| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 9.84 | 191708150_CHA_CLE |
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.66 | 191708150_PHI_ATL |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.63 | 191708160_CHN_ATL |
| Babe Ruth | BOS | 2.62 | 191708140_BOS_OAK |
| Stan Coveleski | CLE | 1.68 | 191708141_CHA_CLE |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Miller | PIT | -4.86 | 191708150_CIN_PIT |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -2.94 | 191708141_NYA_MIN |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -2.08 | 191708141_CHA_CLE |
| Jack Coombs | LAN | -1.69 | 191708141_LAN_SFN |
| Nick Cullop | NYA | -0.69 | 191708142_NYA_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.27 | Eddie Cicotte | 247.7 | CHA |
| +004+ | 5.63 | Jim Bagby | 234 | CLE |
| +006+ | 4.78 | Pete Alexander | 254 | PHI |
| +011+ | 3.76 | Hippo Vaughn | 211.7 | CHN |
| +012+ | 3.66 | Stan Coveleski | 229.3 | CLE |
| +014+ | 3.5 | Carl Mays | 188.7 | BOS |
| +017+ | 3.38 | Dutch Leonard | 207.3 | BOS |
| +018+ | 3.34 | Red Faber | 154.7 | CHA |
| +025+ | 2.81 | Babe Ruth | 229 | BOS |
| +030+ | 2.46 | Fred Toney | 265.3 | CIN |
| +034+ | 2.42 | Slim Sallee | 147 | SFN |
| +035+ | 2.41 | Pete Schneider | 231.7 | CIN |
| +036+ | 2.21 | Jim Scott | 122.3 | CHA |
| +040+ | 2.02 | Ferdie Schupp | 198 | SFN |
| +046+ | 1.78 | Bullet Joe Bush | 176 | OAK |
| +048+ | 1.7 | Walter Johnson | 240.7 | MIN |
| +056+ | 1.29 | Mike Regan | 151.7 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Rube Foster | 82 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | Eppa Rixey | 189 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Al Demaree | 164 | TOT |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Hooks Dauss | 189 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.95 | Ed Klepfer | 141.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 0.94 | Willie Mitchell | 124 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Jeff Pfeffer | 173.3 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Joe Oeschger | 174.3 | PHI |
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