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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	648.65
2	Luis Tiant	589.51
3	Denny McLain	582.12
4	Gaylord Perry	564.89
5	Dean Chance	562.19
6	Fergie Jenkins	561.48
7	Juan Marichal	557.64
8	Sam McDowell	555.46
9	Tom Seaver	549.52
10	Dave McNally	525.98
11	Bob Veale	524.96
12	Don Drysdale	522.9
13	Earl Wilson	519.52
14	George Brunet	517.59
15	Jim Kaat	517.22
16	Jim Bunning	515.65
17	Sonny Siebert	515.35
18	Mel Stottlemyre	511.09
19	Chris Short	509.34
20	Tommy John	507.69
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Pat Jarvis	507.64
22	Joe Horlen	505.57
23	Jim Merritt	499.7
24	Larry Jackson	498.72
25	Mickey Lolich	497.09
26	Don Wilson	495.11
27	Dave Giusti	493.53
28	Gary Peters	493.0
29	Jim Hardin	492.07
30	Mike Cuellar	491.08
31	Jim Nash	490.17
32	Phil Niekro	489.78
33	Catfish Hunter	489.58
34	Dave Boswell	486.76
35	Denny Lemaster	485.11
36	Steve Carlton	484.32
37	Ray Sadecki	482.87
38	Jim Maloney	481.71
39	Tom Phoebus	481.42
40	Gary Bell	479.41
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Milt Pappas	477.36
42	Bill Singer	473.7
43	Nelson Briles	470.06
44	Ray Washburn	469.72
45	Jerry Koosman	468.03
46	Mike McCormick	464.53
47	Chuck Dobson	462.88
48	Fritz Peterson	462.08
49	Stan Bahnsen	460.25
50	Claude Osteen	459.97
51	Camilo Pascual	459.74
52	Jim McGlothlin	458.48
53	Don Sutton	457.98
54	Woodie Fryman	454.25
55	Ken Holtzman	453.45
56	Gary Nolan	452.16
57	Bill Hands	449.28
58	Jim Lonborg	448.99
59	Steve Hargan	447.73
60	Ken Johnson	445.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Ray Culp	441.45
62	Al Downing	439.8
63	Blue Moon Odom	433.64
64	Larry Dierker	432.41
65	Joe Sparma	431.96
66	Dick Ellsworth	429.52
67	Joe Coleman	426.64
68	Steve Blass	424.48
69	Jose Santiago	422.61
70	Jack Fisher	418.11
71	Gerry Arrigo	417.99
72	Sammy Ellis	414.67
73	Jim Perry	414.44
74	Rich Nye	412.6
75	Phil Ortega	412.12
76	Steve Barber	411.25
77	Lew Krausse	411.22
78	Joe Niekro	410.22
79	Don Cardwell	410.17
80	Rick Wise	408.69
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Rickey Clark	408.55
82	George Culver	407.15
83	Tony Cloninger	404.44
84	Dick Selma	403.13
85	Stan Williams	402.9
86	Ron Reed	401.85
87	Al McBean	400.54
88	Nolan Ryan	400.45
89	Tommie Sisk	398.0
90	Dick Hughes	396.67
91	Tom Murphy	396.62
92	Larry Jaster	389.61
93	Bob Moose	384.32
94	Bobby Bolin	383.75
95	Frank Bertaina	380.9
96	Jim Hannan	378.95
97	Dave Leonhard	372.86
98	Gene Brabender	370.32
99	Barry Moore	369.22
100	Juan Pizarro	365.59
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Mel Queen	364.38
102	Mike Kekich	362.16
103	Cisco Carlos	361.11
104	Jeff James	359.05
105	Bob Priddy	352.41
106	Wally Bunker	350.73
107	John Hiller	343.26
108	Gary Waslewski	340.39
109	Fred Talbot	340.24
110	Pat Dobson	340.12
111	Dave Morehead	339.84
112	Mudcat Grant	339.0
113	Dick Kelley	336.71
114	Lee Stange	334.09
115	Dock Ellis	333.46
116	Clyde Wright	333.17
117	George Stone	332.86
118	Jim McAndrew	330.95
119	Al Jackson	328.7
120	Bill Harrelson	323.96
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Bill Monbouquette	323.29
122	Horacio Pina	322.41
123	Joe Verbanic	322.4
124	Bruce Howard	322.2
125	Jim Britton	321.22
126	Jerry Johnson	318.98
127	Jim Roland	318.22
128	Mike Paul	316.44
129	Gary Ross	316.28
130	Jack Hamilton	314.65
131	John Buzhardt	314.26
132	Mel Nelson	314.03
133	Jerry Nyman	313.71
134	Dennis Bennett	313.63
135	Dick Bosman	312.93
136	Cal Koonce	311.32
137	Jim Ray	311.29
138	Jack Billingham	307.0
139	Roger Nelson	306.78
140	Tom Hall	305.0
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Grant Jackson	304.8
142	Danny Frisella	304.13
143	Vicente Romo	303.66
144	Jerry Stephenson	303.51
145	Ed Sprague	302.84
146	Darcy Fast	302.82
147	Archie Reynolds	302.21
148	Wilbur Wood	301.75
149	Tom Burgmeier	301.29

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