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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	615.75
2	Denny McLain	567.09
3	Fergie Jenkins	561.78
4	Sam McDowell	551.55
5	Juan Marichal	549.6
6	Tom Seaver	543.04
7	Mickey Lolich	540.17
8	Gaylord Perry	535.38
9	Bill Singer	534.52
10	Phil Niekro	533.34
11	Dave McNally	525.29
12	Luis Tiant	520.18
13	Mel Stottlemyre	515.62
14	Steve Carlton	512.78
15	Mike Cuellar	511.2
16	Jerry Koosman	508.59
17	Dean Chance	499.88
18	Bill Hands	499.6
19	Ray Culp	496.79
20	Earl Wilson	491.99
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Blue Moon Odom	491.9
22	Catfish Hunter	490.62
23	Claude Osteen	489.79
24	Dave Boswell	486.32
25	Larry Dierker	485.17
26	Fritz Peterson	483.29
27	Jim Kaat	483.13
28	Don Sutton	483.07
29	Bob Veale	481.97
30	Jim Maloney	478.94
31	Jim Bunning	477.59
32	Don Wilson	474.89
33	Denny Lemaster	470.21
34	George Brunet	470.08
35	Tommy John	467.72
36	Sonny Siebert	467.47
37	Jim Nash	465.89
38	Ken Holtzman	461.48
39	Jim Merritt	460.92
40	Gary Peters	459.07
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Chuck Dobson	458.53
42	Tom Phoebus	458.05
43	Joe Horlen	451.54
44	Joe Coleman	450.77
45	Pat Jarvis	446.06
46	Dave Giusti	446.04
47	Jim McGlothlin	446.03
48	Stan Bahnsen	440.31
49	Don Drysdale	439.4
50	Chris Short	438.44
51	Ray Washburn	437.81
52	Nelson Briles	437.33
53	Milt Pappas	435.89
54	Jim Hardin	435.16
55	Mike McCormick	432.82
56	Jim Lonborg	429.4
57	Ray Sadecki	429.01
58	Joe Niekro	428.4
59	Steve Blass	426.74
60	Woodie Fryman	425.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dick Selma	416.38
62	Jim Perry	414.73
63	Gary Nolan	414.16
64	Andy Messersmith	413.46
65	Ron Reed	411.08
66	Roger Nelson	409.37
67	Bobby Bolin	408.93
68	Camilo Pascual	406.64
69	Rick Wise	401.51
70	Joe Sparma	401.44
71	Gary Bell	397.75
72	Gary Gentry	394.84
73	Grant Jackson	393.8
74	Tom Murphy	393.79
75	Barry Moore	393.59
76	Dick Ellsworth	393.02
77	Dock Ellis	392.43
78	Stan Williams	391.72
79	Jim Hannan	390.32
80	Tony Cloninger	389.7
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Tom Griffin	387.99
82	Jim Palmer	387.92
83	Dick Kelley	385.34
84	Wally Bunker	384.61
85	Jack Fisher	383.15
86	Bob Moose	382.64
87	Mike Nagy	382.49
88	Don Cardwell	380.13
89	Bill Burbach	379.11
90	Steve Hargan	378.08
91	George Culver	375.89
92	Bill Stoneman	375.1
93	Marty Pattin	374.03
94	Bill Butler	369.59
95	Mike Wegener	368.84
96	Gene Brabender	368.36
97	Clay Kirby	368.3
98	Lew Krausse	367.02
99	Dick Bosman	365.53
100	Jerry Robertson	358.93
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dick Drago	358.56
102	Larry Jackson	357.91
103	Al Santorini	356.5
104	Fred Talbot	355.2
105	George Stone	351.75
106	Al Downing	346.73
107	Jim McAndrew	346.08
108	Billy Wynne	344.14
109	Jerry Johnson	343.93
110	Alan Foster	341.56
111	Bill Champion	341.0
112	Steve Barber	339.56
113	Rich Nye	338.49
114	Mike Hedlund	337.08
115	Mike Marshall	335.4
116	Paul Edmondson	335.38
117	Dick Woodson	333.78
118	Bob Miller	333.7
119	Jim Ray	332.79
120	Mudcat Grant	332.58
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Larry Jaster	331.69
122	Howie Reed	330.96
123	Mike Torrez	329.74
124	Ray Jarvis	329.46
125	Frank Bertaina	329.22
126	Lee Stange	327.42
127	John Gelnar	327.13
128	Mike Paul	327.1
129	Tom Hall	326.83
130	Lowell Palmer	326.63
131	Al McBean	326.48
132	Casey Cox	326.29
133	George Lauzerique	325.9
134	Gary Waslewski	325.46
135	Ken Johnson	325.45
136	Pat Dobson	323.59
137	Jim Rooker	322.36
138	Gerry Arrigo	321.88
139	Rudy May	321.22
140	Jim Shellenback	320.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jim Britton	320.46
142	Luke Walker	320.27
143	Sammy Ellis	319.85
144	Johnny Podres	319.84
145	Clay Carroll	317.27
146	Ron Herbel	317.1
147	Jerry Nyman	316.83
148	Garry Roggenburk	315.85
149	Juan Pizarro	314.81
150	Jack Dilauro	314.61
151	Diego Segui	313.23
152	Nolan Ryan	311.9
153	Jack Billingham	311.74
154	Mike Kekich	311.69
155	Marcelino Lopez	311.25
156	Bill Landis	310.8
157	John Hiller	310.04
158	Dave Roberts	309.52
159	Chuck Taylor	309.29
160	Tommie Sisk	309.24
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Dave Leonhard	308.41
162	Horacio Pina	307.54
163	Cisco Carlos	306.92
164	Gary Ross	306.47
165	Clyde Wright	305.95
166	Steve Renko	304.04
167	Jerry Crider	303.87
168	Rich Robertson	302.3
169	Jim Colborn	302.27
170	Jim Ellis	301.78
171	Archie Reynolds	301.73
172	Mel Queen	301.28
173	Carl Morton	300.75
174	Rollie Fingers	300.22
175	Joe Moeller	300.03

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