| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 11.6 | 197206050_OAK_CLE |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 9.6 | 197206060_MIN_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 9.36 | 197206060_BOS_CHA |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 4.33 | 197206061_ANA_DET |
| Clyde Wright | ANA | 3.22 | 197206062_ANA_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cleveland | SLN | -3.8 | 197206070_SLN_SFN |
| Jerry Reuss | HOU | -3.27 | 197206070_HOU_PHI |
| Ron Reed | ATL | -2.23 | 197206060_ATL_WAS |
| Ernie McAnally | WAS | -1.67 | 197206060_ATL_WAS |
| Tom Murphy | KCA | -1.44 | 197206060_MIL_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.16 | Don Sutton | 86.7 | LAN |
| +002+ | 3.73 | Gaylord Perry | 113 | CLE |
| +003+ | 3.73 | Wilbur Wood | 115.7 | CHA |
| +009+ | 2.9 | Claude Osteen | 72.7 | LAN |
| +015+ | 2.51 | Joe Coleman | 87.3 | DET |
| +017+ | 2.42 | Mickey Lolich | 108 | DET |
| +018+ | 2.41 | Steve Stone | 75.3 | SFN |
| +019+ | 2.38 | Ken Holtzman | 102 | OAK |
| +020+ | 2.31 | Tom Timmermann | 65.7 | DET |
| +022+ | 2.24 | Jim Palmer | 83 | BAL |
| +024+ | 2.14 | Jim Hunter | 96 | OAK |
| +027+ | 2.1 | Milt Wilcox | 72 | CLE |
| +031+ | 1.93 | Dick Drago | 87 | KCA |
| +038+ | 1.79 | Ferguson Jenkins | 101.3 | CHN |
| +040+ | 1.77 | Clyde Wright | 60.7 | ANA |
| +039+ | 1.77 | Jim Kaat | 65.3 | MIN |
| +042+ | 1.69 | Gary Nolan | 82 | CIN |
| +044+ | 1.65 | Burt Hooton | 85.7 | CHN |
| +046+ | 1.57 | Al Downing | 71.7 | LAN |
| +049+ | 1.49 | Pat Dobson | 89.7 | BAL |
| +059+ | 1.41 | Mel Stottlemyre | 83.3 | NYA |
| +062+ | 1.37 | Scipio Spinks | 77.7 | SLN |
| +063+ | 1.36 | Tom Griffin | 21 | HOU |
| +064+ | 1.35 | Bert Blyleven | 91.7 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Jim McAndrew | 46.3 | NYN |
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