| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mossi | DET | 4.41 | 196106280_CHA_DET |
| Don Drysdale | LAN | 3.19 | 196106280_LAN_PIT |
| Camilo Pascual | MIN | 2.72 | 196106280_BOS_MIN |
| Art Mahaffey | PHI | 2.64 | 196106292_SFN_PHI |
| Bob Friend | PIT | 2.02 | 196106270_LAN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Casale | DET | -6.54 | 196106271_CHA_DET |
| Ray Herbert | CHA | -2.32 | 196106280_CHA_DET |
| Bud Daley | NYA | -1.73 | 196106270_NYA_ANA |
| Bennie Daniels | TEX | -1.56 | 196106282_TEX_CLE |
| Billy Loes | SFN | -1.15 | 196106292_SFN_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-06-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +014+ | 2.99 | Ray Sadecki | 98 | SLN |
| +015+ | 2.97 | Ken McBride | 106.3 | ANA |
| +018+ | 2.87 | Don Mossi | 113.3 | DET |
| +021+ | 2.63 | Sandy Koufax | 119 | LAN |
| +024+ | 2.48 | Joey Jay | 105.7 | CIN |
| +023+ | 2.48 | Whitey Ford | 136.7 | NYA |
| +025+ | 2.47 | Bill Monbouquette | 105.3 | BOS |
| +026+ | 2.44 | Ken Hunt | 92 | CIN |
| +028+ | 2.4 | Bill Stafford | 70.7 | NYA |
| +030+ | 2.32 | Juan Pizarro | 52 | CHA |
| +032+ | 2.27 | Mike McCormick | 103 | SFN |
| +034+ | 2.18 | Billy Hoeft | 67.3 | BAL |
| +043+ | 1.98 | Warren Spahn | 121.3 | ATL |
| +047+ | 1.89 | Dick Donovan | 78.3 | TEX |
| +051+ | 1.82 | Curt Simmons | 92.3 | SLN |
| +052+ | 1.81 | Johnny Podres | 70.3 | LAN |
| +062+ | 1.71 | Bob Gibson | 100 | SLN |
| +063+ | 1.7 | Jim Grant | 109.7 | CLE |
| +066+ | 1.69 | Don Schwall | 58.7 | BOS |
| +067+ | 1.68 | Bobby Shantz | 50.7 | PIT |
| +068+ | 1.65 | Dick LeMay | 25 | SFN |
| +069+ | 1.63 | Jim O'Toole | 110 | CIN |
| +076+ | 1.45 | Rollie Sheldon | 62.7 | NYA |
| +082+ | 1.33 | Wynn Hawkins | 87.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Joe Gibbon | 87.7 | PIT |
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