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Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Bill James Starting Pitcher Historical Rankings
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| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Spahn | 515.16 |
| 2 | Sam Jones | 497.45 |
| 3 | Whitey Ford | 495.96 |
| 4 | Billy Pierce | 495.75 |
| 5 | Bob Turley | 494.07 |
| 6 | Dick Donovan | 483.03 |
| 7 | Frank Lary | 477.0 |
| 8 | Lew Burdette | 470.44 |
| 9 | Robin Roberts | 466.41 |
| 10 | Paul Foytack | 465.52 |
| 11 | Jim Bunning | 463.06 |
| 12 | Frank Sullivan | 462.5 |
| 13 | Johnny Antonelli | 457.6 |
| 14 | Early Wynn | 450.47 |
| 15 | Bob Friend | 446.93 |
| 16 | Jack Harshman | 441.99 |
| 17 | Tom Brewer | 436.26 |
| 18 | Ron Kline | 428.97 |
| 19 | Johnny Podres | 428.27 |
| 20 | Camilo Pascual | 425.87 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 21 | Don Drysdale | 425.3 |
| 22 | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 417.87 |
| 23 | Harvey Haddix | 417.76 |
| 24 | Ruben Gomez | 413.67 |
| 25 | Don Newcombe | 412.1 |
| 26 | Bob Purkey | 407.88 |
| 27 | Billy Hoeft | 407.6 |
| 28 | Ralph Terry | 407.27 |
| 29 | Bob Rush | 404.29 |
| 30 | Cal McLish | 402.09 |
| 31 | Ned Garver | 399.6 |
| 32 | Joe Nuxhall | 399.15 |
| 33 | Jack Sanford | 394.16 |
| 34 | Connie Johnson | 393.31 |
| 35 | Pedro Ramos | 392.47 |
| 36 | Don Larsen | 391.68 |
| 37 | Brooks Lawrence | 390.4 |
| 38 | Curt Simmons | 389.33 |
| 39 | Billy O'Dell | 387.97 |
| 40 | Duke Maas | 382.78 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 41 | Gary Bell | 380.45 |
| 42 | Arnie Portocarrero | 376.92 |
| 43 | Dick Drott | 373.46 |
| 44 | Vern Law | 372.95 |
| 45 | Jim Wilson | 368.74 |
| 46 | Tom Sturdivant | 368.1 |
| 47 | Stu Miller | 367.05 |
| 48 | Mudcat Grant | 364.89 |
| 49 | Carl Willey | 363.28 |
| 50 | Larry Jackson | 362.52 |
| 51 | Sandy Koufax | 361.55 |
| 52 | Ray Moore | 360.17 |
| 53 | Hal Brown | 359.42 |
| 54 | Bob Buhl | 357.54 |
| 55 | Ray Narleski | 356.95 |
| 56 | Moe Drabowsky | 356.91 |
| 57 | Mike McCormick | 355.93 |
| 58 | George Witt | 354.24 |
| 59 | Ike Delock | 352.54 |
| 60 | Stan Williams | 351.69 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 61 | Russ Kemmerer | 350.85 |
| 62 | Ray Semproch | 348.84 |
| 63 | Bobby Shantz | 344.69 |
| 64 | Dave Sisler | 342.16 |
| 65 | Ray Herbert | 338.17 |
| 66 | Dave Hillman | 336.78 |
| 67 | Sal Maglie | 335.31 |
| 68 | Alex Kellner | 334.74 |
| 69 | Bob Grim | 329.08 |
| 70 | Curt Raydon | 327.12 |
| 71 | Milt Pappas | 326.24 |
| 72 | Don Cardwell | 325.11 |
| 73 | Juan Pizarro | 323.04 |
| 74 | Joey Jay | 321.68 |
| 75 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 320.53 |
| 76 | John Briggs | 316.74 |
| 77 | Taylor Phillips | 316.55 |
| 78 | Bob Anderson | 313.39 |
| 79 | Herb Moford | 312.96 |
| 80 | Don Ferrarese | 308.98 |
| Rank | Pitcher | Rating |
| 81 | Ernie Broglio | 305.66 |
| 82 | Jim Brosnan | 304.98 |
| 83 | Bob Mabe | 304.41 |
| 84 | Johnny Kucks | 300.69 |
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