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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	632.93
2	Fergie Jenkins	560.0
3	Denny McLain	557.01
4	Bill Singer	553.93
5	Gaylord Perry	550.36
6	Sam McDowell	544.98
7	Mickey Lolich	542.36
8	Tom Seaver	541.34
9	Juan Marichal	538.82
10	Dave McNally	529.83
11	Mel Stottlemyre	527.51
12	Luis Tiant	521.76
13	Phil Niekro	519.76
14	Steve Carlton	519.04
15	Mike Cuellar	516.6
16	Jerry Koosman	515.99
17	Bill Hands	512.23
18	Ray Culp	504.9
19	Catfish Hunter	499.55
20	Claude Osteen	499.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Earl Wilson	498.88
22	Jim Maloney	498.29
23	Larry Dierker	495.44
24	Bob Veale	494.79
25	Fritz Peterson	494.27
26	Dean Chance	493.32
27	Blue Moon Odom	489.65
28	Don Wilson	484.85
29	Jim Kaat	484.61
30	Jim Bunning	480.91
31	Denny Lemaster	480.43
32	Dave Boswell	478.39
33	Jim Merritt	476.4
34	Ken Holtzman	471.89
35	Don Sutton	471.29
36	Chuck Dobson	469.88
37	Joe Coleman	469.78
38	Tom Phoebus	466.63
39	Sonny Siebert	464.19
40	Tommy John	463.69
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Nash	460.64
42	Pat Jarvis	460.12
43	Gary Peters	458.73
44	George Brunet	458.02
45	Nelson Briles	455.21
46	Joe Horlen	450.72
47	Stan Bahnsen	449.93
48	Dick Selma	445.37
49	Milt Pappas	443.76
50	Jim Hardin	443.7
51	Steve Blass	443.69
52	Jim Perry	443.42
53	Jim McGlothlin	442.06
54	Dave Giusti	440.79
55	Mike McCormick	439.3
56	Andy Messersmith	438.25
57	Chris Short	433.19
58	Ray Washburn	432.56
59	Jim Lonborg	432.2
60	Don Drysdale	431.3
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Ron Reed	430.64
62	Joe Niekro	425.39
63	Ray Sadecki	423.76
64	Woodie Fryman	418.17
65	Grant Jackson	416.8
66	Roger Nelson	414.6
67	Gary Nolan	411.9
68	Rick Wise	411.09
69	Gary Gentry	407.78
70	Bobby Bolin	405.92
71	Dock Ellis	402.09
72	Tom Griffin	401.27
73	Camilo Pascual	400.09
74	Dick Ellsworth	398.44
75	Joe Sparma	397.35
76	Stan Williams	396.27
77	Wally Bunker	396.07
78	Gary Bell	392.5
79	Dick Kelley	392.44
80	Barry Moore	391.43
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Tom Murphy	390.83
82	Tony Cloninger	389.64
83	Jim Palmer	388.3
84	Jim Hannan	386.98
85	Mike Nagy	385.83
86	Bill Butler	384.88
87	Marty Pattin	382.3
88	Gene Brabender	381.63
89	Don Cardwell	380.79
90	Clay Kirby	380.52
91	Bill Burbach	380.12
92	Lew Krausse	379.84
93	Steve Hargan	379.25
94	Bill Stoneman	378.45
95	Dick Bosman	378.24
96	Jack Fisher	377.9
97	Bob Moose	377.39
98	Mike Wegener	377.1
99	Jerry Robertson	371.14
100	George Culver	370.64
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Al Santorini	368.54
102	Dick Drago	364.67
103	Jim McAndrew	362.55
104	Al Downing	362.1
105	Fred Talbot	360.96
106	George Stone	354.36
107	Bill Champion	353.46
108	Mike Torrez	351.96
109	Jim Rooker	351.71
110	Gary Waslewski	348.82
111	Bob Miller	346.78
112	Jim Britton	344.61
113	Billy Wynne	344.6
114	Howie Reed	343.08
115	Luke Walker	339.87
116	Jim Shellenback	339.33
117	Jim Ray	338.89
118	Alan Foster	338.72
119	Jerry Johnson	338.68
120	Rich Nye	337.94
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Gerry Arrigo	337.36
122	Larry Jackson	336.91
123	Larry Jaster	336.64
124	Paul Edmondson	336.15
125	Steve Barber	333.22
126	George Lauzerique	331.97
127	Mike Hedlund	331.83
128	Casey Cox	331.49
129	Rudy May	331.0
130	Mike Marshall	330.15
131	Chuck Taylor	328.95
132	Dick Woodson	328.53
133	John Gelnar	328.36
134	Lowell Palmer	328.17
135	Mudcat Grant	327.33
136	Lee Stange	325.33
137	Frank Bertaina	323.97
138	Ray Jarvis	323.07
139	Tom Hall	322.33
140	Mike Paul	321.85
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Nolan Ryan	321.73
142	Diego Segui	321.55
143	Al McBean	321.23
144	Ken Johnson	320.2
145	Pat Dobson	320.09
146	Juan Pizarro	317.57
147	Steve Renko	317.28
148	Sammy Ellis	314.6
149	Johnny Podres	314.59
150	Jack Billingham	314.4
151	Clay Carroll	313.52
152	Ron Herbel	312.85
153	Vida Blue	312.35
154	Jerry Nyman	311.58
155	Garry Roggenburk	310.6
156	Jack Dilauro	309.36
157	Dave Roberts	309.33
158	Mike Kekich	306.44
159	Marcelino Lopez	306.0
160	Bill Landis	305.55
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	John Hiller	305.29
162	Vicente Romo	304.88
163	Dave Leonhard	304.41
164	Tommie Sisk	303.99
165	Ron Bryant	303.56
166	Horacio Pina	302.29
167	Jim Colborn	301.47
168	Gary Boyd	301.33
169	Cisco Carlos	301.22
170	Gary Ross	301.22
171	Clyde Wright	300.7
172	Chris Zachary	300.57
173	Jerry Crider	300.12

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