| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 7.74 | 191708300_BAL_CHA |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 2.89 | 191708312_OAK_BOS |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 2.46 | 191709010_DET_CLE |
| Pete Schneider | CIN | 2.07 | 191708310_CHN_CIN |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 1.95 | 191709011_CHN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -10.93 | 191708312_OAK_BOS |
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -2.75 | 191708312_MIN_NYA |
| Milt Watson | SLN | -1.91 | 191709012_SLN_PIT |
| Ernie Koob | BAL | -1.09 | 191709010_BAL_CHA |
| Elmer Jacobs | PIT | -0.41 | 191708311_SLN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.71 | Eddie Cicotte | 285.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 5.6 | Pete Alexander | 296 | PHI |
| +007+ | 4.84 | Red Faber | 189.7 | CHA |
| +008+ | 4.71 | Stan Coveleski | 260.3 | CLE |
| +009+ | 4.55 | Carl Mays | 227 | BOS |
| +010+ | 4.47 | Dutch Leonard | 239.7 | BOS |
| +013+ | 4.35 | Jim Bagby | 275 | CLE |
| +015+ | 3.98 | Hippo Vaughn | 247.3 | CHN |
| +021+ | 3.67 | Pete Schneider | 270.7 | CIN |
| +023+ | 3.47 | Babe Ruth | 264.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 3.22 | Fred Toney | 296.7 | CIN |
| +027+ | 3.06 | Reb Russell | 167.3 | CHA |
| +030+ | 2.91 | Walter Johnson | 266.7 | MIN |
| +033+ | 2.8 | Larry Cheney | 180.3 | LAN |
| +035+ | 2.7 | Slim Sallee | 174.3 | SFN |
| +036+ | 2.69 | Ferdie Schupp | 229 | SFN |
| +045+ | 2.03 | Chief Bender | 90 | PHI |
| +057+ | 1.71 | Rube Benton | 165 | SFN |
| +058+ | 1.71 | Jeff Pfeffer | 204.3 | LAN |
| +060+ | 1.69 | Dave Danforth | 151.7 | CHA |
| +059+ | 1.69 | Willie Mitchell | 143 | DET |
| +062+ | 1.64 | Bill James | 152.3 | DET |
| +066+ | 1.55 | Lefty Tyler | 196 | ATL |
| +069+ | 1.5 | Pol Perritt | 154.7 | SFN |
| +070+ | 1.46 | Eppa Rixey | 222.7 | PHI |
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