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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	592.19
2	Juan Marichal	564.75
3	Dean Chance	553.3
4	Earl Wilson	538.31
5	Gary Peters	535.11
6	Bob Gibson	534.9
7	Jim Maloney	534.46
8	Sam McDowell	527.61
9	Don Drysdale	523.16
10	Bob Veale	522.83
11	Jim Kaat	517.42
12	Gaylord Perry	512.34
13	Chris Short	510.93
14	Denny McLain	507.59
15	Fergie Jenkins	505.15
16	Ken Johnson	502.94
17	Al Downing	497.22
18	Sonny Siebert	497.21
19	Mike McCormick	494.91
20	Joe Horlen	494.69
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	George Brunet	492.46
22	Milt Pappas	490.01
23	Steve Hargan	489.17
24	Jim Lonborg	488.12
25	Claude Osteen	487.8
26	Pete Richert	487.71
27	Larry Jackson	487.47
28	Tommy John	484.44
29	Mike Cuellar	482.8
30	Luis Tiant	482.1
31	Denny Lemaster	481.52
32	Mel Stottlemyre	476.0
33	Gary Bell	475.88
34	Don Sutton	475.79
35	Dave Boswell	475.21
36	Phil Ortega	474.34
37	Mickey Lolich	472.04
38	Steve Barber	470.77
39	Jim Nash	470.04
40	Jim Merritt	467.53
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Catfish Hunter	467.01
42	Sandy Koufax	464.11
43	Gary Nolan	459.23
44	Don Wilson	455.82
45	Lee Stange	443.78
46	Tommie Sisk	442.44
47	Ken Holtzman	441.26
48	Dave Giusti	440.67
49	Tom Seaver	440.29
50	Dave McNally	439.34
51	Dick Hughes	438.49
52	Bill Singer	437.86
53	Camilo Pascual	437.41
54	Tom Phoebus	437.07
55	Sammy Ellis	436.89
56	Mudcat Grant	435.25
57	Tony Cloninger	434.73
58	Joe Sparma	433.14
59	Larry Dierker	432.23
60	Larry Jaster	432.08
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Jack Fisher	430.62
62	Fritz Peterson	430.35
63	Ray Washburn	425.72
64	Jim McGlothlin	424.76
65	Mel Queen	423.94
66	Bobby Bolin	423.88
67	Steve Carlton	419.64
68	Rich Nye	417.85
69	Ray Culp	416.09
70	Phil Niekro	415.91
71	Rick Wise	415.34
72	Dick Ellsworth	412.47
73	Dennis Ribant	411.55
74	Jim Perry	407.47
75	Bruce Howard	406.57
76	Bucky Brandon	406.51
77	Ray Sadecki	406.0
78	Lew Krausse	405.04
79	Chuck Dobson	404.78
80	Bob Shaw	403.9
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim O'Toole	402.27
82	Jim Palmer	402.26
83	Fred Talbot	402.19
84	Pat Jarvis	400.56
85	Al Jackson	399.18
86	Barry Moore	397.46
87	Vern Law	395.63
88	Curt Simmons	389.96
89	Rickey Clark	389.67
90	Marcelino Lopez	388.8
91	Wally Bunker	388.61
92	Jack Hamilton	377.25
93	Woodie Fryman	371.93
94	Dennis Bennett	368.54
95	Joe Niekro	366.98
96	Joe Coleman	365.26
97	John O'Donoghue	363.85
98	Bob Hendley	362.83
99	Gene Brabender	361.92
100	Whitey Ford	361.68
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Frank Bertaina	360.84
102	Bob Bruce	359.62
103	Bo Belinsky	358.81
104	Nelson Briles	358.75
105	Stan Williams	357.57
106	Don Cardwell	356.9
107	Jose Santiago	354.79
108	Bill Dillman	353.21
109	Blue Moon Odom	350.85
110	Bill Hands	347.04
111	Jim Hardin	345.87
112	John Buzhardt	342.54
113	Billy McCool	341.41
114	Steve Blass	341.23
115	Jim Brewer	340.32
116	Joe Gibbon	338.24
117	Dick Kelley	337.65
118	Johnny Podres	336.68
119	Jim Bouton	335.72
120	Wade Blasingame	334.54
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Gary Waslewski	332.88
122	Juan Pizarro	331.04
123	Wilbur Wood	330.85
124	Paul Lindblad	330.09
125	Dave Wickersham	330.0
126	Ron Herbel	329.4
127	John Hiller	328.26
128	Joe Verbanic	326.75
129	Bill Monbouquette	324.12
130	Dave Morehead	322.97
131	John Boozer	322.24
132	Fred Klages	321.94
133	Danny Frisella	321.65
134	Cal Koonce	319.16
135	Jack Sanford	318.47
136	Ed Rakow	317.78
137	Billy O'Dell	317.43
138	Jim Cosman	316.52
139	Hank Aguirre	316.24
140	Jerry Stephenson	315.85
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Hank Fischer	315.79
142	Clay Carroll	315.54
143	Bruce Von Hoff	314.94
144	Billy Rohr	314.68
145	Clyde Wright	314.55
146	Phil Regan	314.21
147	Bob Priddy	313.59
148	Nick Willhite	312.93
149	Al McBean	312.46
150	Cisco Carlos	309.22
151	Ed Connolly	308.92
152	Rob Gardner	308.37
153	Roberto Rodriguez	308.25
154	Gerry Arrigo	307.97
155	Dick Nold	306.94
156	Bob Humphreys	306.18
157	Jim Ellis	305.47
158	Bill Stoneman	304.84
159	Steve Jones	304.42
160	Fred Gladding	303.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Lindy McDaniel	303.13
162	Thad Tillotson	301.17
163	Bill Denehy	300.36

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