| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.91 | 191708180_PIT_PHI |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 6.29 | 191708170_BOS_CLE |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.59 | 191708181_BOS_CLE |
| Fred Toney | CIN | 1.62 | 191708190_CIN_SFN |
| Walter Johnson | MIN | 1.3 | 191708180_MIN_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -3.54 | 191708190_OAK_CHA |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -2.11 | 191708180_OAK_CHA |
| Elmer Jacobs | PIT | -1.25 | 191708171_PIT_PHI |
| Dave Davenport | BAL | -0.88 | 191708180_NYA_BAL |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -0.62 | 191708170_SLN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.16 | Eddie Cicotte | 252.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 5.6 | Pete Alexander | 268 | PHI |
| +006+ | 5.59 | Jim Bagby | 243 | CLE |
| +010+ | 4.04 | Stan Coveleski | 238.3 | CLE |
| +013+ | 3.94 | Dutch Leonard | 215.7 | BOS |
| +014+ | 3.89 | Carl Mays | 197.7 | BOS |
| +016+ | 3.8 | Hippo Vaughn | 211.7 | CHN |
| +018+ | 3.43 | Red Faber | 159.7 | CHA |
| +022+ | 3.21 | Babe Ruth | 238 | BOS |
| +025+ | 3.08 | Fred Toney | 274.3 | CIN |
| +026+ | 3.02 | Pete Schneider | 240.7 | CIN |
| +032+ | 2.61 | Ferdie Schupp | 207 | SFN |
| +033+ | 2.44 | Slim Sallee | 147 | SFN |
| +035+ | 2.38 | Larry Cheney | 160.3 | LAN |
| +037+ | 2.2 | Reb Russell | 146.3 | CHA |
| +039+ | 2.08 | Walter Johnson | 249.7 | MIN |
| +043+ | 1.93 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +047+ | 1.75 | Bullet Joe Bush | 182 | OAK |
| +057+ | 1.31 | Chief Bender | 58 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.23 | Eppa Rixey | 198 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.23 | Rube Foster | 82 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Pol Perritt | 136.7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Ed Klepfer | 150.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.04 | Mike Regan | 154 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Willie Mitchell | 125 | DET |
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