| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Bush | CHN | 3.24 | 192908010_ATL_CHN |
| George Earnshaw | OAK | 1.85 | 192908010_DET_OAK |
| Jake Miller | CLE | 1.1 | 192907311_CLE_BOS |
| Watty Clark | LAN | 1 | 192907312_LAN_SLN |
| Larry Benton | SFN | 0.82 | 192908010_SFN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Sweetland | PHI | -5.31 | 192908020_PHI_PIT |
| Clise Dudley | LAN | -3.45 | 192907311_LAN_SLN |
| Joe Genewich | SFN | -2.33 | 192907310_SFN_CIN |
| Larry French | PIT | -2 | 192908020_PHI_PIT |
| Pete Donohue | CIN | -1.4 | 192908020_SFN_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1929-08-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.01 | Lefty Grove | 186 | OAK |
| +013+ | 6.05 | Guy Bush | 181 | CHN |
| +016+ | 5.4 | Rube Walberg | 182.7 | OAK |
| +017+ | 5.36 | George Earnshaw | 158.7 | OAK |
| +022+ | 4.69 | Red Lucas | 175.7 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.43 | Tommy Thomas | 154.3 | CHA |
| +025+ | 4.39 | George Uhle | 191 | DET |
| +026+ | 4.37 | Willis Hudlin | 167 | CLE |
| +027+ | 4.09 | Larry Benton | 183 | SFN |
| +029+ | 4.06 | Firpo Marberry | 154.3 | MIN |
| +032+ | 3.91 | Jake Miller | 141.3 | CLE |
| +035+ | 3.64 | Red Faber | 170.7 | CHA |
| +037+ | 3.41 | Lefty Stewart | 106.7 | BAL |
| +041+ | 3.23 | Charlie Root | 178 | CHN |
| +049+ | 2.93 | Socks Seibold | 152 | ATL |
| +050+ | 2.9 | Watty Clark | 172 | LAN |
| +051+ | 2.84 | Ted Lyons | 175 | CHA |
| +053+ | 2.74 | Joe Shaute | 150 | CLE |
| +056+ | 2.59 | Sam Gray | 197.3 | BAL |
| +058+ | 2.53 | Carl Hubbell | 168 | SFN |
| +062+ | 2.35 | Johnny Morrison | 96.3 | LAN |
| +063+ | 2.34 | Pete Alexander | 118 | SLN |
| +064+ | 2.33 | Eppa Rixey | 124 | CIN |
| +067+ | 2.31 | Rip Collins | 118 | BAL |
| +066+ | 2.31 | Bobby Burke | 95.3 | MIN |
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