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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	606.4
2	Luis Tiant	565.53
3	Don Drysdale	547.41
4	Jim Bunning	542.6
5	Juan Marichal	542.47
6	Dean Chance	541.62
7	Fergie Jenkins	540.72
8	Denny McLain	540.36
9	Sonny Siebert	534.2
10	Sam McDowell	533.48
11	Gaylord Perry	523.25
12	Chris Short	519.19
13	Bob Veale	517.51
14	Tom Seaver	513.09
15	Earl Wilson	511.54
16	Jim Maloney	510.18
17	Tommy John	503.24
18	Mickey Lolich	503.23
19	Jim Kaat	503.19
20	Mel Stottlemyre	498.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Gary Peters	496.18
22	Jim Nash	491.5
23	Joe Horlen	490.52
24	Steve Carlton	484.16
25	Mike Cuellar	483.78
26	George Brunet	482.39
27	Ray Sadecki	482.21
28	Larry Jackson	480.51
29	Pat Jarvis	480.18
30	Catfish Hunter	479.74
31	Dave Boswell	479.28
32	Dave Giusti	476.31
33	Bill Singer	476.03
34	Jim Merritt	475.62
35	Dave McNally	475.46
36	Gary Bell	470.76
37	Ken Johnson	468.39
38	Denny Lemaster	467.54
39	Claude Osteen	465.49
40	Steve Hargan	463.12
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Tom Phoebus	460.84
42	Mike McCormick	459.1
43	Chuck Dobson	455.46
44	Jim McGlothlin	448.22
45	Milt Pappas	447.65
46	Woodie Fryman	445.38
47	Don Wilson	444.97
48	Phil Niekro	439.13
49	Jim Hardin	436.26
50	Gary Nolan	435.82
51	Jim Lonborg	434.59
52	Don Sutton	433.78
53	Al Downing	432.14
54	Joe Sparma	431.77
55	Camilo Pascual	431.76
56	Phil Ortega	431.43
57	Jose Santiago	430.82
58	Sammy Ellis	430.35
59	Fritz Peterson	428.44
60	Rich Nye	427.37
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Nelson Briles	427.21
62	Jerry Koosman	421.39
63	Larry Dierker	415.19
64	Rickey Clark	414.86
65	Dick Hughes	411.92
66	Rick Wise	410.34
67	Ken Holtzman	410.2
68	Bill Hands	409.79
69	Ray Washburn	409.62
70	Stan Bahnsen	403.73
71	Jim Perry	400.89
72	Nolan Ryan	397.7
73	Dick Ellsworth	397.17
74	Tommie Sisk	396.64
75	Blue Moon Odom	396.0
76	Al McBean	394.05
77	Ron Reed	392.32
78	Lew Krausse	386.69
79	Larry Jaster	386.56
80	Steve Barber	385.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Joe Niekro	382.49
82	Gerry Arrigo	381.37
83	Mel Queen	379.63
84	Jack Fisher	377.44
85	Ray Culp	373.88
86	Stan Williams	373.06
87	Joe Coleman	371.14
88	Steve Blass	371.0
89	George Culver	370.94
90	Dick Selma	360.44
91	Gene Brabender	359.17
92	Frank Bertaina	357.08
93	Fred Talbot	356.87
94	Don Cardwell	353.05
95	Mudcat Grant	352.75
96	Dick Kelley	351.96
97	Barry Moore	351.51
98	Tony Cloninger	350.77
99	Pete Richert	350.35
100	Cisco Carlos	349.65
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Lee Stange	349.34
102	Gary Waslewski	347.01
103	Dave Leonhard	342.65
104	Bob Moose	340.71
105	Mike Kekich	340.26
106	Bill Monbouquette	338.54
107	Tom Murphy	333.72
108	Jack Hamilton	329.9
109	Jim Hannan	326.02
110	Bruce Howard	325.25
111	Bob Priddy	324.56
112	Al Jackson	322.24
113	Pat Dobson	322.21
114	Clyde Wright	321.87
115	Bobby Bolin	321.49
116	Wally Bunker	320.14
117	Jeff James	314.97
118	John Hiller	311.34
119	Mel Nelson	311.04
120	Billy McCool	310.68
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Danny Frisella	309.76
122	Jim Bouton	309.13
123	Wilbur Wood	307.68
124	Jim Roland	307.02
125	Les Cain	306.65
126	Tony Pierce	306.11
127	Dick Bosman	306.04
128	Bill Landis	304.19
129	Jerry Stephenson	302.82
130	Marty Pattin	302.15
131	Mike Paul	302.05
132	Bill Henry	301.44

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