| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 12.2 | 197409150_CLE_BAL |
| Luis Tiant | BOS | 5.41 | 197409150_BOS_MIL |
| Phil Niekro | ATL | 4.15 | 197409150_ATL_SDN |
| Andy Messersmith | LAN | 3.97 | 197409160_HOU_LAN |
| Jim Barr | SFN | 3.61 | 197409160_ATL_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bibby | TEX | -4.71 | 197409150_OAK_TEX |
| Burt Hooton | CHN | -4.68 | 197409140_CHN_NYN |
| Reggie Cleveland | BOS | -1.93 | 197409140_BOS_MIL |
| Fritz Peterson | CLE | -0.34 | 197409140_CLE_BAL |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | -0.28 | 197409140_NYA_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1974-09-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.66 | Gaylord Perry | 287.7 | CLE |
| +007+ | 7.34 | Jim Hunter | 289.3 | OAK |
| +014+ | 6.13 | Phil Niekro | 265.7 | ATL |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Jon Matlack | 231.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.58 | Jim Barr | 222 | SFN |
| +020+ | 5.37 | Andy Messersmith | 262.7 | LAN |
| +022+ | 5.24 | Bert Blyleven | 258.3 | MIN |
| +024+ | 5.05 | Buzz Capra | 190.3 | ATL |
| +025+ | 4.96 | Ferguson Jenkins | 294.3 | TEX |
| +027+ | 4.83 | Nolan Ryan | 306.7 | ANA |
| +029+ | 4.6 | Ross Grimsley | 279 | BAL |
| +030+ | 4.54 | Lynn McGlothen | 215.7 | SLN |
| +031+ | 4.34 | Luis Tiant | 288.3 | BOS |
| +036+ | 3.95 | Jim Perry | 227.7 | CLE |
| +038+ | 3.84 | Jim Rooker | 229 | PIT |
| +040+ | 3.74 | Don Gullett | 235 | CIN |
| +042+ | 3.67 | Tommy John | 153 | LAN |
| +047+ | 3.53 | Larry Dierker | 206 | HOU |
| +049+ | 3.49 | Carl Morton | 254.3 | ATL |
| +060+ | 3.07 | Pat Dobson | 253.7 | NYA |
| +064+ | 2.97 | Ken Holtzman | 233.3 | OAK |
| +068+ | 2.9 | Ken Brett | 180.7 | PIT |
| +070+ | 2.83 | Geoff Zahn | 73.3 | LAN |
| +073+ | 2.76 | Ed Sprague | 94 | MIL |
| +076+ | 2.64 | Mike Caldwell | 173 | SFN |
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