| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 11.95 | 197206290_BAL_NYA |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.09 | 197206291_OAK_CHA |
| Joe Coleman | DET | 5.26 | 197206280_DET_BOS |
| Clyde Wright | ANA | 4.27 | 197206280_ANA_MIN |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 3.94 | 197206280_HOU_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carrithers | SFN | -1.92 | 197206280_CIN_SFN |
| Jim Nash | PHI | -1.74 | 197206271_PHI_CHN |
| Al Santorini | SLN | -1.7 | 197206271_WAS_SLN |
| Jerry Reuss | HOU | -1.6 | 197206280_HOU_LAN |
| George Stone | ATL | -1.32 | 197206290_ATL_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 4.93 | Gaylord Perry | 156 | CLE |
| +003+ | 4.61 | Don Sutton | 116.3 | LAN |
| +004+ | 4.55 | Wilbur Wood | 170 | CHA |
| +005+ | 4.04 | Joe Coleman | 128 | DET |
| +008+ | 3.85 | Jim Palmer | 120 | BAL |
| +013+ | 3.54 | Gary Nolan | 116.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 3.52 | Ken Holtzman | 135.3 | OAK |
| +017+ | 3.35 | Pat Dobson | 121.7 | BAL |
| +020+ | 3.17 | Mickey Lolich | 149.3 | DET |
| +025+ | 2.85 | Jim Kaat | 105.7 | MIN |
| +026+ | 2.83 | Jim Hunter | 137.3 | OAK |
| +028+ | 2.67 | Earl Stephenson | 40.7 | MIL |
| +030+ | 2.61 | Claude Osteen | 98.3 | LAN |
| +036+ | 2.5 | Tom Timmermann | 102.7 | DET |
| +042+ | 2.34 | Dick Drago | 124 | KCA |
| +048+ | 2.19 | Steve Kline | 78.7 | NYA |
| +051+ | 2.12 | Scipio Spinks | 107 | SLN |
| +053+ | 2.06 | Clyde Wright | 98.7 | ANA |
| +054+ | 2.02 | Steve Carlton | 144.3 | PHI |
| +055+ | 1.99 | Paul Splittorff | 105.7 | KCA |
| +062+ | 1.89 | Al Downing | 94.3 | LAN |
| +061+ | 1.89 | Dave Hamilton | 41.7 | OAK |
| +065+ | 1.78 | Ross Grimsley | 71 | CIN |
| +070+ | 1.74 | Burt Hooton | 113.7 | CHN |
| +072+ | 1.73 | Mike Torrez | 101 | WAS |
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