| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | ATL | 8.23 | 196109100_PIT_ATL |
| Don Mossi | DET | 7.35 | 196109100_DET_BOS |
| Jim O'Toole | CIN | 3.31 | 196109120_CHN_CIN |
| Whitey Ford | NYA | 3.11 | 196109101_CLE_NYA |
| Mike McCormick | SFN | 2.87 | 196109120_PIT_SFN |
| 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 | -1.6 | 196109120_BOS_TEX |
| Jim Perry | CLE | -0.95 | 196109102_CLE_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1961-09-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +010+ | 6.94 | Warren Spahn | 244.7 | ATL |
| +012+ | 6.2 | Don Mossi | 219 | DET |
| +015+ | 6.02 | Bill Stafford | 169.3 | NYA |
| +016+ | 5.48 | Billy Hoeft | 125 | BAL |
| +019+ | 5.05 | Jim O'Toole | 230.7 | CIN |
| +021+ | 4.54 | Jim Bunning | 239.3 | DET |
| +025+ | 4.27 | Frank Lary | 250 | DET |
| +026+ | 4.14 | Whitey Ford | 256.7 | NYA |
| +031+ | 3.9 | Don Schwall | 161.3 | BOS |
| +034+ | 3.78 | Juan Pizarro | 164.7 | CHA |
| +038+ | 3.71 | Mike McCormick | 217.7 | SFN |
| +036+ | 3.71 | Bob Friend | 229.7 | PIT |
| +039+ | 3.68 | Milt Pappas | 160 | BAL |
| +040+ | 3.64 | Curt Simmons | 178 | SLN |
| +041+ | 3.58 | Steve Barber | 224.7 | BAL |
| +042+ | 3.54 | Joey Jay | 221.3 | CIN |
| +045+ | 3.45 | Ralph Terry | 164.3 | NYA |
| +049+ | 3.36 | Hal Brown | 149.7 | BAL |
| +050+ | 3.35 | Ken McBride | 225 | ANA |
| +059+ | 3.03 | Jim Archer | 172 | OAK |
| +061+ | 2.92 | Bob Gibson | 190.3 | SLN |
| +071+ | 2.59 | Ray Sadecki | 209 | SLN |
| +076+ | 2.42 | Bennie Daniels | 180 | TEX |
| +079+ | 2.28 | Ron Perranoski | 82 | LAN |
| +081+ | 2.26 | Chet Nichols | 50.7 | BOS |
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