| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | PIT | 2.96 | 196107022_SFN_PIT |
| Camilo Pascual | MIN | 2.28 | 196107030_CHA_MIN |
| Bob Buhl | ATL | 2.27 | 196107030_LAN_ATL |
| Bill Stafford | NYA | 2.25 | 196107010_TEX_NYA |
| Don Drysdale | LAN | 1.49 | 196107020_LAN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts | PHI | -3.05 | 196107020_LAN_PHI |
| Ray Herbert | CHA | -2.78 | 196107030_CHA_MIN |
| Bud Daley | NYA | -2.6 | 196107020_TEX_NYA |
| Pete Burnside | TEX | -1.55 | 196107020_TEX_NYA |
| Phil Regan | DET | -1.17 | 196107020_DET_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-07-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +012+ | 3.45 | Whitey Ford | 145.7 | NYA |
| +014+ | 3.32 | Joey Jay | 114 | CIN |
| +015+ | 3.28 | Ken McBride | 115.3 | ANA |
| +018+ | 3.07 | Sandy Koufax | 127 | LAN |
| +019+ | 3.03 | Ray Sadecki | 106 | SLN |
| +020+ | 2.92 | Don Mossi | 113.3 | DET |
| +025+ | 2.66 | Billy Hoeft | 72.3 | BAL |
| +026+ | 2.64 | Mike McCormick | 112 | SFN |
| +028+ | 2.56 | Bill Monbouquette | 105.3 | BOS |
| +034+ | 2.42 | Bobby Shantz | 57.7 | PIT |
| +038+ | 2.23 | Ken Hunt | 96 | CIN |
| +040+ | 2.18 | Johnny Podres | 78 | LAN |
| +041+ | 2.01 | Rollie Sheldon | 68 | NYA |
| +045+ | 1.94 | Dick Donovan | 84.3 | TEX |
| +046+ | 1.93 | Curt Simmons | 92.3 | SLN |
| +051+ | 1.83 | Bob Gibson | 100 | SLN |
| +055+ | 1.74 | Don Schwall | 58.7 | BOS |
| +060+ | 1.67 | Bill Stafford | 73.3 | NYA |
| +065+ | 1.65 | Juan Pizarro | 53 | CHA |
| +067+ | 1.63 | Joe McClain | 112 | TEX |
| +072+ | 1.56 | Dick LeMay | 30.3 | SFN |
| +084+ | 1.41 | Wynn Hawkins | 87.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Art Mahaffey | 117 | PHI |
| +089+ | 1.25 | Warren Spahn | 126.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Joe Gibbon | 92.7 | PIT |
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