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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	598.83
2	Tom Seaver	596.5
3	Sam McDowell	574.47
4	Fergie Jenkins	558.24
5	Gaylord Perry	537.88
6	Mike Cuellar	537.64
7	Mickey Lolich	527.61
8	Ken Holtzman	523.68
9	Dave McNally	523.59
10	Bill Singer	519.18
11	Phil Niekro	514.54
12	Juan Marichal	514.37
13	Jim Palmer	514.29
14	Larry Dierker	512.18
15	Ray Culp	510.77
16	Jim Perry	507.19
17	Jerry Koosman	505.8
18	Pat Jarvis	505.71
19	Chuck Dobson	503.77
20	Bill Hands	503.67
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Tommy John	501.6
22	Mel Stottlemyre	500.05
23	Fritz Peterson	495.37
24	Gary Nolan	494.38
25	Bob Veale	493.96
26	Catfish Hunter	493.0
27	Steve Carlton	491.7
28	Sonny Siebert	490.56
29	Jim Merritt	486.76
30	Andy Messersmith	486.48
31	Claude Osteen	484.76
32	Gary Gentry	479.49
33	Dick Bosman	478.19
34	Don Sutton	476.29
35	Jim Bunning	473.89
36	Joe Coleman	473.17
37	Dock Ellis	471.44
38	Jim Nash	469.22
39	Steve Blass	468.79
40	Luis Tiant	467.04
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim McGlothlin	465.12
42	Gary Peters	460.27
43	Denny Lemaster	455.55
44	Jim Kaat	455.53
45	Stan Bahnsen	455.46
46	Rick Wise	454.2
47	Don Wilson	452.83
48	Denny McLain	450.57
49	Earl Wilson	449.3
50	Bob Moose	448.32
51	Milt Pappas	447.43
52	Jim Hardin	444.13
53	Joe Niekro	441.34
54	Tom Phoebus	440.35
55	Blue Moon Odom	437.37
56	Wayne Simpson	436.99
57	Dean Chance	436.02
58	Dick Drago	435.52
59	Joe Horlen	435.37
60	Tom Murphy	433.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jim McAndrew	433.07
62	Clay Kirby	432.55
63	Rudy May	432.36
64	Marty Pattin	431.41
65	George Brunet	431.19
66	Dave Boswell	430.42
67	Woodie Fryman	429.37
68	Clyde Wright	427.88
69	Jim Maloney	426.54
70	Bill Butler	421.47
71	George Stone	419.61
72	Lew Krausse	418.21
73	Les Cain	417.99
74	Bob Johnson	416.74
75	Carl Morton	414.3
76	Grant Jackson	413.52
77	Al Downing	410.23
78	Mike Torrez	409.33
79	Ray Sadecki	407.43
80	Tom Griffin	406.42
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Pat Dobson	405.34
82	Bill Stoneman	404.24
83	Steve Renko	402.21
84	Jim Rooker	401.7
85	Chris Short	400.86
86	Rich Hand	396.38
87	Bobby Bolin	395.72
88	Mike McCormick	395.46
89	Bert Blyleven	394.87
90	Nelson Briles	394.7
91	Mike Kilkenny	392.73
92	Diego Segui	391.49
93	Nolan Ryan	389.27
94	Ron Reed	386.85
95	Casey Cox	386.49
96	Gene Brabender	386.22
97	Danny Coombs	383.09
98	Steve Hargan	382.21
99	Alan Foster	381.93
100	Wally Bunker	381.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Jerry Janeski	379.88
102	Luke Walker	379.11
103	Jim Hannan	372.78
104	Jack Billingham	370.65
105	Dan McGinn	367.82
106	Dave Morehead	366.97
107	Joe Decker	363.31
108	Rollie Fingers	359.39
109	Jim Lonborg	359.05
110	Rich Robertson	356.61
111	Skip Lockwood	355.42
112	Steve Dunning	355.26
113	Barry Moore	354.38
114	Mike Nagy	352.6
115	Joe Moeller	352.0
116	Tony Cloninger	350.54
117	Skip Pitlock	349.81
118	Bill Zepp	349.44
119	Jim Shellenback	348.02
120	Mike Wegener	347.19
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Jerry Reuss	346.46
122	Bob Miller	344.81
123	Frank Reberger	343.43
124	Al Santorini	342.42
125	Dave Roberts	342.26
126	Jim Nelson	341.81
127	Cal Koonce	339.07
128	Sandy Vance	337.57
129	Ken Brett	334.02
130	Mike Corkins	333.81
131	Chuck Taylor	333.23
132	Roger Nelson	328.58
133	Bart Johnson	327.5
134	Ray Washburn	326.59
135	Rich Nye	325.56
136	Wade Blasingame	325.4
137	Bruce Dal Canton	324.99
138	Rick Austin	324.04
139	Barry Lersch	323.83
140	Joe Sparma	323.33
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Tom Hall	321.28
142	Tom Bradley	320.83
143	Vicente Romo	320.77
144	Mike Marshall	317.99
145	Steve Kline	317.33
146	John Cumberland	317.16
147	Ron Cook	316.32
148	Greg Garrett	315.72
149	Mike Paul	315.35
150	Mike Kekich	314.47
151	Al Fitzmorris	314.46
152	Gary Waslewski	314.28
153	Jackie Brown	313.77
154	Billy Wynne	312.91
155	Larry Gura	310.76
156	John Morris	310.29
157	Jerry Crider	309.91
158	Harry Parker	306.86
159	Danny Frisella	306.23
160	Jim Colborn	306.09
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Don Cardwell	305.52
162	Jim Magnuson	305.46
163	Mel Queen	302.97
164	Mel Behney	302.68
165	Floyd Weaver	302.39
166	Dick Such	301.87
167	Marcelino Lopez	300.35

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