| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.91 | 191708180_PIT_PHI |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 6.29 | 191708170_BOS_CLE |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.63 | 191708160_CHN_ATL |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.59 | 191708181_BOS_CLE |
| Fred Toney | CIN | 1.55 | 191708160_CIN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -2.11 | 191708180_OAK_CHA |
| Elmer Jacobs | PIT | -1.25 | 191708171_PIT_PHI |
| Dave Davenport | BAL | -0.88 | 191708180_NYA_BAL |
| Rube Schauer | OAK | -0.72 | 191708170_OAK_CHA |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -0.62 | 191708170_SLN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.14 | Eddie Cicotte | 252.7 | CHA |
| +004+ | 5.59 | Pete Alexander | 268 | PHI |
| +005+ | 5.57 | Jim Bagby | 243 | CLE |
| +009+ | 4.02 | Stan Coveleski | 238.3 | CLE |
| +013+ | 3.91 | Dutch Leonard | 215.7 | BOS |
| +014+ | 3.87 | Carl Mays | 197.7 | BOS |
| +016+ | 3.78 | Hippo Vaughn | 211.7 | CHN |
| +019+ | 3.42 | Red Faber | 159.7 | CHA |
| +023+ | 3.18 | Babe Ruth | 238 | BOS |
| +025+ | 3.01 | Pete Schneider | 240.7 | CIN |
| +031+ | 2.59 | Ferdie Schupp | 207 | SFN |
| +032+ | 2.48 | Fred Toney | 265.3 | CIN |
| +033+ | 2.43 | Slim Sallee | 147 | SFN |
| +036+ | 2.37 | Larry Cheney | 160.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 2.06 | Walter Johnson | 249.7 | MIN |
| +042+ | 1.92 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +050+ | 1.72 | Bullet Joe Bush | 182 | OAK |
| +058+ | 1.31 | Chief Bender | 58 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Eppa Rixey | 198 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Rube Foster | 82 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Pol Perritt | 135.7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Mike Regan | 154 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Al Demaree | 164 | TOT |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Willie Mitchell | 125 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Ed Klepfer | 141.3 | CLE |
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