| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Purkey | CIN | 4.84 | 196208150_ATL_CIN |
| Don Drysdale | LAN | 4.66 | 196208150_LAN_PIT |
| Turk Farrell | HOU | 4.05 | 196208160_SLN_HOU |
| Whitey Ford | NYA | 3.87 | 196208140_NYA_MIN |
| Hank Aguirre | DET | 3.78 | 196208150_BAL_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Hook | NYN | -4.35 | 196208152_PHI_NYN |
| Don Schwall | BOS | -2.8 | 196208150_BOS_ANA |
| Glen Hobbie | CHN | -2.69 | 196208140_SFN_CHN |
| Eli Grba | ANA | -2.15 | 196208142_BOS_ANA |
| Dan Pfister | OAK | -1.99 | 196208150_TEX_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1962-08-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 8.31 | Bob Shaw | 190 | ATL |
| +006+ | 7.42 | Sandy Koufax | 175.7 | LAN |
| +008+ | 5.92 | Bob Purkey | 218.3 | CIN |
| +009+ | 5.8 | Bob Gibson | 187.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 5.72 | Hank Aguirre | 142.7 | DET |
| +011+ | 5.25 | Turk Farrell | 174 | HOU |
| +015+ | 4.81 | Don Drysdale | 227 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.56 | Whitey Ford | 184.3 | NYA |
| +020+ | 4.36 | Warren Spahn | 186 | ATL |
| +024+ | 4.22 | Robin Roberts | 130.3 | BAL |
| +030+ | 3.87 | Juan Marichal | 208.3 | SFN |
| +034+ | 3.64 | Jim Kaat | 198.7 | MIN |
| +035+ | 3.61 | Ralph Terry | 219.7 | NYA |
| +038+ | 3.32 | Dick Donovan | 185.7 | CLE |
| +040+ | 3.2 | Dick Hall | 79 | BAL |
| +043+ | 3.15 | Bob Friend | 198.7 | PIT |
| +044+ | 3.13 | Art Mahaffey | 210.7 | PHI |
| +046+ | 3.03 | Dean Chance | 132 | ANA |
| +052+ | 2.96 | Ernie Broglio | 143.3 | SLN |
| +054+ | 2.92 | Jim O'Toole | 193 | CIN |
| +056+ | 2.9 | Al McBean | 151.3 | PIT |
| +060+ | 2.82 | Bo Belinsky | 132 | ANA |
| +064+ | 2.74 | Billy O'Dell | 205.3 | SFN |
| +067+ | 2.74 | Dave Stenhouse | 153.7 | TEX |
| +068+ | 2.7 | Jack Sanford | 180.3 | SFN |
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