| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | PHI | 6.54 | 191710022_SFN_PHI |
| Carl Mays | BOS | 3.18 | 191710022_MIN_BOS |
| Fred Anderson | SFN | 1.85 | 191710032_SFN_PHI |
| Jeff Pfeffer | LAN | 0.68 | 191710020_ATL_LAN |
| Walter Johnson | MIN | 0.65 | 191710030_MIN_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Myers | OAK | -9.68 | 191710032_OAK_NYA |
| Dick Rudolph | ATL | -3.39 | 191710031_ATL_LAN |
| Jimmy Lavender | PHI | -0.81 | 191710031_SFN_PHI |
| Lefty Williams | CHA | -0.79 | 191710010_CHA_NYA |
| Harry Harper | MIN | -0.12 | 191710021_MIN_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1917-10-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.6 | Eddie Cicotte | 345.3 | CHA |
| +004+ | 7.33 | Pete Alexander | 387 | PHI |
| +009+ | 5.66 | Carl Mays | 289 | BOS |
| +010+ | 5.38 | Jim Bagby | 322 | CLE |
| +013+ | 5.01 | Pete Schneider | 333.7 | CIN |
| +015+ | 4.47 | Hippo Vaughn | 295 | CHN |
| +017+ | 4.36 | Babe Ruth | 326.7 | BOS |
| +019+ | 4.26 | Fred Anderson | 159.3 | SFN |
| +021+ | 4.19 | Ferdie Schupp | 272 | SFN |
| +024+ | 3.98 | Red Faber | 248.7 | CHA |
| +028+ | 3.66 | Pol Perritt | 215 | SFN |
| +031+ | 3.18 | Walter Johnson | 327.3 | MIN |
| +034+ | 2.85 | Dutch Leonard | 294.7 | BOS |
| +035+ | 2.84 | Reb Russell | 188.3 | CHA |
| +039+ | 2.57 | Chief Bender | 113 | PHI |
| +040+ | 2.44 | Eppa Rixey | 280.7 | PHI |
| +049+ | 2.18 | Doc Ayers | 207.7 | MIN |
| +054+ | 2.12 | Jeff Pfeffer | 266 | LAN |
| +056+ | 2.03 | Willie Mitchell | 185.3 | DET |
| +059+ | 1.96 | Ernie Shore | 227.7 | BOS |
| +062+ | 1.9 | Wilbur Cooper | 297.7 | PIT |
| +075+ | 1.44 | Hooks Dauss | 270.7 | DET |
| +076+ | 1.42 | Fritz Coumbe | 133.3 | CLE |
| +079+ | 1.35 | Bill James | 198 | DET |
| +081+ | 1.3 | Bullet Joe Bush | 233.3 | OAK |
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