| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | MIN | -2.68 | 190108171_DET_MIN |
| Bill Phillips | CIN | -1.92 | 190108180_PIT_CIN |
| Doc Newton | LAN | -0.91 | 190108172_LAN_SFN |
| Ed Doheny | PIT | -0.75 | 190108190_PIT_SLN |
| Chick Fraser | OAK | -0.69 | 190108172_MIL_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1901-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 10.17 | Cy Young | 258.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.62 | Christy Mathewson | 285 | SFN |
| +005+ | 6.97 | Al Orth | 209.7 | PHI |
| +006+ | 6.51 | Deacon Phillippe | 203 | PIT |
| +008+ | 5.88 | Clark Griffith | 218 | CHA |
| +016+ | 4.44 | Jack Chesbro | 195.7 | PIT |
| +018+ | 4.15 | Bill Duggleby | 208.7 | PHI |
| +019+ | 4.11 | Jesse Tannehill | 171 | PIT |
| +020+ | 4.09 | Vic Willis | 201 | ATL |
| +021+ | 4.08 | Bill Dinneen | 206 | ATL |
| +025+ | 3.85 | Red Donahue | 217.7 | PHI |
| +026+ | 3.6 | Jimmy Callahan | 126 | CHA |
| +027+ | 3.58 | Noodles Hahn | 265 | CIN |
| +028+ | 3.55 | George Winter | 146 | BOS |
| +041+ | 2.8 | Jack Katoll | 157.3 | CHA |
| +045+ | 2.51 | Rube Waddell | 224 | TOT |
| +046+ | 2.44 | Joe Yeager | 124.7 | DET |
| +048+ | 2.28 | Bill Donovan | 262 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.27 | Eddie Plank | 197.7 | OAK |
| +050+ | 2.26 | Roscoe Miller | 243 | DET |
| +053+ | 1.96 | Earl Moore | 184.3 | CLE |
| +055+ | 1.77 | Jack Powell | 263.7 | SLN |
| +060+ | 1.53 | Jack Taylor | 219.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Kid Nichols | 228 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Doc White | 163 | PHI |
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