| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | NYA | 8.43 | 196107041_DET_NYA |
| Don Mossi | DET | 4.25 | 196107041_DET_NYA |
| Ray Sadecki | SLN | 3.36 | 196107042_PHI_SLN |
| Bobby Shantz | PIT | 2.96 | 196107022_SFN_PIT |
| Joey Jay | CIN | 2.85 | 196107040_PIT_CIN |
| 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 |
| Joe Nuxhall | OAK | -2.02 | 196107042_OAK_ANA |
| Pete Burnside | TEX | -1.55 | 196107020_TEX_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-07-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +010+ | 4.22 | Joey Jay | 123 | CIN |
| +011+ | 4.12 | Whitey Ford | 154.7 | NYA |
| +015+ | 3.18 | Don Mossi | 118 | DET |
| +017+ | 3.11 | Sandy Koufax | 127 | LAN |
| +021+ | 2.85 | Ken McBride | 119.3 | ANA |
| +023+ | 2.69 | Curt Simmons | 100 | SLN |
| +024+ | 2.69 | Mike McCormick | 112 | SFN |
| +025+ | 2.68 | Billy Hoeft | 72.3 | BAL |
| +028+ | 2.61 | Bill Monbouquette | 105.3 | BOS |
| +034+ | 2.44 | Bobby Shantz | 57.7 | PIT |
| +037+ | 2.38 | Ray Sadecki | 112 | SLN |
| +040+ | 2.26 | Ken Hunt | 96 | CIN |
| +041+ | 2.21 | Johnny Podres | 78 | LAN |
| +043+ | 1.96 | Dick Donovan | 84.3 | TEX |
| +046+ | 1.9 | Rollie Sheldon | 69 | NYA |
| +049+ | 1.85 | Bob Gibson | 100 | SLN |
| +053+ | 1.8 | Dick LeMay | 35 | SFN |
| +061+ | 1.67 | Juan Pizarro | 53 | CHA |
| +065+ | 1.57 | Bill Stafford | 74.3 | NYA |
| +074+ | 1.5 | Don Schwall | 64.7 | BOS |
| +080+ | 1.4 | Jack Kralick | 134 | MIN |
| +087+ | 1.3 | Art Mahaffey | 117 | PHI |
| +088+ | 1.29 | Warren Spahn | 126.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Barry Latman | 71.7 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Joe Gibbon | 92.7 | PIT |
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