| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 12.3 | 197206300_CLE_NYA |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 9.13 | 197207021_MIN_CHA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 5.27 | 197207020_LAN_SFN |
| Joe Coleman | DET | 4.51 | 197207020_BAL_DET |
| Pat Dobson | BAL | 4.39 | 197206300_BAL_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Champion | PHI | -2.71 | 197206300_SLN_PHI |
| Al Santorini | SLN | -1.84 | 197207012_SLN_PHI |
| Ron Reed | ATL | -1.34 | 197206300_ATL_HOU |
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -1.34 | 197207010_TEX_KCA |
| Bill Parsons | MIL | -0.93 | 197207010_MIL_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-07-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 5.51 | Gaylord Perry | 164.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 4.16 | Wilbur Wood | 173 | CHA |
| +008+ | 3.91 | Mickey Lolich | 158.3 | DET |
| +009+ | 3.9 | Jim Palmer | 120 | BAL |
| +013+ | 3.83 | Gary Nolan | 123.3 | CIN |
| +014+ | 3.68 | Pat Dobson | 130.7 | BAL |
| +017+ | 3.52 | Don Sutton | 123 | LAN |
| +021+ | 3.13 | Joe Coleman | 132 | DET |
| +023+ | 3.08 | Jim Kaat | 113.3 | MIN |
| +027+ | 2.91 | Steve Kline | 87.7 | NYA |
| +028+ | 2.87 | Jim Hunter | 137.3 | OAK |
| +032+ | 2.63 | Scipio Spinks | 116 | SLN |
| +038+ | 2.53 | Tom Timmermann | 102.7 | DET |
| +039+ | 2.51 | Ken Holtzman | 135.3 | OAK |
| +046+ | 2.35 | Dick Drago | 124 | KCA |
| +047+ | 2.25 | Mike Torrez | 110 | WAS |
| +049+ | 2.21 | Paul Splittorff | 114 | KCA |
| +050+ | 2.21 | Earl Stephenson | 42.7 | MIL |
| +051+ | 2.18 | Clyde Wright | 107.7 | ANA |
| +052+ | 2.12 | Mike Kekich | 104.3 | NYA |
| +056+ | 2.06 | Steve Carlton | 144.3 | PHI |
| +058+ | 2.04 | Dave McNally | 112.3 | BAL |
| +061+ | 1.94 | Claude Osteen | 102.3 | LAN |
| +063+ | 1.92 | Ray Corbin | 45 | MIN |
| +068+ | 1.8 | Burt Hooton | 113.7 | CHN |
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