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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	629.65
2	Luis Tiant	583.11
3	Juan Marichal	579.71
4	Fergie Jenkins	574.15
5	Denny McLain	568.83
6	Sam McDowell	560.1
7	Dean Chance	549.17
8	Gaylord Perry	545.3
9	Don Drysdale	532.74
10	Bob Veale	529.74
11	Jim Bunning	525.39
12	Tom Seaver	525.37
13	Sonny Siebert	523.93
14	George Brunet	521.6
15	Earl Wilson	517.37
16	Dave McNally	512.96
17	Chris Short	507.66
18	Mel Stottlemyre	505.99
19	Jim Nash	502.33
20	Jim Kaat	496.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Larry Jackson	496.17
22	Steve Carlton	495.79
23	Tommy John	494.83
24	Jim Maloney	494.39
25	Joe Horlen	493.74
26	Tom Phoebus	493.14
27	Pat Jarvis	493.05
28	Gary Peters	492.2
29	Mickey Lolich	491.67
30	Catfish Hunter	490.79
31	Mike Cuellar	485.91
32	Denny Lemaster	483.82
33	Dave Giusti	482.96
34	Phil Niekro	479.94
35	Bill Singer	479.26
36	Don Wilson	477.0
37	Ray Sadecki	476.03
38	Dave Boswell	474.11
39	Jim Hardin	470.07
40	Jim Merritt	469.81
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Claude Osteen	468.72
42	Chuck Dobson	468.57
43	Gary Bell	464.77
44	Nelson Briles	462.76
45	Mike McCormick	461.81
46	Ken Holtzman	459.29
47	Jerry Koosman	454.07
48	Ken Johnson	451.72
49	Woodie Fryman	450.83
50	Steve Hargan	448.85
51	Milt Pappas	448.63
52	Camilo Pascual	441.78
53	Ray Washburn	441.08
54	Gary Nolan	437.02
55	Don Sutton	436.08
56	Bill Hands	435.6
57	Stan Bahnsen	433.95
58	Fritz Peterson	433.18
59	Jim Lonborg	432.35
60	Sammy Ellis	431.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jose Santiago	429.61
62	Joe Sparma	429.23
63	Dick Ellsworth	427.12
64	Al Downing	426.6
65	Jim McGlothlin	424.31
66	Phil Ortega	423.37
67	Rich Nye	421.69
68	Blue Moon Odom	419.13
69	Al McBean	413.74
70	Steve Barber	412.68
71	Larry Dierker	411.32
72	Rickey Clark	410.53
73	Ron Reed	409.95
74	Ray Culp	409.22
75	Rick Wise	407.25
76	Nolan Ryan	406.95
77	Jim Perry	404.56
78	Dick Hughes	403.67
79	Joe Niekro	401.46
80	George Culver	401.31
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Tommie Sisk	401.05
82	Lew Krausse	400.94
83	Jack Fisher	397.73
84	Steve Blass	395.55
85	Gerry Arrigo	395.42
86	Dick Selma	394.19
87	Joe Coleman	394.07
88	Larry Jaster	389.87
89	Tom Murphy	383.12
90	Don Cardwell	381.82
91	Stan Williams	377.95
92	Bob Moose	377.06
93	Mel Queen	371.38
94	Tony Cloninger	365.43
95	Dave Leonhard	359.94
96	Jeff James	356.59
97	Frank Bertaina	356.57
98	Jim Hannan	354.04
99	Gene Brabender	350.92
100	Mike Kekich	350.01
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Fred Talbot	348.62
102	Cisco Carlos	348.35
103	Gary Waslewski	347.39
104	Bob Priddy	346.55
105	Mudcat Grant	346.0
106	Dick Kelley	343.71
107	Barry Moore	343.26
108	Lee Stange	341.09
109	Wally Bunker	340.87
110	Bobby Bolin	337.14
111	Clyde Wright	334.72
112	Al Jackson	330.69
113	Bill Monbouquette	330.29
114	Bruce Howard	328.45
115	Juan Pizarro	327.43
116	Jim Britton	326.97
117	Jack Hamilton	321.65
118	Gary Ross	319.74
119	John Buzhardt	318.84
120	Pete Richert	317.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Pat Dobson	314.42
122	Dave Morehead	313.4
123	Dick Bosman	312.55
124	Grant Jackson	311.8
125	Mel Nelson	311.66
126	Danny Frisella	311.13
127	Joe Verbanic	309.77
128	Dock Ellis	308.57
129	Bill Harrelson	307.55
130	Jim McAndrew	306.28
131	George Stone	304.89
132	Marty Pattin	303.63
133	John Hiller	303.09
134	Ron Keller	302.69
135	Billy McCool	302.43
136	Jerry Johnson	302.17
137	Mike Adamson	301.56
138	Jay Ritchie	301.37
139	Jim Bouton	300.88
140	Ron Herbel	300.65
Rank	Pitcher	Rating

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