| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 5.86 | 191709131_LAN_PHI |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.34 | 191709111_CIN_CHN |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 2.32 | 191709121_CLE_DET |
| Dutch Leonard | BOS | 2.27 | 191709110_BOS_MIN |
| Pete Schneider | CIN | 2.01 | 191709120_CIN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -10.11 | 191709130_OAK_MIN |
| Dick Rudolph | ATL | -2.95 | 191709131_SFN_ATL |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -2.46 | 191709130_PIT_SLN |
| Jack Coombs | LAN | -2.14 | 191709112_LAN_SFN |
| Frank Miller | PIT | -1.94 | 191709120_PIT_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 7.6 | Eddie Cicotte | 309.7 | CHA |
| +003+ | 7.31 | Pete Alexander | 343 | PHI |
| +010+ | 4.61 | Stan Coveleski | 278.3 | CLE |
| +011+ | 4.53 | Hippo Vaughn | 269 | CHN |
| +013+ | 4.33 | Jim Bagby | 291 | CLE |
| +014+ | 4.09 | Pete Schneider | 296.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 4.05 | Carl Mays | 245 | BOS |
| +017+ | 3.82 | Ferdie Schupp | 254 | SFN |
| +023+ | 3.66 | Fred Toney | 316.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 3.55 | Dutch Leonard | 257.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 3.53 | Babe Ruth | 281.7 | BOS |
| +028+ | 3.44 | Red Faber | 209.7 | CHA |
| +030+ | 3.34 | Slim Sallee | 191.3 | SFN |
| +031+ | 3.13 | Larry Cheney | 190.3 | LAN |
| +033+ | 2.89 | Pol Perritt | 180.7 | SFN |
| +034+ | 2.81 | Jeff Pfeffer | 238 | LAN |
| +036+ | 2.76 | Reb Russell | 177.7 | CHA |
| +038+ | 2.56 | Walter Johnson | 287.7 | MIN |
| +042+ | 2.23 | Bob Shawkey | 218.7 | NYA |
| +051+ | 1.94 | Marv Goodwin | 61.3 | SLN |
| +062+ | 1.81 | Bill James | 172 | DET |
| +066+ | 1.73 | Doc Ayers | 173.7 | MIN |
| +067+ | 1.65 | Ernie Shore | 208.7 | BOS |
| +072+ | 1.48 | Willie Mitchell | 160 | DET |
| +079+ | 1.26 | Dave Danforth | 156.3 | CHA |
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