| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | ATL | 8.23 | 196109100_PIT_ATL |
| Don Mossi | DET | 7.35 | 196109100_DET_BOS |
| Bill Stafford | NYA | 3.6 | 196109080_CLE_NYA |
| Mike McCormick | SFN | 2.7 | 196109080_LAN_SFN |
| Jim O'Toole | CIN | 2.64 | 196109080_SLN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts | PHI | -3.26 | 196109100_PHI_CHN |
| Gene Conley | BOS | -2.55 | 196109100_DET_BOS |
| Norm Bass | OAK | -2.42 | 196109101_MIN_OAK |
| Pete Burnside | TEX | -2.16 | 196109081_TEX_BAL |
| Ray Herbert | CHA | -1.34 | 196109080_CHA_ANA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-09-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +010+ | 6.91 | Warren Spahn | 244.7 | ATL |
| +012+ | 6.21 | Don Mossi | 219 | DET |
| +014+ | 5.99 | Bill Stafford | 169.3 | NYA |
| +017+ | 5.49 | Billy Hoeft | 125 | BAL |
| +020+ | 4.63 | Jim O'Toole | 221.7 | CIN |
| +022+ | 4.54 | Jim Bunning | 239.3 | DET |
| +026+ | 4.08 | Whitey Ford | 256.7 | NYA |
| +033+ | 3.75 | Juan Pizarro | 164.7 | CHA |
| +035+ | 3.72 | Bob Friend | 229.7 | PIT |
| +036+ | 3.69 | Milt Pappas | 160 | BAL |
| +037+ | 3.65 | Curt Simmons | 178 | SLN |
| +038+ | 3.65 | Frank Lary | 241 | DET |
| +039+ | 3.61 | Mike McCormick | 209.7 | SFN |
| +041+ | 3.59 | Steve Barber | 224.7 | BAL |
| +042+ | 3.55 | Joey Jay | 221.3 | CIN |
| +045+ | 3.36 | Hal Brown | 149.7 | BAL |
| +046+ | 3.34 | Ken McBride | 225 | ANA |
| +047+ | 3.25 | Don Schwall | 152.3 | BOS |
| +053+ | 3.1 | Ralph Terry | 158.7 | NYA |
| +058+ | 3.03 | Jim Archer | 172 | OAK |
| +069+ | 2.6 | Ray Sadecki | 209 | SLN |
| +074+ | 2.43 | Bennie Daniels | 180 | TEX |
| +078+ | 2.29 | Bob Gibson | 181.3 | SLN |
| +079+ | 2.28 | Bill Monbouquette | 204.3 | BOS |
| +080+ | 2.26 | Chet Nichols | 50.7 | BOS |
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