| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.84 | 197206260_CHA_KCA |
| Joe Coleman | DET | 5.26 | 197206280_DET_BOS |
| Clyde Wright | ANA | 4.27 | 197206280_ANA_MIN |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 3.94 | 197206280_HOU_LAN |
| Pat Dobson | BAL | 3.92 | 197206260_MIL_BAL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -1.96 | 197206260_OAK_TEX |
| Don Carrithers | SFN | -1.92 | 197206280_CIN_SFN |
| Bill Champion | PHI | -1.88 | 197206260_PHI_CHN |
| Al Santorini | SLN | -1.7 | 197206271_WAS_SLN |
| Jerry Reuss | HOU | -1.6 | 197206280_HOU_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 4.89 | Gaylord Perry | 156 | CLE |
| +003+ | 4.59 | Don Sutton | 116.3 | LAN |
| +004+ | 4.35 | Jim Palmer | 118.7 | BAL |
| +005+ | 4.03 | Joe Coleman | 128 | DET |
| +007+ | 3.84 | Wilbur Wood | 161 | CHA |
| +014+ | 3.51 | Gary Nolan | 116.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 3.48 | Ken Holtzman | 135.3 | OAK |
| +018+ | 3.32 | Pat Dobson | 121.7 | BAL |
| +020+ | 3.26 | Jim Hunter | 132.3 | OAK |
| +021+ | 3.16 | Mickey Lolich | 149.3 | DET |
| +026+ | 2.83 | Jim Kaat | 105.7 | MIN |
| +029+ | 2.6 | Claude Osteen | 98.3 | LAN |
| +037+ | 2.39 | Tom Timmermann | 98.7 | DET |
| +041+ | 2.27 | Dick Drago | 115 | KCA |
| +044+ | 2.18 | Steve Kline | 78.7 | NYA |
| +045+ | 2.15 | Steve Carlton | 135.3 | PHI |
| +047+ | 2.11 | Earl Stephenson | 33.3 | MIL |
| +048+ | 2.1 | Scipio Spinks | 107 | SLN |
| +051+ | 2.05 | Clyde Wright | 98.7 | ANA |
| +055+ | 1.97 | Paul Splittorff | 105.7 | KCA |
| +061+ | 1.88 | Dave Hamilton | 41.7 | OAK |
| +062+ | 1.88 | Al Downing | 94.3 | LAN |
| +066+ | 1.76 | Ross Grimsley | 71 | CIN |
| +068+ | 1.7 | Mike Torrez | 101 | WAS |
| +069+ | 1.67 | Burt Hooton | 107.7 | CHN |
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