| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 7.42 | 191708202_BOS_CHA |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 5.33 | 191708210_OAK_CLE |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 2.71 | 191708202_BOS_CHA |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.65 | 191708211_CHN_PHI |
| Fred Toney | CIN | 1.62 | 191708190_CIN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -5.48 | 191708210_OAK_CLE |
| Frank Miller | PIT | -4.1 | 191708200_PIT_LAN |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -2.17 | 191708200_MIN_BAL |
| Ernie Koob | BAL | -0.87 | 191708200_MIN_BAL |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -0.73 | 191708200_SLN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.05 | Eddie Cicotte | 260.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 5.61 | Pete Alexander | 268 | PHI |
| +006+ | 5.53 | Jim Bagby | 252 | CLE |
| +010+ | 4.18 | Carl Mays | 205 | BOS |
| +011+ | 4.05 | Stan Coveleski | 238.3 | CLE |
| +013+ | 4 | Dutch Leonard | 215.7 | BOS |
| +012+ | 4 | Red Faber | 168.7 | CHA |
| +021+ | 3.38 | Babe Ruth | 246.7 | BOS |
| +022+ | 3.31 | Hippo Vaughn | 213.7 | CHN |
| +024+ | 3.08 | Fred Toney | 274.3 | CIN |
| +026+ | 3.02 | Pete Schneider | 240.7 | CIN |
| +029+ | 2.77 | Reb Russell | 155.3 | CHA |
| +033+ | 2.61 | Ferdie Schupp | 207 | SFN |
| +037+ | 2.25 | Larry Cheney | 160.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 2.16 | Slim Sallee | 156 | SFN |
| +040+ | 2.1 | Walter Johnson | 249.7 | MIN |
| +044+ | 1.94 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +046+ | 1.88 | Chief Bender | 67 | PHI |
| +049+ | 1.77 | Bullet Joe Bush | 182 | OAK |
| +058+ | 1.44 | Bob Shawkey | 186.7 | NYA |
| +062+ | 1.4 | Eppa Rixey | 204 | PHI |
| +063+ | 1.37 | Willie Mitchell | 134 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Pol Perritt | 136.7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Ed Klepfer | 150.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Phil Douglas | 210.7 | CHN |
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