| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 6.79 | 191709021_DET_CHA |
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 4.85 | 191709031_PHI_LAN |
| Stan Coveleski | CLE | 2.88 | 191709032_BAL_CLE |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.84 | 191709032_NYA_BOS |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 1.95 | 191709011_CHN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Miller | PIT | -2.67 | 191709031_CIN_PIT |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -2.64 | 191709022_CHN_SLN |
| Jack Coombs | LAN | -1.71 | 191709032_PHI_LAN |
| Dave Davenport | BAL | -1.19 | 191709032_BAL_CLE |
| Rube Schauer | OAK | -0.92 | 191709010_OAK_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 7.34 | Eddie Cicotte | 300.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 6.24 | Pete Alexander | 314 | PHI |
| +007+ | 4.65 | Carl Mays | 227 | BOS |
| +010+ | 4.44 | Jim Bagby | 275 | CLE |
| +012+ | 4.3 | Stan Coveleski | 269.3 | CLE |
| +013+ | 4.13 | Hippo Vaughn | 247.3 | CHN |
| +014+ | 3.98 | Pete Schneider | 279.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.79 | Dutch Leonard | 240.3 | BOS |
| +022+ | 3.6 | Babe Ruth | 264.7 | BOS |
| +024+ | 3.41 | Red Faber | 195.7 | CHA |
| +025+ | 3.38 | Fred Toney | 296.7 | CIN |
| +029+ | 3.02 | Reb Russell | 175.7 | CHA |
| +030+ | 2.88 | Larry Cheney | 180.3 | LAN |
| +033+ | 2.8 | Ferdie Schupp | 229 | SFN |
| +034+ | 2.78 | Slim Sallee | 174.3 | SFN |
| +043+ | 2.13 | Pol Perritt | 163.7 | SFN |
| +044+ | 2.07 | Chief Bender | 90 | PHI |
| +051+ | 1.89 | Bob Shawkey | 202.7 | NYA |
| +055+ | 1.81 | Jeff Pfeffer | 204.3 | LAN |
| +056+ | 1.79 | Rube Benton | 165 | SFN |
| +058+ | 1.78 | Walter Johnson | 269.7 | MIN |
| +063+ | 1.58 | Ray Fisher | 132.3 | NYA |
| +064+ | 1.56 | Eppa Rixey | 222.7 | PHI |
| +067+ | 1.41 | Bill James | 157.3 | DET |
| +068+ | 1.4 | Marv Goodwin | 52.3 | SLN |
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