| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 7.87 | 191709190_CHA_OAK |
| Stan Coveleski | CLE | 2.39 | 191709190_CLE_NYA |
| Hippo Vaughn | CHN | 2.37 | 191709190_SFN_CHN |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 1.61 | 191709192_DET_BOS |
| Slim Sallee | SFN | 1.54 | 191709190_SFN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -9.71 | 191709200_CHA_OAK |
| Dick Rudolph | ATL | -2.58 | 191709181_ATL_PIT |
| Ernie Koob | BAL | -1.71 | 191709180_BAL_MIN |
| Bill Doak | SLN | -0.99 | 191709181_LAN_SLN |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -0.56 | 191709200_CHA_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-09-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8 | Eddie Cicotte | 330.3 | CHA |
| +003+ | 7.65 | Pete Alexander | 352 | PHI |
| +009+ | 5.01 | Stan Coveleski | 288.3 | CLE |
| +012+ | 4.5 | Jim Bagby | 304 | CLE |
| +013+ | 4.43 | Pete Schneider | 305.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 4.38 | Hippo Vaughn | 287 | CHN |
| +015+ | 4.26 | Ferdie Schupp | 263 | SFN |
| +018+ | 4.2 | Fred Toney | 325.3 | CIN |
| +019+ | 4.1 | Red Faber | 227.7 | CHA |
| +020+ | 4.09 | Carl Mays | 263 | BOS |
| +022+ | 3.99 | Babe Ruth | 299.7 | BOS |
| +024+ | 3.89 | Dutch Leonard | 266.7 | BOS |
| +030+ | 3.14 | Slim Sallee | 203.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.03 | Walter Johnson | 305.7 | MIN |
| +035+ | 2.95 | Reb Russell | 184.3 | CHA |
| +036+ | 2.89 | Jeff Pfeffer | 246 | LAN |
| +039+ | 2.5 | Marv Goodwin | 70.3 | SLN |
| +040+ | 2.45 | Pol Perritt | 192 | SFN |
| +046+ | 2.15 | Bill James | 181 | DET |
| +049+ | 2.09 | Bob Shawkey | 226.7 | NYA |
| +056+ | 1.9 | Willie Mitchell | 177 | DET |
| +061+ | 1.81 | Ernie Shore | 214.7 | BOS |
| +065+ | 1.65 | Doc Ayers | 182.7 | MIN |
| +068+ | 1.55 | Larry Cheney | 195.3 | LAN |
| +071+ | 1.45 | Ray Fisher | 144 | NYA |
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