| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cicotte | CHA | 8.5 | 191709292_CHA_NYA |
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 8.37 | 191709290_PHI_SLN |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 3.08 | 191709300_MIN_CLE |
| Babe Ruth | BOS | 2.24 | 191709292_BAL_BOS |
| Fred Anderson | SFN | 1.7 | 191709301_SFN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Shaw | MIN | -3.12 | 191709292_CLE_MIN |
| Dick Rudolph | ATL | -3.08 | 191709290_ATL_CHN |
| Ernie Koob | BAL | -2.41 | 191709291_BAL_BOS |
| Lee Meadows | SLN | -1.66 | 191709301_PHI_SLN |
| Frank Miller | PIT | -1.37 | 191709292_LAN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-10-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.56 | Eddie Cicotte | 345.3 | CHA |
| +004+ | 7.19 | Pete Alexander | 378 | PHI |
| +009+ | 5.34 | Jim Bagby | 322 | CLE |
| +011+ | 5.13 | Carl Mays | 281 | BOS |
| +013+ | 5.02 | Babe Ruth | 317.7 | BOS |
| +014+ | 4.97 | Pete Schneider | 333.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 4.44 | Hippo Vaughn | 295 | CHN |
| +020+ | 4.12 | Fred Anderson | 157.3 | SFN |
| +022+ | 4.09 | Dutch Leonard | 284.7 | BOS |
| +025+ | 3.95 | Red Faber | 248.7 | CHA |
| +033+ | 2.81 | Reb Russell | 188.3 | CHA |
| +037+ | 2.58 | Jeff Pfeffer | 257 | LAN |
| +039+ | 2.57 | Walter Johnson | 318.3 | MIN |
| +038+ | 2.57 | Chief Bender | 113 | PHI |
| +045+ | 2.32 | Eppa Rixey | 268.7 | PHI |
| +046+ | 2.27 | Art Nehf | 224.3 | ATL |
| +055+ | 2.01 | Willie Mitchell | 185.3 | DET |
| +059+ | 1.92 | Ernie Shore | 227.7 | BOS |
| +062+ | 1.86 | Wilbur Cooper | 297.7 | PIT |
| +065+ | 1.8 | Doc Ayers | 198.7 | MIN |
| +079+ | 1.41 | Fritz Coumbe | 133.3 | CLE |
| +078+ | 1.41 | Hooks Dauss | 270.7 | DET |
| +082+ | 1.33 | Bill James | 198 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Bullet Joe Bush | 233.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Ed Klepfer | 213 | CLE |
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