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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	598.59
2	Juan Marichal	564.75
3	Dean Chance	556.06
4	Jim Maloney	541.9
5	Earl Wilson	540.47
6	Gary Peters	535.11
7	Bob Gibson	533.9
8	Bob Veale	523.79
9	Don Drysdale	522.9
10	Sam McDowell	522.4
11	Gaylord Perry	522.24
12	Jim Kaat	517.42
13	Chris Short	515.5
14	Denny McLain	514.26
15	Al Downing	504.41
16	Ken Johnson	503.6
17	Fergie Jenkins	500.8
18	Jim Lonborg	498.86
19	Mike McCormick	497.54
20	Sonny Siebert	497.14
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Milt Pappas	497.01
22	Joe Horlen	495.78
23	Pete Richert	490.34
24	George Brunet	488.18
25	Claude Osteen	488.02
26	Steve Hargan	487.6
27	Larry Jackson	487.47
28	Mel Stottlemyre	483.2
29	Luis Tiant	482.1
30	Tommy John	481.63
31	Denny Lemaster	481.52
32	Mickey Lolich	480.95
33	Mike Cuellar	480.9
34	Gary Bell	480.58
35	Dave Boswell	476.72
36	Phil Ortega	474.34
37	Don Sutton	472.69
38	Steve Barber	470.83
39	Catfish Hunter	467.01
40	Gary Nolan	465.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Jim Merritt	462.35
42	Jim Nash	462.09
43	Sandy Koufax	460.11
44	Don Wilson	459.85
45	Tom Seaver	447.48
46	Dick Hughes	445.47
47	Lee Stange	444.09
48	Tommie Sisk	444.0
49	Larry Jaster	441.01
50	Dave Giusti	440.67
51	Ken Holtzman	440.26
52	Dave McNally	438.34
53	Sammy Ellis	436.89
54	Mudcat Grant	435.25
55	Camilo Pascual	434.8
56	Tom Phoebus	434.59
57	Bill Singer	433.82
58	Joe Sparma	433.14
59	Jack Fisher	433.01
60	Ray Washburn	432.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Larry Dierker	431.23
62	Tony Cloninger	430.61
63	Fritz Peterson	430.35
64	Jim McGlothlin	430.02
65	Rich Nye	426.62
66	Mel Queen	423.94
67	Bobby Bolin	422.88
68	Phil Niekro	420.97
69	Steve Carlton	416.37
70	Ray Culp	415.09
71	Jim Perry	414.0
72	Dick Ellsworth	413.52
73	Rick Wise	412.92
74	Dennis Ribant	410.55
75	Pat Jarvis	406.67
76	Fred Talbot	406.53
77	Bruce Howard	405.57
78	Bucky Brandon	405.51
79	Lew Krausse	404.04
80	Bob Shaw	402.9
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Chuck Dobson	402.75
82	Ray Sadecki	402.66
83	Jim O'Toole	401.27
84	Jim Palmer	401.26
85	Rickey Clark	399.59
86	Al Jackson	399.18
87	Barry Moore	396.71
88	Vern Law	394.63
89	Curt Simmons	388.96
90	Marcelino Lopez	387.8
91	Wally Bunker	387.61
92	Frank Bertaina	374.4
93	Jack Hamilton	374.29
94	Woodie Fryman	371.93
95	Joe Niekro	371.87
96	Gene Brabender	371.13
97	Dennis Bennett	367.54
98	Bo Belinsky	366.01
99	Joe Coleman	364.26
100	John O'Donoghue	363.35
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Whitey Ford	360.68
102	Blue Moon Odom	359.94
103	Bob Hendley	359.17
104	Nelson Briles	358.75
105	Bob Bruce	358.62
106	Stan Williams	357.57
107	Bill Hands	356.12
108	Don Cardwell	355.9
109	Jose Santiago	354.79
110	Bill Dillman	352.46
111	Jim Hardin	351.85
112	Joe Gibbon	351.05
113	John Buzhardt	341.54
114	Billy McCool	340.41
115	Jim Brewer	340.32
116	Steve Blass	338.3
117	John Hiller	337.32
118	Dick Kelley	336.65
119	Johnny Podres	335.68
120	Jim Bouton	334.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Wade Blasingame	334.54
122	Cal Koonce	332.42
123	Gary Waslewski	331.88
124	Bill Monbouquette	330.71
125	Dave Morehead	330.28
126	Wilbur Wood	330.1
127	Juan Pizarro	330.04
128	Fred Klages	329.7
129	Dave Wickersham	329.5
130	Ron Herbel	329.4
131	Paul Lindblad	329.09
132	Joe Verbanic	326.75
133	Danny Frisella	326.21
134	Jerry Stephenson	325.96
135	Bob Priddy	322.51
136	John Boozer	321.24
137	Cisco Carlos	319.52
138	Al McBean	318.81
139	Ed Rakow	317.78
140	Jack Sanford	317.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Billy O'Dell	316.43
142	Clay Carroll	315.54
143	Jim Cosman	315.52
144	Hank Aguirre	315.24
145	Hank Fischer	314.79
146	Bruce Von Hoff	314.2
147	Dick Bosman	314.12
148	Jack Lamabe	313.82
149	Billy Rohr	313.68
150	Clyde Wright	313.55
151	Phil Regan	313.21
152	Nick Willhite	311.93
153	Gerry Arrigo	311.56
154	Roberto Rodriguez	308.25
155	Ed Connolly	307.92
156	Rob Gardner	307.37
157	Dick Nold	306.69
158	Bob Humphreys	306.18
159	Jim Ellis	304.47
160	Bill Stoneman	303.84
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Steve Jones	303.42
162	Lindy McDaniel	303.13
163	Fred Gladding	302.72
164	Thad Tillotson	300.17

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