| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lake | NYA | -9.27 | 190808210_BAL_NYA |
| Burt Keeley | MIN | -2.79 | 190808200_BAL_MIN |
| Irv Young | PIT | -1.44 | 190808220_LAN_PIT |
| George Winter | DET | -1.12 | 190808200_DET_NYA |
| Fred Beebe | SLN | -0.78 | 190808220_PHI_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1908-08-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.69 | George McQuillan | 275.3 | PHI |
| +002+ | 8.27 | Christy Mathewson | 263.7 | SFN |
| +004+ | 8 | Mordecai Brown | 211.7 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.89 | Cy Young | 226 | BOS |
| +007+ | 6.29 | Ed Walsh | 310 | CHA |
| +009+ | 5.73 | Addie Joss | 238.3 | CLE |
| +010+ | 5.48 | Hooks Wiltse | 236.3 | SFN |
| +011+ | 4.95 | Jack Powell | 173 | BAL |
| +012+ | 4.42 | Andy Coakley | 228.7 | CIN |
| +013+ | 4.37 | Kaiser Wilhelm | 235.3 | LAN |
| +015+ | 4.17 | Harry Howell | 243.3 | BAL |
| +016+ | 4.02 | Ed Willett | 165.3 | DET |
| +018+ | 3.53 | Bob Ewing | 204.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.36 | Bugs Raymond | 232 | SLN |
| +022+ | 3.16 | Bill Foxen | 108 | PHI |
| +023+ | 3.08 | Vic Willis | 204.7 | PIT |
| +031+ | 2.59 | Eddie Plank | 173.3 | OAK |
| +032+ | 2.5 | Nap Rucker | 225.3 | LAN |
| +034+ | 2.48 | Bill Donovan | 138.7 | DET |
| +036+ | 2.22 | Bob Rhoads | 199 | CLE |
| +038+ | 2.2 | Lefty Leifield | 137.3 | PIT |
| +043+ | 2.01 | Charlie Chech | 113.7 | CLE |
| +047+ | 1.91 | Tom Tuckey | 32 | ATL |
| +054+ | 1.73 | Cecil Ferguson | 125 | ATL |
| +055+ | 1.66 | Tom Hughes | 209.7 | MIN |
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