| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | OAK | 16.86 | 197108030_OAK_KCA |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 9.87 | 197108050_CHA_ANA |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 3.59 | 197108040_BOS_BAL |
| Bill Parsons | MIL | 2.74 | 197108050_MIL_OAK |
| Al Downing | LAN | 2.54 | 197108040_LAN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | SLN | -5.53 | 197108030_SDN_SLN |
| Gary Peters | BOS | -3.25 | 197108050_DET_BOS |
| Tom Murphy | ANA | -3.12 | 197108030_MIL_ANA |
| Jim Merritt | CIN | -2.08 | 197108032_CIN_NYN |
| Carl Morton | WAS | -1.9 | 197108030_PIT_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1971-08-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 9.25 | Vida Blue | 221.3 | OAK |
| +003+ | 7.37 | Wilbur Wood | 203.7 | CHA |
| +007+ | 5.48 | Dave Roberts | 178 | SDN |
| +012+ | 4.94 | Tom Seaver | 179.3 | NYN |
| +014+ | 4.59 | Ferguson Jenkins | 218.7 | CHN |
| +021+ | 3.99 | Bill Parsons | 171.7 | MIL |
| +023+ | 3.89 | Al Downing | 185.7 | LAN |
| +025+ | 3.84 | Pat Dobson | 197 | BAL |
| +043+ | 3.06 | Marty Pattin | 188.3 | MIL |
| +046+ | 2.87 | Larry Dierker | 158 | HOU |
| +048+ | 2.83 | Don Gullett | 143.7 | CIN |
| +049+ | 2.83 | Dock Ellis | 164.3 | PIT |
| +050+ | 2.82 | Mickey Lolich | 261 | DET |
| +056+ | 2.63 | Rudy May | 138.7 | ANA |
| +059+ | 2.51 | Eddie Fisher | 89.7 | ANA |
| +060+ | 2.49 | John Cumberland | 106 | SFN |
| +062+ | 2.4 | Ray Sadecki | 98 | NYN |
| +064+ | 2.39 | Dick Drago | 157.7 | KCA |
| +070+ | 2.22 | Don Sutton | 173 | LAN |
| +071+ | 2.2 | Jim Ray | 69 | HOU |
| +074+ | 2.18 | Sam McDowell | 166.3 | CLE |
| +075+ | 2.15 | Bill Lee | 80 | BOS |
| +079+ | 2.12 | Phil Niekro | 185.7 | ATL |
| +081+ | 2.11 | Tom Bradley | 183 | CHA |
| +082+ | 2.07 | Sonny Siebert | 173.7 | BOS |
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