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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Tom Seaver	607.21
2	Sam McDowell	583.89
3	Bob Gibson	582.45
4	Gaylord Perry	553.2
5	Fergie Jenkins	537.32
6	Bill Singer	523.35
7	Mike Cuellar	523.05
8	Mickey Lolich	521.62
9	Phil Niekro	516.27
10	Larry Dierker	507.31
11	Jerry Koosman	506.51
12	Bill Hands	503.27
13	Don Sutton	496.43
14	Ray Culp	495.87
15	Pat Jarvis	495.57
16	Dave McNally	494.87
17	Juan Marichal	494.15
18	Bob Veale	493.82
19	Ken Holtzman	491.28
20	Catfish Hunter	488.92
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Andy Messersmith	488.69
22	Mel Stottlemyre	487.76
23	Tommy John	486.1
24	Claude Osteen	485.64
25	Jim Perry	483.3
26	Jim Palmer	482.96
27	Steve Carlton	482.07
28	Jim McGlothlin	481.48
29	Fritz Peterson	479.37
30	Gary Nolan	477.11
31	Chuck Dobson	474.83
32	Dock Ellis	472.98
33	Jim Bunning	470.89
34	Jim Merritt	469.93
35	Luis Tiant	467.6
36	Sonny Siebert	465.68
37	Jim Nash	463.68
38	Gary Gentry	462.63
39	Denny Lemaster	462.3
40	Joe Coleman	461.88
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Earl Wilson	461.2
42	Stan Bahnsen	452.64
43	Jim Kaat	451.3
44	Steve Blass	450.78
45	Joe Niekro	450.17
46	Dick Bosman	449.92
47	Rick Wise	446.39
48	Don Wilson	444.94
49	Denny McLain	444.18
50	Tom Phoebus	443.84
51	Dave Boswell	441.49
52	Gary Peters	440.97
53	Blue Moon Odom	439.72
54	Bob Moose	439.65
55	Joe Horlen	438.44
56	Wayne Simpson	437.78
57	Woodie Fryman	434.62
58	Jim Maloney	433.29
59	George Brunet	432.35
60	Rudy May	431.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dean Chance	428.33
62	Dick Drago	423.14
63	Bill Butler	422.7
64	Tom Murphy	422.66
65	Clay Kirby	422.14
66	Jim Rooker	421.3
67	Jim Hardin	418.55
68	Milt Pappas	417.66
69	Tom Griffin	414.53
70	George Stone	413.59
71	Clyde Wright	413.5
72	Grant Jackson	411.61
73	Lew Krausse	410.43
74	Jim McAndrew	409.2
75	Bill Stoneman	407.62
76	Ray Sadecki	403.98
77	Mike Torrez	403.38
78	Mike McCormick	402.62
79	Gene Brabender	397.52
80	Bobby Bolin	396.74
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Marty Pattin	392.37
82	Carl Morton	390.82
83	Pat Dobson	390.32
84	Steve Renko	389.12
85	Al Downing	387.43
86	Les Cain	386.7
87	Danny Coombs	386.07
88	Nelson Briles	383.2
89	Bert Blyleven	381.29
90	Alan Foster	380.91
91	Bob Johnson	377.95
92	Chris Short	375.36
93	Rich Hand	375.22
94	Nolan Ryan	370.41
95	Mike Kilkenny	368.26
96	Wally Bunker	367.84
97	Rich Robertson	367.81
98	Dave Morehead	367.56
99	Jerry Janeski	366.29
100	Jim Lonborg	365.8
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Joe Decker	365.34
102	Casey Cox	364.21
103	Diego Segui	363.02
104	Jack Billingham	362.13
105	Mike Nagy	358.35
106	Rollie Fingers	357.94
107	Barry Moore	356.21
108	Ron Reed	352.79
109	Dan McGinn	350.91
110	Luke Walker	349.34
111	Al Santorini	349.17
112	Steve Dunning	346.72
113	Jim Nelson	345.7
114	Skip Lockwood	344.98
115	Steve Hargan	344.71
116	Jim Hannan	344.41
117	Joe Moeller	341.78
118	Mike Corkins	340.56
119	Chuck Taylor	339.98
120	Jim Shellenback	339.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Ken Brett	338.11
122	Ray Washburn	337.66
123	Roger Nelson	335.33
124	Tony Cloninger	333.78
125	Mike Wegener	333.0
126	Sandy Vance	331.48
127	Bob Miller	331.35
128	Dave Roberts	331.1
129	Joe Sparma	330.08
130	Rich Nye	329.12
131	Tom Hall	328.03
132	Rick Austin	325.11
133	John Cumberland	323.91
134	Mike Paul	322.1
135	Skip Pitlock	321.4
136	Gary Waslewski	321.03
137	Bill Zepp	319.78
138	Billy Wynne	319.66
139	John Morris	317.04
140	Steve Kline	312.91
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Mike Kekich	312.54
142	Tom Bradley	312.09
143	Jerry Reuss	311.86
144	Mike Marshall	311.36
145	Don Cardwell	311.02
146	Vicente Romo	310.39
147	Greg Garrett	309.86
148	Mel Queen	309.47
149	Al Fitzmorris	309.14
150	Jerry Crider	308.97
151	Dick Such	308.62
152	Bruce Dal Canton	307.74
153	Jim Colborn	307.47
154	Gerry Arrigo	305.71
155	Bill Lee	304.94
156	George Culver	304.71
157	Jim Magnuson	303.85
158	Ron Cook	302.96
159	Jim Bouton	302.63
160	Don O'Riley	301.01
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Rich Folkers	301.01
162	Jim Ray	300.15
163	Al Hrabosky	300.1

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