| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 7.11 | 191708220_CHN_PHI |
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 6.31 | 191708230_MIN_CHA |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.89 | 191708220_BOS_CHA |
| Stan Coveleski | CLE | 1.98 | 191708220_OAK_CLE |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 1.94 | 191708242_CHN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Miller | PIT | -2.99 | 191708240_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 |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -1.3 | 191708230_SLN_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-08-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.62 | Eddie Cicotte | 269.7 | CHA |
| +003+ | 6.19 | Pete Alexander | 277 | PHI |
| +005+ | 5.54 | Jim Bagby | 252 | CLE |
| +007+ | 4.57 | Dutch Leonard | 224.7 | BOS |
| +009+ | 4.33 | Carl Mays | 214 | BOS |
| +013+ | 4.13 | Stan Coveleski | 239.3 | CLE |
| +014+ | 4.08 | Red Faber | 169.7 | CHA |
| +017+ | 3.74 | Hippo Vaughn | 227.7 | CHN |
| +022+ | 3.4 | Babe Ruth | 246.7 | BOS |
| +023+ | 3.14 | Fred Toney | 274.3 | CIN |
| +027+ | 2.96 | Pete Schneider | 248.7 | CIN |
| +028+ | 2.93 | Larry Cheney | 173.3 | LAN |
| +030+ | 2.88 | Ferdie Schupp | 212 | SFN |
| +031+ | 2.78 | Reb Russell | 155.3 | CHA |
| +035+ | 2.4 | Walter Johnson | 253.7 | MIN |
| +040+ | 2.13 | Slim Sallee | 156 | SFN |
| +043+ | 1.95 | Jim Scott | 124.7 | CHA |
| +053+ | 1.6 | Eppa Rixey | 213.7 | PHI |
| +057+ | 1.59 | Chief Bender | 69 | PHI |
| +061+ | 1.49 | Pol Perritt | 145.7 | SFN |
| +062+ | 1.48 | Ed Klepfer | 159.3 | CLE |
| +063+ | 1.48 | Bob Shawkey | 186.7 | NYA |
| +065+ | 1.38 | Willie Mitchell | 134 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Bill James | 137.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Lefty Tyler | 187 | ATL |
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