| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts | PHI | 16.76 | 195307211_ATL_PHI |
| Bob Lemon | CLE | 8.6 | 195307210_NYA_CLE |
| Billy Pierce | CHA | 5.34 | 195307192_NYA_CHA |
| Eddie Lopat | NYA | 4.38 | 195307191_NYA_CHA |
| Sal Maglie | SFN | 4.1 | 195307210_SLN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Houtteman | CLE | -4.17 | 195307192_BOS_CLE |
| Bob Kelly | CIN | -1.66 | 195307192_CIN_LAN |
| Roy Face | PIT | -1.58 | 195307192_SLN_PIT |
| Charlie Bishop | OAK | -1.3 | 195307192_OAK_DET |
| Stu Miller | SLN | -1.1 | 195307200_SLN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1953-07-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.76 | Robin Roberts | 212 | PHI |
| +004+ | 6.23 | Bob Lemon | 183.3 | CLE |
| +006+ | 5.44 | Warren Spahn | 129.7 | ATL |
| +012+ | 4.69 | Mel Parnell | 155 | BOS |
| +016+ | 4.43 | Virgil Trucks | 144 | TOT |
| +019+ | 4.02 | Whitey Ford | 118 | NYA |
| +020+ | 3.91 | Billy Pierce | 137 | CHA |
| +022+ | 3.81 | Eddie Lopat | 109.3 | NYA |
| +023+ | 3.61 | Mike Garcia | 156.7 | CLE |
| +024+ | 3.59 | Curt Simmons | 121.7 | PHI |
| +025+ | 3.54 | Fritz Dorish | 100.3 | CHA |
| +030+ | 3.26 | Johnny Antonelli | 109.3 | ATL |
| +031+ | 3.19 | Spec Shea | 98.3 | MIN |
| +044+ | 2.24 | Alex Kellner | 136 | OAK |
| +046+ | 2.14 | Mike Fornieles | 96.7 | CHA |
| +047+ | 2.13 | Wilmer Mizell | 115.7 | SLN |
| +049+ | 2.08 | Ruben Gomez | 91 | SFN |
| +048+ | 2.08 | Johnny Sain | 135 | NYA |
| +051+ | 2.01 | Al Worthington | 23 | SFN |
| +052+ | 1.98 | Don Liddle | 81 | ATL |
| +054+ | 1.95 | Connie Marrero | 79.3 | MIN |
| +059+ | 1.87 | Sal Maglie | 121.3 | SFN |
| +063+ | 1.73 | Fred Baczewski | 60.7 | TOT |
| +065+ | 1.7 | Ken Raffensberger | 110 | CIN |
| +066+ | 1.68 | Hal Brown | 108.7 | BOS |
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