| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bernhard | OAK | -4.09 | 190108200_CLE_OAK |
| Win Mercer | MIN | -2.16 | 190108210_CHA_MIN |
| Pete Dowling | CLE | -1.85 | 190108212_CLE_OAK |
| Ed Doheny | PIT | -0.75 | 190108190_PIT_SLN |
| Tom Hughes | CHN | -0.64 | 190108190_CHN_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1901-08-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 10.78 | Cy Young | 267.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.47 | Christy Mathewson | 285 | SFN |
| +005+ | 6.86 | Al Orth | 209.7 | PHI |
| +007+ | 6.37 | Deacon Phillippe | 203 | PIT |
| +008+ | 5.83 | Clark Griffith | 231.3 | CHA |
| +015+ | 5.03 | Jack Chesbro | 204.7 | PIT |
| +016+ | 4.49 | Jesse Tannehill | 182.3 | PIT |
| +017+ | 4.43 | Vic Willis | 212 | ATL |
| +019+ | 4.25 | Bill Dinneen | 215 | ATL |
| +023+ | 4.05 | Bill Duggleby | 208.7 | PHI |
| +024+ | 3.84 | Red Donahue | 226.7 | PHI |
| +027+ | 3.55 | Jimmy Callahan | 126 | CHA |
| +028+ | 3.47 | George Winter | 146 | BOS |
| +030+ | 3.46 | Noodles Hahn | 265 | CIN |
| +038+ | 2.93 | Rube Waddell | 233 | TOT |
| +040+ | 2.91 | Bill Donovan | 271 | LAN |
| +047+ | 2.38 | Joe Yeager | 124.7 | DET |
| +048+ | 2.2 | Jack Katoll | 161 | CHA |
| +049+ | 2.16 | Eddie Plank | 197.7 | OAK |
| +052+ | 2.14 | Roscoe Miller | 243 | DET |
| +053+ | 2.13 | Jack Powell | 275.7 | SLN |
| +055+ | 1.9 | Earl Moore | 184.3 | CLE |
| +061+ | 1.47 | Doc White | 172 | PHI |
| +066+ | 1.42 | Jack Taylor | 219.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Kid Nichols | 228 | ATL |
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