| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 10.11 | 197205291_CHA_ANA |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 8.02 | 197205280_CLE_BAL |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 4.5 | 197205291_DET_NYA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 2.91 | 197205290_LAN_SFN |
| Fritz Peterson | NYA | 2.78 | 197205292_DET_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cleveland | SLN | -3.53 | 197205280_NYN_SLN |
| Jim Nash | ATL | -2.73 | 197205290_SDN_ATL |
| Jack Billingham | CIN | -1.68 | 197205300_CIN_HOU |
| Ron Bryant | SFN | -1.4 | 197205282_SFN_ATL |
| Bill Greif | SDN | -1.34 | 197205290_SDN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-05-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.41 | Don Sutton | 77.7 | LAN |
| +002+ | 3.09 | Mickey Lolich | 92.3 | DET |
| +003+ | 3.07 | Wilbur Wood | 98.7 | CHA |
| +005+ | 2.89 | Gaylord Perry | 94 | CLE |
| +006+ | 2.81 | Claude Osteen | 66.7 | LAN |
| +010+ | 2.6 | Jim Kaat | 57 | MIN |
| +012+ | 2.46 | Milt Wilcox | 57.7 | CLE |
| +021+ | 2.05 | Mel Stottlemyre | 69.7 | NYA |
| +022+ | 2.01 | Jim Palmer | 65.7 | BAL |
| +024+ | 1.94 | Steve Stone | 58.7 | SFN |
| +026+ | 1.84 | Joe Coleman | 73.3 | DET |
| +027+ | 1.82 | Jon Matlack | 64.7 | NYN |
| +030+ | 1.74 | Steve Arlin | 74 | SDN |
| +031+ | 1.72 | Fred Norman | 65.3 | SDN |
| +033+ | 1.64 | Dave McNally | 66.3 | BAL |
| +037+ | 1.58 | Ken Holtzman | 84 | OAK |
| +036+ | 1.58 | Tom Timmermann | 50.7 | DET |
| +039+ | 1.56 | Dick Drago | 72 | KCA |
| +042+ | 1.53 | Gary Nolan | 68 | CIN |
| +049+ | 1.46 | Steve Kline | 51.3 | NYA |
| +051+ | 1.43 | Pat Dobson | 71.7 | BAL |
| +055+ | 1.34 | Jim Lonborg | 44.3 | MIL |
| +056+ | 1.32 | Tom Griffin | 20.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Al Downing | 56 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | Bert Blyleven | 77.7 | MIN |
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