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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	610.56
2	Gaylord Perry	571.43
3	Juan Marichal	557.75
4	Jim Kaat	554.15
5	Dean Chance	549.78
6	Jim Maloney	548.07
7	Bob Gibson	545.95
8	Gary Peters	544.45
9	Earl Wilson	542.0
10	Joe Horlen	534.07
11	Chris Short	524.72
12	Don Drysdale	524.56
13	Fergie Jenkins	522.78
14	Sonny Siebert	521.45
15	Luis Tiant	519.13
16	Sam McDowell	515.17
17	Jim Lonborg	514.69
18	Mike Cuellar	514.33
19	Mickey Lolich	513.27
20	Bob Veale	511.78
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
21	Larry Jackson	506.7
22	Al Downing	506.37
23	George Brunet	504.17
24	Ken Johnson	504.12
25	Catfish Hunter	501.88
26	Milt Pappas	501.25
27	Claude Osteen	498.17
28	Denny McLain	498.1
29	Mike McCormick	492.8
30	Mel Stottlemyre	491.42
31	Gary Bell	489.43
32	Denny Lemaster	487.16
33	Steve Hargan	486.19
34	Dave Boswell	486.05
35	Gary Nolan	484.26
36	Pete Richert	480.85
37	Phil Ortega	480.64
38	Tommy John	480.43
39	Tom Seaver	479.84
40	Jim Merritt	478.81
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
41	Don Sutton	475.59
42	Dick Hughes	465.39
43	Steve Barber	461.15
44	Don Wilson	458.11
45	Jim Nash	454.42
46	Bill Singer	453.86
47	Fritz Peterson	453.37
48	Steve Carlton	452.82
49	Lee Stange	451.2
50	Rich Nye	449.56
51	Mel Queen	448.08
52	Ray Sadecki	446.42
53	Joe Sparma	444.82
54	Tommie Sisk	443.9
55	Phil Niekro	442.2
56	Dave Giusti	440.41
57	Camilo Pascual	439.84
58	Ken Holtzman	439.03
59	Pat Jarvis	438.86
60	Tom Phoebus	438.72
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
61	Dave McNally	438.43
62	Sammy Ellis	436.13
63	Ray Washburn	435.28
64	Jack Fisher	434.54
65	Tony Cloninger	432.66
66	Sandy Koufax	432.11
67	Larry Jaster	431.7
68	Rick Wise	428.33
69	Mudcat Grant	428.25
70	Jim McGlothlin	427.55
71	Rickey Clark	427.14
72	Chuck Dobson	424.53
73	Larry Dierker	424.23
74	Ray Culp	417.19
75	Bobby Bolin	415.88
76	Jim Perry	412.69
77	Dick Ellsworth	406.7
78	Jim Palmer	406.58
79	Joe Niekro	405.91
80	Dennis Ribant	404.84
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
81	Fred Talbot	400.28
82	Bruce Howard	398.57
83	Bucky Brandon	398.51
84	Lew Krausse	397.04
85	Jim Hardin	396.92
86	Nelson Briles	396.79
87	Barry Moore	396.14
88	Bob Shaw	395.9
89	Jim O'Toole	394.27
90	Woodie Fryman	394.0
91	Jack Hamilton	393.71
92	Al Jackson	392.18
93	Vern Law	387.63
94	Frank Bertaina	385.44
95	Curt Simmons	383.76
96	Marcelino Lopez	382.06
97	Gene Brabender	378.41
98	Wally Bunker	375.75
99	Bo Belinsky	373.95
100	Bill Hands	371.5
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
101	John O'Donoghue	370.69
102	Jose Santiago	366.2
103	Don Cardwell	365.78
104	Steve Blass	362.98
105	Ron Herbel	361.9
106	Dennis Bennett	360.54
107	Al McBean	358.87
108	Cisco Carlos	358.44
109	Joe Coleman	358.02
110	Whitey Ford	353.68
111	Bob Hendley	352.92
112	Dick Bosman	352.23
113	Bob Bruce	351.62
114	Blue Moon Odom	351.24
115	Stan Williams	350.29
116	Bill Dillman	349.37
117	Danny Frisella	348.33
118	Jim Brewer	346.67
119	Bill Monbouquette	346.65
120	John Hiller	346.48
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
121	Joe Gibbon	345.05
122	Dave Morehead	342.07
123	Bruce Von Hoff	337.95
124	Dick Kelley	336.89
125	Clyde Wright	336.12
126	Wade Blasingame	334.31
127	John Buzhardt	333.51
128	Billy McCool	333.41
129	Bob Priddy	333.0
130	Cal Koonce	332.32
131	Johnny Podres	328.68
132	Jerry Stephenson	327.98
133	Jim Bouton	327.72
134	Tony Pierce	326.27
135	Fred Klages	325.41
136	Gary Waslewski	324.88
137	Clay Carroll	324.5
138	Wilbur Wood	323.1
139	Juan Pizarro	323.04
140	Dave Wickersham	322.5
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
141	Paul Lindblad	322.09
142	Roberto Rodriguez	320.77
143	Joe Verbanic	319.75
144	Jim Weaver	316.99
145	Jim Shellenback	314.45
146	John Boozer	314.24
147	Ron Reed	314.09
148	Buster Narum	313.76
149	Bruce Dal Canton	313.76
150	Bill Graham	312.67
151	Tug McGraw	312.58
152	Dave Leonhard	311.38
153	Ed Rakow	311.28
154	Alan Foster	310.84
155	Jack Sanford	310.47
156	Howie Reed	310.05
157	Billy O'Dell	309.43
158	Les Rohr	308.73
159	Jim Cosman	308.52
160	Chris Zachary	308.29
Rank	Pitcher	Rating
161	Hank Aguirre	308.24
162	Mike Torrez	307.82
163	Hank Fischer	307.79
164	Jack Lamabe	307.57
165	Danny Coombs	307.55
166	John Duffie	307.08
167	Billy Rohr	306.68
168	Phil Regan	306.21
169	Jerry Koosman	305.99
170	George Lauzerique	305.55
171	Gerry Arrigo	305.31
172	Rob Gardner	305.26
173	Nick Willhite	304.93
174	Dick Nold	304.59
175	Ed Connolly	300.92
176	Steve Jones	300.8
177	Bob Moose	300.22

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