| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 6.59 | 191708270_NYA_CHA |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 4.29 | 191708260_MIN_CLE |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 3.16 | 191708260_BOS_DET |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.07 | 191708280_CHN_LAN |
| Pete Schneider | CIN | 1.66 | 191708280_CIN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -9.03 | 191708262_OAK_BAL |
| Jack Coombs | LAN | -1.93 | 191708270_CHN_LAN |
| Burleigh Grimes | PIT | -1.59 | 191708280_PIT_SFN |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -1.47 | 191708280_NYA_CHA |
| Oscar Horstmann | SLN | -1.05 | 191708270_SLN_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 7.06 | Eddie Cicotte | 276.7 | CHA |
| +003+ | 6.17 | Pete Alexander | 287 | PHI |
| +005+ | 5.89 | Jim Bagby | 261 | CLE |
| +007+ | 4.77 | Red Faber | 184.3 | CHA |
| +008+ | 4.59 | Carl Mays | 218 | BOS |
| +012+ | 4.34 | Hippo Vaughn | 236.7 | CHN |
| +014+ | 4.26 | Dutch Leonard | 229.7 | BOS |
| +015+ | 4.24 | Stan Coveleski | 251.3 | CLE |
| +019+ | 3.83 | Pete Schneider | 265.7 | CIN |
| +024+ | 3.23 | Ferdie Schupp | 221 | SFN |
| +025+ | 3.13 | Babe Ruth | 255.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 3.1 | Fred Toney | 283.7 | CIN |
| +028+ | 3.01 | Walter Johnson | 266.7 | MIN |
| +033+ | 2.69 | Slim Sallee | 165 | SFN |
| +037+ | 2.55 | Reb Russell | 158.3 | CHA |
| +040+ | 2.12 | Chief Bender | 81 | PHI |
| +044+ | 1.96 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +052+ | 1.73 | Willie Mitchell | 143 | DET |
| +057+ | 1.63 | Pol Perritt | 154.7 | SFN |
| +059+ | 1.59 | Lefty Tyler | 196 | ATL |
| +060+ | 1.59 | Eppa Rixey | 213.7 | PHI |
| +064+ | 1.51 | Bill James | 146.3 | DET |
| +067+ | 1.42 | Jeff Pfeffer | 193.3 | LAN |
| +068+ | 1.37 | Rube Benton | 154 | SFN |
| +070+ | 1.32 | Bob Shawkey | 193.7 | NYA |
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