| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 7.11 | 191708220_CHN_PHI |
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 6.31 | 191708230_MIN_CHA |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 5.33 | 191708210_OAK_CLE |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.89 | 191708220_BOS_CHA |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.65 | 191708211_CHN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -5.48 | 191708210_OAK_CLE |
| Burleigh Grimes | PIT | -2.47 | 191708230_PIT_ATL |
| Nick Cullop | NYA | -1.81 | 191708220_NYA_DET |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -1.79 | 191708220_BOS_CHA |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -1.65 | 191708230_MIN_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.58 | Eddie Cicotte | 269.7 | CHA |
| +003+ | 6.15 | Pete Alexander | 277 | PHI |
| +006+ | 5.51 | Jim Bagby | 252 | CLE |
| +007+ | 4.53 | Dutch Leonard | 224.7 | BOS |
| +010+ | 4.3 | Carl Mays | 214 | BOS |
| +012+ | 4.1 | Stan Coveleski | 239.3 | CLE |
| +014+ | 4.05 | Red Faber | 169.7 | CHA |
| +018+ | 3.55 | Hippo Vaughn | 218.7 | CHN |
| +022+ | 3.36 | Babe Ruth | 246.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 3.07 | Fred Toney | 274.3 | CIN |
| +028+ | 2.9 | Larry Cheney | 173.3 | LAN |
| +029+ | 2.89 | Pete Schneider | 248.7 | CIN |
| +030+ | 2.84 | Ferdie Schupp | 212 | SFN |
| +031+ | 2.76 | Reb Russell | 155.3 | CHA |
| +035+ | 2.36 | Walter Johnson | 253.7 | MIN |
| +040+ | 2.1 | Slim Sallee | 156 | SFN |
| +044+ | 1.94 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +047+ | 1.87 | Chief Bender | 67 | PHI |
| +060+ | 1.46 | Ed Klepfer | 159.3 | CLE |
| +061+ | 1.45 | Bob Shawkey | 186.7 | NYA |
| +063+ | 1.39 | Eppa Rixey | 204 | PHI |
| +064+ | 1.36 | Willie Mitchell | 134 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.14 | Bill James | 137.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1 | Lefty Tyler | 187 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1 | Bullet Joe Bush | 186.3 | OAK |
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