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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	624.23
2	Juan Marichal	572.41
3	Fergie Jenkins	570.8
4	Sam McDowell	562.14
5	Tom Seaver	558.99
6	Denny McLain	558.12
7	Bill Singer	556.42
8	Gaylord Perry	553.87
9	Mickey Lolich	549.19
10	Larry Dierker	538.59
11	Mike Cuellar	538.49
12	Phil Niekro	534.93
13	Steve Carlton	530.3
14	Bill Hands	519.83
15	Fritz Peterson	518.79
16	Mel Stottlemyre	516.85
17	Claude Osteen	515.08
18	Bob Veale	512.48
19	Jerry Koosman	508.23
20	Dave McNally	508.11
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Luis Tiant	504.06
22	Denny Lemaster	503.72
23	Jim Maloney	501.96
24	Earl Wilson	501.76
25	Ray Culp	496.98
26	Don Wilson	493.25
27	Blue Moon Odom	492.27
28	Catfish Hunter	491.73
29	Dave Boswell	491.43
30	Dean Chance	490.31
31	Joe Coleman	478.9
32	Don Sutton	476.74
33	Ken Holtzman	475.8
34	Jim Bunning	474.39
35	Chuck Dobson	474.1
36	Jim Merritt	472.03
37	Tom Phoebus	471.29
38	Nelson Briles	468.7
39	Jim Kaat	468.16
40	Joe Horlen	467.89
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Gary Peters	467.37
42	Jim Nash	466.33
43	Jim Perry	464.71
44	Tommy John	460.93
45	Pat Jarvis	460.6
46	Andy Messersmith	457.5
47	Sonny Siebert	453.18
48	Steve Blass	451.53
49	Stan Bahnsen	449.26
50	Jim McGlothlin	449.1
51	Ron Reed	447.47
52	Joe Niekro	446.89
53	Woodie Fryman	444.38
54	Rick Wise	444.05
55	Ray Sadecki	442.45
56	George Brunet	442.29
57	Jim Hardin	439.13
58	Dick Selma	438.07
59	Milt Pappas	437.24
60	Ray Washburn	436.16
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Gary Nolan	434.1
62	Dave Giusti	434.04
63	Mike McCormick	433.18
64	Jim Palmer	430.32
65	Chris Short	426.44
66	Grant Jackson	426.11
67	Don Drysdale	425.05
68	Dock Ellis	424.73
69	Tom Griffin	420.27
70	Jim Lonborg	419.43
71	Roger Nelson	418.66
72	Gary Gentry	418.08
73	Tom Murphy	417.32
74	Jim McAndrew	413.73
75	Mike Nagy	410.11
76	Wally Bunker	409.82
77	Dick Kelley	407.52
78	Bobby Bolin	406.83
79	Dick Bosman	406.72
80	Al Downing	406.47
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Jim Hannan	406.21
82	Gene Brabender	403.95
83	Dick Ellsworth	400.18
84	Bill Butler	400.13
85	Bob Moose	395.73
86	Don Cardwell	395.05
87	Jerry Robertson	394.57
88	Camilo Pascual	393.34
89	Clay Kirby	392.68
90	Tony Cloninger	392.54
91	Joe Sparma	391.85
92	Stan Williams	390.27
93	Steve Hargan	388.6
94	Dick Drago	388.07
95	Al Santorini	386.87
96	Mike Wegener	386.15
97	Jim Rooker	385.9
98	Gary Bell	385.75
99	Lew Krausse	384.65
100	Barry Moore	383.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	Bill Stoneman	382.22
102	Rudy May	376.52
103	Marty Pattin	374.75
104	Bill Burbach	374.47
105	Bill Champion	370.22
106	Jack Fisher	370.11
107	Jim Britton	368.42
108	George Culver	363.89
109	Chuck Taylor	363.66
110	Jerry Johnson	362.91
111	Fred Talbot	360.97
112	Tom Hall	357.53
113	Luke Walker	356.56
114	Billy Wynne	356.44
115	George Stone	353.96
116	Casey Cox	351.97
117	Howie Reed	350.16
118	Gary Waslewski	348.77
119	Gerry Arrigo	347.54
120	Mike Torrez	346.21
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Mike Kilkenny	344.15
122	Steve Renko	343.38
123	Bob Miller	341.28
124	Steve Barber	337.53
125	Paul Edmondson	336.96
126	Jim Shellenback	336.81
127	John Gelnar	335.03
128	Vicente Romo	333.23
129	Jim Ray	332.14
130	Rich Nye	331.94
131	Alan Foster	331.3
132	George Lauzerique	330.33
133	Mike Hedlund	330.17
134	Diego Segui	328.07
135	Lee Stange	326.58
136	Larry Jaster	325.56
137	Mike Paul	323.63
138	Mike Marshall	323.4
139	Nolan Ryan	323.1
140	Dick Woodson	321.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Lowell Palmer	321.42
142	Mudcat Grant	320.58
143	Ken Johnson	319.32
144	Frank Bertaina	317.22
145	John Hiller	316.65
146	Ray Jarvis	316.32
147	Al McBean	314.48
148	Tommie Sisk	314.29
149	Mike Kekich	313.98
150	Steve Kealey	313.79
151	Bob Meyer	313.67
152	Pat Dobson	313.34
153	Ron Bryant	312.7
154	Jack Billingham	311.92
155	Jim Bouton	310.96
156	Juan Pizarro	310.82
157	Larry Jackson	309.91
158	Sammy Ellis	307.85
159	Johnny Podres	307.84
160	Dave Roberts	307.24
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Vida Blue	306.85
162	Clay Carroll	306.77
163	Ron Herbel	306.1
164	Bo Belinsky	305.75
165	Cisco Carlos	305.0
166	Jerry Nyman	304.83
167	Garry Roggenburk	303.85
168	Danny Lazar	302.71
169	Jack Dilauro	302.61

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