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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	632.71
2	Luis Tiant	593.46
3	Juan Marichal	576.48
4	Denny McLain	576.28
5	Dean Chance	558.73
6	Fergie Jenkins	556.14
7	Gaylord Perry	553.26
8	Sam McDowell	551.19
9	Don Drysdale	540.07
10	Jim Bunning	527.77
11	Bob Veale	525.44
12	Dave McNally	524.98
13	Tom Seaver	524.68
14	Chris Short	512.41
15	Sonny Siebert	509.5
16	Jim Nash	508.17
17	George Brunet	507.57
18	Tommy John	504.63
19	Earl Wilson	504.22
20	Mel Stottlemyre	502.22
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Larry Jackson	498.45
22	Jim Maloney	497.93
23	Ray Sadecki	495.07
24	Bill Singer	494.31
25	Joe Horlen	493.31
26	Tom Phoebus	492.86
27	Jim Kaat	492.4
28	Mike Cuellar	491.75
29	Gary Peters	489.95
30	Mickey Lolich	489.67
31	Pat Jarvis	486.35
32	Catfish Hunter	486.2
33	Steve Carlton	485.56
34	Denny Lemaster	484.64
35	Phil Niekro	484.03
36	Jim Merritt	480.35
37	Don Wilson	478.93
38	Dave Giusti	478.26
39	Chuck Dobson	473.94
40	Dave Boswell	473.17
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Hardin	471.96
42	Nelson Briles	470.3
43	Mike McCormick	467.78
44	Claude Osteen	462.64
45	Gary Bell	460.03
46	Milt Pappas	459.45
47	Jerry Koosman	458.77
48	Woodie Fryman	457.37
49	Ken Holtzman	453.82
50	Steve Hargan	453.39
51	Ray Washburn	451.8
52	Bill Hands	451.01
53	Ken Johnson	450.22
54	Camilo Pascual	442.21
55	Don Sutton	439.5
56	Stan Bahnsen	437.89
57	Jim McGlothlin	437.59
58	Jim Lonborg	436.28
59	Gary Nolan	435.55
60	Fritz Peterson	435.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dick Ellsworth	433.77
62	Blue Moon Odom	430.7
63	Joe Sparma	428.41
64	Jose Santiago	427.36
65	Rick Wise	426.11
66	Sammy Ellis	425.81
67	Ray Culp	425.14
68	Al Downing	424.35
69	Larry Dierker	421.05
70	Rich Nye	419.44
71	Ron Reed	417.18
72	Phil Ortega	416.87
73	Al McBean	410.09
74	Rickey Clark	409.78
75	Steve Barber	409.22
76	George Culver	405.53
77	Nolan Ryan	405.2
78	Joe Coleman	403.78
79	Jim Perry	403.56
80	Joe Niekro	401.88
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Dick Hughes	401.42
82	Tommie Sisk	401.25
83	Jack Fisher	400.07
84	Lew Krausse	399.69
85	Gerry Arrigo	398.42
86	Steve Blass	396.83
87	Dick Selma	390.77
88	Tom Murphy	389.49
89	Larry Jaster	389.12
90	Don Cardwell	388.69
91	Stan Williams	386.72
92	Bob Moose	384.06
93	Tony Cloninger	383.12
94	Jim Hannan	369.47
95	Mel Queen	369.13
96	Mike Kekich	368.76
97	Bobby Bolin	365.16
98	Jeff James	359.09
99	Gene Brabender	358.27
100	Frank Bertaina	357.76
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Dave Leonhard	357.69
102	Bob Priddy	356.82
103	Barry Moore	350.65
104	Fred Talbot	346.37
105	Gary Waslewski	345.14
106	Wally Bunker	343.96
107	Mudcat Grant	343.75
108	Cisco Carlos	342.11
109	Dick Kelley	341.46
110	Lee Stange	338.84
111	Juan Pizarro	335.7
112	Clyde Wright	332.47
113	Al Jackson	331.95
114	Bill Monbouquette	328.04
115	Bruce Howard	326.95
116	Jim Britton	325.97
117	Dave Morehead	325.85
118	John Hiller	322.42
119	Pat Dobson	321.04
120	Gary Ross	321.03
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Jack Hamilton	319.4
122	Mel Nelson	318.28
123	John Buzhardt	317.76
124	Dick Bosman	316.75
125	Joe Verbanic	314.71
126	George Stone	314.66
127	Jim McAndrew	313.21
128	Jack Billingham	311.75
129	Bill Harrelson	310.61
130	Grant Jackson	309.55
131	Danny Frisella	308.88
132	Pete Richert	308.35
133	Dock Ellis	307.32
134	Wilbur Wood	305.25
135	Daryl Patterson	303.43
136	Bob Lee	302.28
137	Dennis Bennett	301.68
138	Danny Lazar	301.38
139	Marty Pattin	301.38
140	Ron Keller	300.44
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Jerry Johnson	300.42
142	Billy McCool	300.18
143	Jay Ritchie	300.12

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