| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | ATL | 8.26 | 196106300_CIN_ATL |
| Whitey Ford | NYA | 5.66 | 196106300_TEX_NYA |
| Don Mossi | DET | 4.41 | 196106280_CHA_DET |
| Mike McCormick | SFN | 4.1 | 196106300_SFN_PIT |
| Don Drysdale | LAN | 3.19 | 196106280_LAN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | CHA | -2.32 | 196106280_CHA_DET |
| Gary Bell | CLE | -1.82 | 196106300_CLE_BOS |
| Bennie Daniels | TEX | -1.56 | 196106282_TEX_CLE |
| Bob Turley | NYA | -1.55 | 196106280_NYA_ANA |
| Billy Muffett | BOS | -1.42 | 196106300_CLE_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-06-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +011+ | 3.36 | Whitey Ford | 145.7 | NYA |
| +013+ | 3.31 | Joey Jay | 114 | CIN |
| +014+ | 3.21 | Ken McBride | 115.3 | ANA |
| +018+ | 2.93 | Ray Sadecki | 106 | SLN |
| +019+ | 2.86 | Don Mossi | 113.3 | DET |
| +023+ | 2.66 | Sandy Koufax | 119 | LAN |
| +024+ | 2.65 | Mike McCormick | 111.3 | SFN |
| +027+ | 2.5 | Bill Monbouquette | 105.3 | BOS |
| +028+ | 2.47 | Ken Hunt | 92 | CIN |
| +031+ | 2.42 | Bill Stafford | 70.7 | NYA |
| +032+ | 2.41 | Billy Hoeft | 70 | BAL |
| +033+ | 2.34 | Juan Pizarro | 52 | CHA |
| +047+ | 1.86 | Dick Donovan | 84.3 | TEX |
| +049+ | 1.85 | Curt Simmons | 92.3 | SLN |
| +051+ | 1.83 | Johnny Podres | 70.3 | LAN |
| +054+ | 1.79 | Warren Spahn | 125.7 | ATL |
| +059+ | 1.73 | Jim Grant | 109.7 | CLE |
| +058+ | 1.73 | Bob Gibson | 100 | SLN |
| +062+ | 1.7 | Don Schwall | 58.7 | BOS |
| +064+ | 1.69 | Bobby Shantz | 50.7 | PIT |
| +066+ | 1.66 | Jim O'Toole | 110 | CIN |
| +067+ | 1.66 | Dick LeMay | 25 | SFN |
| +074+ | 1.46 | Rollie Sheldon | 62.7 | NYA |
| +084+ | 1.35 | Wynn Hawkins | 87.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Joe Gibbon | 87.7 | PIT |
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