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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	605.1
2	Jim Bunning	559.9
3	Bob Gibson	544.51
4	Dean Chance	528.53
5	Gary Peters	524.64
6	Sandy Koufax	519.11
7	Bob Veale	517.43
8	Don Drysdale	512.43
9	Jim Maloney	510.7
10	Sam McDowell	510.22
11	Jim Kaat	506.14
12	Joe Horlen	503.28
13	Chris Short	493.67
14	Earl Wilson	493.23
15	Sonny Siebert	492.43
16	Denny McLain	491.88
17	Pete Richert	491.3
18	Gaylord Perry	484.45
19	Ken Johnson	479.15
20	Larry Jackson	477.88
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	476.89
22	Mike Cuellar	476.29
23	Claude Osteen	476.05
24	Denny Lemaster	475.7
25	Luis Tiant	473.56
26	Jim Lonborg	470.45
27	Mel Stottlemyre	469.56
28	Steve Barber	465.31
29	Fergie Jenkins	463.96
30	Steve Hargan	463.4
31	Gary Bell	463.35
32	Al Downing	462.82
33	Milt Pappas	461.51
34	Catfish Hunter	456.9
35	George Brunet	456.75
36	Mickey Lolich	447.0
37	Mudcat Grant	446.78
38	Larry Dierker	445.98
39	Tony Cloninger	442.83
40	Jim Nash	442.06
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Don Sutton	441.76
42	Ken Holtzman	439.29
43	Mike McCormick	438.77
44	Jack Fisher	438.47
45	Phil Ortega	437.72
46	Bobby Bolin	436.91
47	Sammy Ellis	431.57
48	Dave Boswell	429.2
49	Dave McNally	425.73
50	Dave Giusti	424.6
51	Bob Shaw	419.57
52	Jim Palmer	416.01
53	Ray Washburn	415.38
54	Camilo Pascual	415.29
55	Bruce Howard	414.9
56	Jim O'Toole	414.83
57	Tom Phoebus	410.31
58	Fritz Peterson	409.19
59	Jim McGlothlin	408.15
60	Bucky Brandon	406.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Al Jackson	406.4
62	Tom Seaver	404.42
63	Tommie Sisk	403.25
64	Fred Talbot	401.38
65	Curt Simmons	400.94
66	Jim Merritt	399.7
67	Gary Nolan	398.09
68	Dennis Ribant	397.39
69	Joe Sparma	397.38
70	Dick Ellsworth	396.07
71	Marcelino Lopez	393.97
72	Ray Culp	392.33
73	Lew Krausse	391.94
74	Don Wilson	390.44
75	Dick Hughes	386.3
76	Larry Jaster	385.37
77	Wally Bunker	384.76
78	Vern Law	380.27
79	Jim Perry	377.86
80	Lee Stange	377.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Rich Nye	375.82
82	Whitey Ford	375.43
83	Bob Bruce	373.37
84	Mel Queen	373.32
85	Pat Jarvis	371.44
86	Chuck Dobson	370.43
87	Steve Carlton	368.86
88	Rickey Clark	368.55
89	Don Cardwell	365.47
90	Dennis Bennett	364.77
91	Bill Singer	357.31
92	John Buzhardt	356.29
93	Barry Moore	355.61
94	Billy McCool	355.16
95	Dick Kelley	351.4
96	Jim Bouton	349.47
97	Ray Sadecki	347.75
98	Juan Pizarro	344.79
99	Woodie Fryman	343.71
100	Blue Moon Odom	341.71
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Rick Wise	341.64
102	Phil Niekro	341.6
103	Jose Santiago	340.59
104	Frank Bertaina	340.0
105	Bill Dillman	338.41
106	Joe Verbanic	337.2
107	Gary Waslewski	335.92
108	Bo Belinsky	333.87
109	Joe Niekro	333.21
110	Steve Blass	332.47
111	Joe Coleman	331.87
112	Billy O'Dell	331.18
113	Jack Sanford	330.64
114	Hank Aguirre	329.99
115	Dave Wickersham	329.95
116	Clyde Wright	329.71
117	Hank Fischer	329.54
118	Jim Brewer	329.41
119	Paul Lindblad	329.0
120	Bill Hands	328.71
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Billy Rohr	328.43
122	Nick Willhite	326.68
123	Jack Hamilton	325.36
124	John O'Donoghue	324.52
125	Johnny Podres	323.86
126	Joe Gibbon	322.37
127	Thad Tillotson	314.92
128	Bill Denehy	314.11
129	Ron Herbel	312.59
130	Jim Cosman	312.36
131	Orlando Pena	309.0
132	Jack Lamabe	308.4
133	Dick Hall	308.3
134	Bob Hendley	307.75
135	Dick Selma	307.57
136	Diego Segui	307.26
137	Bob Priddy	306.82
138	Jim Hannan	306.76
139	Chris Zachary	306.71
140	John Boozer	306.56
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Al McBean	306.43
142	Grant Jackson	306.07
143	Wade Blasingame	305.87
144	Lindy McDaniel	305.52
145	Ken Turner	304.71
146	Ed Connolly	304.69
147	Fred Newman	304.39
148	Gerry Arrigo	303.38
149	Fred Klages	302.21
150	Bill Monbouquette	301.83
151	Turk Farrell	300.86

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