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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	610.52
2	Luis Tiant	574.45
3	Denny McLain	550.99
4	Fergie Jenkins	550.2
5	Juan Marichal	549.19
6	Sam McDowell	549.01
7	Don Drysdale	546.08
8	Jim Bunning	540.81
9	Sonny Siebert	537.97
10	Dean Chance	537.96
11	Chris Short	529.7
12	Bob Veale	527.76
13	Gaylord Perry	527.01
14	Tom Seaver	513.55
15	Mel Stottlemyre	513.31
16	Earl Wilson	512.27
17	Mickey Lolich	510.63
18	Jim Maloney	510.2
19	Jim Kaat	510.17
20	Tommy John	500.24
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Gary Peters	500.0
22	George Brunet	490.66
23	Joe Horlen	489.27
24	Steve Carlton	484.27
25	Jim Nash	483.94
26	Larry Jackson	481.91
27	Denny Lemaster	480.58
28	Pat Jarvis	478.05
29	Tom Phoebus	477.98
30	Bill Singer	477.45
31	Dave Giusti	477.07
32	Ray Sadecki	476.96
33	Jim Merritt	476.69
34	Dave McNally	476.06
35	Mike Cuellar	475.48
36	Catfish Hunter	473.23
37	Gary Bell	471.51
38	Dave Boswell	469.8
39	Ken Johnson	467.89
40	Claude Osteen	466.84
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Chuck Dobson	463.63
42	Mike McCormick	462.97
43	Phil Niekro	453.13
44	Steve Hargan	451.16
45	Jim Hardin	447.7
46	Milt Pappas	446.88
47	Don Wilson	446.44
48	Jim McGlothlin	443.56
49	Camilo Pascual	443.31
50	Gary Nolan	438.47
51	Fritz Peterson	438.01
52	Woodie Fryman	437.32
53	Phil Ortega	434.83
54	Nelson Briles	433.95
55	Al Downing	433.1
56	Jim Lonborg	432.84
57	Don Sutton	432.03
58	Jose Santiago	431.04
59	Joe Sparma	430.6
60	Rich Nye	428.99
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Sammy Ellis	425.54
62	Jerry Koosman	422.94
63	Ken Holtzman	418.4
64	Rickey Clark	415.01
65	Bill Hands	413.52
66	Rick Wise	411.49
67	Larry Dierker	411.1
68	Ray Washburn	410.85
69	Dick Hughes	410.17
70	Dick Ellsworth	407.24
71	Stan Bahnsen	406.73
72	Al McBean	405.79
73	Larry Jaster	397.74
74	Jim Perry	397.13
75	Lew Krausse	397.02
76	Blue Moon Odom	393.36
77	Tommie Sisk	392.75
78	Nolan Ryan	391.85
79	Steve Barber	390.54
80	Ron Reed	388.86
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Ray Culp	386.55
82	Joe Niekro	383.91
83	Gerry Arrigo	382.93
84	George Culver	382.02
85	Mel Queen	377.88
86	Steve Blass	375.7
87	Joe Coleman	375.12
88	Dick Selma	373.5
89	Jack Fisher	372.41
90	Stan Williams	371.31
91	Don Cardwell	358.74
92	Gene Brabender	357.42
93	Frank Bertaina	355.33
94	Fred Talbot	355.12
95	Dave Leonhard	353.49
96	Mudcat Grant	352.5
97	Gary Waslewski	352.39
98	Dick Kelley	350.21
99	Barry Moore	349.76
100	Cisco Carlos	349.15
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Bob Moose	348.59
102	Lee Stange	347.59
103	Tony Cloninger	347.2
104	Pete Richert	343.35
105	Tom Murphy	341.45
106	Mike Kekich	340.48
107	Bill Monbouquette	336.79
108	Bob Priddy	334.42
109	Jim Hannan	332.55
110	Jack Hamilton	328.15
111	Wally Bunker	327.29
112	Bobby Bolin	327.11
113	Bruce Howard	324.59
114	Al Jackson	323.3
115	Jeff James	322.26
116	Pat Dobson	320.46
117	Clyde Wright	320.12
118	Danny Frisella	318.25
119	Gary Ross	310.13
120	John Hiller	309.59
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mel Nelson	309.29
122	Billy McCool	308.93
123	Jim Bouton	307.38
124	Wilbur Wood	305.93
125	Jim Roland	305.27
126	Les Cain	304.9
127	Tony Pierce	304.36
128	Dick Bosman	304.29
129	Jim Britton	303.51
130	Grant Jackson	302.99
131	Bill Landis	302.94
132	Luke Walker	302.93
133	Joe Verbanic	302.2
134	Mike Paul	301.85
135	Jerry Stephenson	301.07
136	Marty Pattin	300.4

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