim Palmer	423.9
46	Al Jackson	416.21
47	Dave Giusti	414.87
48	Mike McCormick	410.87
49	Bob Shaw	409.92
50	Jim O'Toole	409.13
51	Catfish Hunter	407.76
52	Camilo Pascual	405.23
53	Ray Washburn	405.13
54	Phil Ortega	404.22
55	Fergie Jenkins	404.1
56	Dick Ellsworth	402.15
57	Curt Simmons	402.1
58	Marcelino Lopez	400.72
59	Bucky Brandon	400.7
60	Bruce Howard	391.97
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Vern Law	387.02
62	Jim Perry	384.61
63	Wally Bunker	383.8
64	Whitey Ford	382.18
65	Fritz Peterson	382.13
66	Jim McGlothlin	382.09
67	Lew Krausse	381.78
68	Bob Bruce	377.62
69	Ray Culp	377.37
70	Tom Seaver	376.92
71	Dave Boswell	376.74
72	Tommie Sisk	375.66
73	Dennis Ribant	375.44
74	Dennis Bennett	374.18
75	Gary Nolan	373.53
76	Tom Phoebus	372.61
77	Don Cardwell	372.22
78	Fred Talbot	372.0
79	Joe Sparma	368.69
80	Larry Jaster	363.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Billy McCool	361.84
82	John Buzhardt	360.81
83	Don Wilson	359.16
84	Dick Hughes	358.54
85	Jim Merritt	358.31
86	Dick Kelley	358.15
87	Jim Bouton	356.22
88	Woodie Fryman	351.9
89	Juan Pizarro	351.65
90	Dave Wickersham	351.21
91	Barry Moore	350.34
92	Steve Carlton	348.33
93	Jose Santiago	347.34
94	Mel Queen	346.73
95	Rich Nye	344.36
96	Blue Moon Odom	344.11
97	Chuck Dobson	341.74
98	Lee Stange	341.59
99	Pat Jarvis	338.79
100	Rickey Clark	336.46
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Hank Fischer	336.29
102	Hank Aguirre	335.74
103	Billy Rohr	334.93
104	Nick Willhite	332.42
105	Fred Newman	331.39
106	Ray Sadecki	331.27
107	Jack Sanford	330.91
108	Billy O'Dell	329.18
109	Frank Bertaina	325.72
110	Bill Singer	324.22
111	Joe Coleman	324.2
112	Thad Tillotson	323.37
113	Bill Denehy	322.5
114	Ron Herbel	319.34
115	Rick Wise	318.47
116	Jim Brewer	317.87
117	Joe Gibbon	315.35
118	Jim Hannan	313.51
119	Wade Blasingame	313.45
120	Chris Zachary	312.96
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	John O'Donoghue	312.15
122	Joe Niekro	312.15
123	Diego Segui	311.65
124	Gerry Arrigo	310.13
125	Turk Farrell	309.99
126	Grant Jackson	309.24
127	Bill Dillman	309.21
128	Joe Nuxhall	308.88
129	Joe Verbanic	307.66
130	Bob Friend	307.65
131	Dick Selma	307.02
132	Jorge Rubio	302.5
133	Chuck Estrada	302.14
134	Jack Lamabe	301.95
135	Jim Ollom	301.72
136	Jim Coates	300.81
137	Robin Roberts	300.45
138	Bob Miller	300.29
139	John Boozer	300.08

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