| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lake | NYA | -9.27 | 190808210_BAL_NYA |
| Burt Keeley | MIN | -2.79 | 190808200_BAL_MIN |
| George Mullin | DET | -2.38 | 190808190_DET_NYA |
| Bob Spade | CIN | -0.57 | 190808190_SFN_CIN |
| Harry McIntire | LAN | -0.37 | 190808200_LAN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1908-08-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.67 | George McQuillan | 275.3 | PHI |
| +002+ | 8.25 | Christy Mathewson | 263.7 | SFN |
| +004+ | 7.53 | Mordecai Brown | 196.7 | CHN |
| +005+ | 7.36 | Cy Young | 219 | BOS |
| +007+ | 6.55 | Ed Walsh | 308.3 | CHA |
| +009+ | 5.71 | Addie Joss | 238.3 | CLE |
| +010+ | 5.46 | Hooks Wiltse | 236.3 | SFN |
| +011+ | 4.94 | Jack Powell | 173 | BAL |
| +012+ | 4.52 | Kaiser Wilhelm | 235.3 | LAN |
| +013+ | 4.4 | Andy Coakley | 228.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 4.15 | Harry Howell | 243.3 | BAL |
| +016+ | 4.01 | Ed Willett | 165.3 | DET |
| +017+ | 3.84 | Bob Ewing | 195.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.34 | Bugs Raymond | 232 | SLN |
| +021+ | 3.2 | Vic Willis | 204.7 | PIT |
| +023+ | 3.15 | Bill Foxen | 108 | PHI |
| +029+ | 2.65 | Nap Rucker | 225.3 | LAN |
| +032+ | 2.57 | Eddie Plank | 173.3 | OAK |
| +033+ | 2.47 | Bill Donovan | 138.7 | DET |
| +036+ | 2.27 | Lefty Leifield | 137.3 | PIT |
| +039+ | 2.2 | Bob Rhoads | 199 | CLE |
| +041+ | 2.12 | Rube Vickers | 262 | OAK |
| +047+ | 1.94 | Tom Hughes | 202.7 | MIN |
| +049+ | 1.83 | Sam Leever | 150.3 | PIT |
| +053+ | 1.78 | Cecil Ferguson | 125 | ATL |
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