| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 10.03 | 197206010_DET_CLE |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 9.08 | 197206020_OAK_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.68 | 197206020_NYA_CHA |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 4.56 | 197206020_MIN_DET |
| Tom Seaver | NYN | 4.51 | 197206030_ATL_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cleveland | SLN | -3.05 | 197206020_SLN_LAN |
| Jerry Reuss | HOU | -2.59 | 197206010_CIN_HOU |
| Tom Murphy | KCA | -1.37 | 197206010_KCA_MIN |
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -0.66 | 197206020_TEX_MIL |
| Joe Niekro | DET | -0.59 | 197206030_MIN_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.2 | Don Sutton | 86.7 | LAN |
| +002+ | 3.69 | Gaylord Perry | 103 | CLE |
| +003+ | 3.6 | Wilbur Wood | 107.7 | CHA |
| +007+ | 2.95 | Mickey Lolich | 100.3 | DET |
| +008+ | 2.91 | Claude Osteen | 66.7 | LAN |
| +012+ | 2.71 | Steve Stone | 67.7 | SFN |
| +014+ | 2.59 | Jim Palmer | 74.7 | BAL |
| +019+ | 2.27 | Milt Wilcox | 65.3 | CLE |
| +020+ | 2.24 | Joe Coleman | 80.3 | DET |
| +022+ | 2.15 | Dick Drago | 81 | KCA |
| +026+ | 1.97 | Jim Kaat | 58.7 | MIN |
| +025+ | 1.97 | Ken Holtzman | 93 | OAK |
| +027+ | 1.93 | Mel Stottlemyre | 76.3 | NYA |
| +028+ | 1.91 | Jon Matlack | 64.7 | NYN |
| +036+ | 1.66 | Tom Timmermann | 56.7 | DET |
| +038+ | 1.6 | Fred Norman | 68 | SDN |
| +040+ | 1.55 | Gary Nolan | 77 | CIN |
| +044+ | 1.52 | Jim Hunter | 87 | OAK |
| +047+ | 1.46 | Steve Kline | 51.3 | NYA |
| +050+ | 1.43 | Scipio Spinks | 77.7 | SLN |
| +052+ | 1.39 | Pat Dobson | 80.7 | BAL |
| +058+ | 1.37 | Tom Griffin | 21 | HOU |
| +061+ | 1.35 | Ferguson Jenkins | 92.3 | CHN |
| +060+ | 1.35 | Bert Blyleven | 84.7 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Burt Hooton | 76.7 | CHN |
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