| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 13.06 | 197206251_NYA_CLE |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 10.56 | 197206250_DET_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.84 | 197206260_CHA_KCA |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 3.52 | 197206270_NYA_DET |
| Mel Stottlemyre | NYA | 3.42 | 197206251_NYA_CLE |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Murphy | KCA | -2.18 | 197206252_MIN_KCA |
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -1.96 | 197206260_OAK_TEX |
| Bill Champion | PHI | -1.88 | 197206260_PHI_CHN |
| Al Santorini | SLN | -1.7 | 197206271_WAS_SLN |
| Mike Kilkenny | CLE | -1.64 | 197206252_NYA_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 4.85 | Gaylord Perry | 156 | CLE |
| +003+ | 4.49 | Joe Coleman | 123.3 | DET |
| +004+ | 4.35 | Jim Palmer | 118.7 | BAL |
| +006+ | 3.91 | Don Sutton | 107.3 | LAN |
| +008+ | 3.84 | Wilbur Wood | 161 | CHA |
| +014+ | 3.51 | Gary Nolan | 116.7 | CIN |
| +015+ | 3.46 | Ken Holtzman | 135.3 | OAK |
| +018+ | 3.32 | Pat Dobson | 121.7 | BAL |
| +019+ | 3.24 | Jim Hunter | 132.3 | OAK |
| +021+ | 3.14 | Mickey Lolich | 149.3 | DET |
| +024+ | 2.99 | Jim Kaat | 99.3 | MIN |
| +029+ | 2.62 | Clyde Wright | 92.7 | ANA |
| +031+ | 2.6 | Claude Osteen | 98.3 | LAN |
| +037+ | 2.37 | Tom Timmermann | 98.7 | DET |
| +039+ | 2.27 | Dick Drago | 115 | KCA |
| +045+ | 2.18 | Steve Kline | 78.7 | NYA |
| +047+ | 2.15 | Steve Carlton | 135.3 | PHI |
| +048+ | 2.11 | Earl Stephenson | 33.3 | MIL |
| +049+ | 2.11 | Scipio Spinks | 107 | SLN |
| +053+ | 1.98 | Paul Splittorff | 105.7 | KCA |
| +059+ | 1.88 | Al Downing | 94.3 | LAN |
| +060+ | 1.88 | Dave Hamilton | 41.7 | OAK |
| +064+ | 1.83 | Milt Wilcox | 89.3 | CLE |
| +066+ | 1.71 | Mike Torrez | 101 | WAS |
| +068+ | 1.67 | Tommy John | 77.7 | LAN |
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