| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.86 | 191709210_PHI_CHN |
| Stan Coveleski | CLE | 2.73 | 191709222_CLE_OAK |
| Pete Schneider | CIN | 2.08 | 191709220_LAN_CIN |
| Red Faber | CHA | 1.78 | 191709210_CHA_BOS |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 1.74 | 191709220_CHA_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -2.4 | 191709220_ATL_SLN |
| Howard Ehmke | DET | -1.29 | 191709220_DET_MIN |
| Dave Davenport | BAL | -1.28 | 191709221_BAL_NYA |
| Rube Schauer | OAK | -0.8 | 191709210_CLE_OAK |
| George Mogridge | NYA | -0.64 | 191709210_BAL_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.09 | Pete Alexander | 370 | PHI |
| +003+ | 7.96 | Eddie Cicotte | 330.3 | CHA |
| +007+ | 5.62 | Stan Coveleski | 299.3 | CLE |
| +011+ | 4.98 | Jim Bagby | 313 | CLE |
| +012+ | 4.94 | Pete Schneider | 314.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 4.59 | Carl Mays | 272 | BOS |
| +015+ | 4.47 | Red Faber | 237.7 | CHA |
| +016+ | 4.34 | Hippo Vaughn | 287 | CHN |
| +019+ | 4.22 | Ferdie Schupp | 263 | SFN |
| +020+ | 4.03 | Dutch Leonard | 276.7 | BOS |
| +024+ | 3.94 | Babe Ruth | 299.7 | BOS |
| +029+ | 3.46 | Fred Toney | 327.7 | CIN |
| +031+ | 3.11 | Slim Sallee | 203.3 | SFN |
| +032+ | 3.01 | Jeff Pfeffer | 255 | LAN |
| +034+ | 2.93 | Reb Russell | 184.3 | CHA |
| +035+ | 2.88 | Pol Perritt | 203 | SFN |
| +037+ | 2.7 | Walter Johnson | 314.7 | MIN |
| +047+ | 2.12 | Bill James | 181 | DET |
| +053+ | 1.9 | Art Nehf | 215.3 | ATL |
| +056+ | 1.88 | Willie Mitchell | 177 | DET |
| +063+ | 1.79 | Marv Goodwin | 73.3 | SLN |
| +064+ | 1.77 | Ernie Shore | 214.7 | BOS |
| +065+ | 1.74 | Eppa Rixey | 256.7 | PHI |
| +067+ | 1.71 | Bob Shawkey | 234.7 | NYA |
| +069+ | 1.63 | Doc Ayers | 182.7 | MIN |
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