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

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Rank	Pitcher	Rating
1	Jim Bunning	584.64
2	Juan Marichal	575.4
3	Dean Chance	549.57
4	Gary Peters	537.46
5	Bob Gibson	537.4
6	Sam McDowell	529.65
7	Earl Wilson	528.91
8	Bob Veale	521.31
9	Jim Maloney	520.99
10	Don Drysdale	520.15
11	Chris Short	516.36
12	Jim Kaat	513.1
13	Fergie Jenkins	509.14
14	Denny McLain	505.34
15	Ken Johnson	504.59
16	Gaylord Perry	504.33
17	Al Downing	500.93
18	Joe Horlen	500.88
19	George Brunet	496.97
20	Sonny Siebert	495.18
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Milt Pappas	492.34
22	Steve Hargan	490.3
23	Claude Osteen	486.21
24	Mike Cuellar	486.15
25	Tommy John	484.38
26	Jim Lonborg	481.69
27	Denny Lemaster	480.58
28	Mel Stottlemyre	479.3
29	Luis Tiant	479.09
30	Larry Jackson	478.88
31	Pete Richert	476.73
32	Sandy Koufax	474.11
33	Mike McCormick	473.06
34	Phil Ortega	472.72
35	Don Sutton	469.47
36	Jim Merritt	466.76
37	Steve Barber	465.35
38	Dave Boswell	462.55
39	Jim Nash	460.36
40	Gary Bell	460.18
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Catfish Hunter	459.39
42	Mickey Lolich	457.34
43	Gary Nolan	449.19
44	Sammy Ellis	442.27
45	Dave McNally	440.84
46	Don Wilson	440.05
47	Mudcat Grant	439.71
48	Jack Fisher	439.54
49	Tommie Sisk	438.76
50	Tom Phoebus	437.71
51	Tony Cloninger	437.23
52	Dave Giusti	436.87
53	Camilo Pascual	434.91
54	Larry Dierker	434.73
55	Lee Stange	434.24
56	Ken Holtzman	432.39
57	Tom Seaver	430.09
58	Ray Washburn	429.48
59	Jim McGlothlin	426.79
60	Larry Jaster	426.03
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Bobby Bolin	425.13
62	Dick Hughes	423.24
63	Joe Sparma	418.26
64	Fritz Peterson	418.01
65	Bill Singer	417.95
66	Ray Culp	417.84
67	Steve Carlton	414.21
68	Dennis Ribant	412.55
69	Bruce Howard	411.38
70	Mel Queen	411.17
71	Dick Ellsworth	410.57
72	Bucky Brandon	409.01
73	Jim Perry	408.65
74	Pat Jarvis	408.22
75	Phil Niekro	407.56
76	Lew Krausse	407.54
77	Bob Shaw	406.4
78	Jim O'Toole	404.77
79	Jim Palmer	404.76
80	Fred Talbot	401.6
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Chuck Dobson	399.56
82	Rich Nye	399.48
83	Vern Law	395.57
84	Al Jackson	395.15
85	Curt Simmons	393.1
86	Barry Moore	392.35
87	Rick Wise	391.89
88	Marcelino Lopez	391.3
89	Ray Sadecki	389.4
90	Rickey Clark	385.61
91	Wally Bunker	382.91
92	Jack Hamilton	371.67
93	Dennis Bennett	371.04
94	Joe Coleman	367.76
95	Whitey Ford	364.18
96	Bob Bruce	362.12
97	Frank Bertaina	361.39
98	Woodie Fryman	360.6
99	Bob Hendley	359.6
100	Don Cardwell	358.4
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Joe Niekro	357.76
102	Bo Belinsky	355.1
103	Stan Williams	351.26
104	John O'Donoghue	351.24
105	Gene Brabender	350.57
106	Bill Dillman	349.95
107	John Buzhardt	345.04
108	Blue Moon Odom	344.48
109	Billy McCool	343.91
110	Steve Blass	342.93
111	Bill Hands	341.54
112	Joe Gibbon	340.49
113	Dick Kelley	340.15
114	Johnny Podres	339.18
115	Jim Bouton	338.22
116	Nelson Briles	337.92
117	Gary Waslewski	335.38
118	Jim Brewer	333.59
119	Juan Pizarro	333.54
120	Paul Lindblad	332.59
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Wilbur Wood	330.41
122	Wade Blasingame	330.21
123	Dave Wickersham	329.73
124	Jose Santiago	329.34
125	Jim Hardin	326.98
126	John Boozer	324.24
127	Danny Frisella	321.74
128	Joe Verbanic	321.52
129	Jack Sanford	320.97
130	Billy O'Dell	319.93
131	Jim Cosman	319.02
132	Hank Aguirre	318.74
133	Hank Fischer	318.29
134	Billy Rohr	317.18
135	Clyde Wright	317.05
136	Dave Morehead	316.61
137	Cal Koonce	316.54
138	Phil Regan	316.46
139	Nick Willhite	315.43
140	Fred Klages	314.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Ron Herbel	312.66
142	Bruce Von Hoff	311.71
143	Ed Connolly	311.42
144	Rob Gardner	310.87
145	Gerry Arrigo	310.47
146	Ed Rakow	310.05
147	Bill Stoneman	307.34
148	Fred Gladding	306.22
149	Clay Carroll	306.2
150	Bob Humphreys	304.03
151	Bill Monbouquette	303.67
152	Thad Tillotson	303.67
153	Bill Denehy	302.86
154	Grant Jackson	301.45
155	Bill Landis	301.24
156	Fred Newman	300.47

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