| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -3.23 | 191709092_SLN_CIN |
| Dick Rudolph | ATL | -2.8 | 191709082_PHI_ATL |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -2.52 | 191709072_NYA_MIN |
| Frank Miller | PIT | -1.71 | 191709080_CHN_PIT |
| Nick Cullop | NYA | -1.16 | 191709082_NYA_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 7.63 | Eddie Cicotte | 309.7 | CHA |
| +006+ | 6.3 | Pete Alexander | 323 | PHI |
| +011+ | 4.3 | Carl Mays | 236 | BOS |
| +012+ | 4.24 | Jim Bagby | 282 | CLE |
| +013+ | 4.14 | Hippo Vaughn | 259 | CHN |
| +015+ | 4.09 | Stan Coveleski | 269.3 | CLE |
| +016+ | 4.06 | Dutch Leonard | 249.3 | BOS |
| +017+ | 3.95 | Pete Schneider | 287.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.75 | Fred Toney | 314.3 | CIN |
| +023+ | 3.65 | Babe Ruth | 273.7 | BOS |
| +025+ | 3.46 | Red Faber | 209.7 | CHA |
| +028+ | 3.3 | Ferdie Schupp | 245 | SFN |
| +030+ | 3.08 | Slim Sallee | 183.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 2.78 | Reb Russell | 177.7 | CHA |
| +037+ | 2.63 | Pol Perritt | 172.7 | SFN |
| +038+ | 2.47 | Jeff Pfeffer | 218.3 | LAN |
| +042+ | 2.27 | Walter Johnson | 278.7 | MIN |
| +043+ | 2.22 | Bob Shawkey | 211.7 | NYA |
| +063+ | 1.6 | Rube Benton | 173 | SFN |
| +067+ | 1.55 | Rube Foster | 115 | BOS |
| +069+ | 1.51 | Willie Mitchell | 160 | DET |
| +071+ | 1.38 | Marv Goodwin | 52.3 | SLN |
| +075+ | 1.28 | Dave Danforth | 156.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Tom Hughes | 39 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.14 | Eppa Rixey | 232.7 | PHI |
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