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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	629.95
2	Denny McLain	563.32
3	Fergie Jenkins	556.16
4	Sam McDowell	547.41
5	Juan Marichal	541.31
6	Gaylord Perry	539.93
7	Dave McNally	528.51
8	Tom Seaver	526.96
9	Phil Niekro	523.7
10	Luis Tiant	516.41
11	Mickey Lolich	514.75
12	Dean Chance	507.38
13	Mel Stottlemyre	503.06
14	Bill Singer	501.86
15	Don Sutton	501.72
16	Mike Cuellar	499.24
17	Jim Kaat	497.43
18	Earl Wilson	496.46
19	Fritz Peterson	493.72
20	Ray Culp	491.26
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Bob Veale	490.88
22	Steve Carlton	488.67
23	Jerry Koosman	487.94
24	Jim Maloney	486.86
25	Jim Nash	481.89
26	Jim Bunning	475.64
27	Dave Boswell	469.68
28	Ken Holtzman	469.23
29	Claude Osteen	467.58
30	Catfish Hunter	467.52
31	Don Wilson	464.93
32	Bill Hands	464.2
33	Blue Moon Odom	461.43
34	Denny Lemaster	461.19
35	Tom Phoebus	458.63
36	Chuck Dobson	457.53
37	George Brunet	451.49
38	Jim Merritt	450.87
39	Dave Giusti	450.51
40	Gary Peters	449.99
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Sonny Siebert	449.65
42	Joe Horlen	449.51
43	Stan Bahnsen	448.46
44	Larry Dierker	447.16
45	Tommy John	446.3
46	Chris Short	445.94
47	Ray Washburn	443.81
48	Milt Pappas	442.27
49	Ray Sadecki	442.02
50	Jim McGlothlin	438.41
51	Pat Jarvis	437.56
52	Woodie Fryman	437.47
53	Jim Hardin	435.37
54	Jim Lonborg	434.49
55	Nelson Briles	432.19
56	Don Drysdale	428.05
57	Gary Nolan	421.66
58	Rick Wise	418.81
59	Steve Blass	417.55
60	Camilo Pascual	417.27
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Joe Sparma	416.09
62	Mike McCormick	414.89
63	Joe Coleman	413.43
64	Gary Bell	404.0
65	Ron Reed	402.55
66	Dick Selma	399.46
67	Jim Perry	398.64
68	Dick Ellsworth	398.25
69	Barry Moore	397.5
70	Jim Palmer	395.17
71	Joe Niekro	394.08
72	Bob Moose	389.96
73	Bobby Bolin	388.28
74	Larry Jackson	387.91
75	Tony Cloninger	387.36
76	Jack Fisher	386.45
77	Stan Williams	386.42
78	Jim Hannan	384.14
79	Grant Jackson	380.94
80	Don Cardwell	376.97
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Bill Burbach	375.17
82	Gary Gentry	374.85
83	Marty Pattin	367.92
84	George Culver	366.76
85	Tom Griffin	366.14
86	Roger Nelson	366.14
87	Andy Messersmith	362.71
88	Mike Wegener	362.18
89	Dock Ellis	360.77
90	Steve Hargan	359.95
91	Dick Kelley	357.79
92	Mike Nagy	357.13
93	Al Downing	354.91
94	Al Santorini	354.88
95	Clay Kirby	352.45
96	Dick Drago	352.15
97	Tom Murphy	350.9
98	Bill Stoneman	350.22
99	Wally Bunker	347.31
100	Steve Barber	347.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Bill Butler	346.85
102	Mike Marshall	345.99
103	Rich Nye	345.06
104	Dick Woodson	340.68
105	Alan Foster	339.25
106	Larry Jaster	338.69
107	Jerry Robertson	338.14
108	Frank Bertaina	336.72
109	Jerry Johnson	335.86
110	Bill Champion	334.28
111	Al McBean	333.98
112	Lew Krausse	333.88
113	Ken Johnson	332.95
114	Gene Brabender	332.56
115	Mudcat Grant	331.55
116	Rudy May	328.72
117	George Lauzerique	328.45
118	Jim McAndrew	328.31
119	George Stone	327.98
120	Mike Hedlund	327.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Sammy Ellis	327.35
122	Johnny Podres	326.09
123	Mike Paul	325.37
124	Tom Hall	325.02
125	Jerry Nyman	324.1
126	Dick Bosman	320.47
127	Jack Dilauro	316.71
128	John Hiller	315.12
129	Gary Ross	313.05
130	Jim Ray	312.11
131	Gerry Arrigo	312.11
132	Ray Jarvis	311.49
133	Mike Torrez	311.0
134	Tommie Sisk	310.78
135	Pat Dobson	310.05
136	Fred Talbot	309.87
137	Jim Shellenback	309.13
138	Mel Queen	308.78
139	Rich Robertson	308.6
140	Howie Reed	308.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Carl Morton	308.25
142	Billy Wynne	308.05
143	Rollie Fingers	307.72
144	Horacio Pina	307.07
145	Tug McGraw	305.96
146	Mike Kekich	305.93
147	Diego Segui	305.88
148	Lee Stange	305.42
149	Archie Reynolds	305.15
150	Steve Jones	305.0
151	Gary Timberlake	304.1
152	Dan McGinn	303.53
153	Gene Garber	303.1
154	Don Shaw	303.0
155	Danny Morris	302.42
156	Gary Wagner	301.1

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