| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 10.32 | 197207030_BAL_DET |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 9.13 | 197207021_MIN_CHA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 5.27 | 197207020_LAN_SFN |
| Joe Coleman | DET | 4.51 | 197207020_BAL_DET |
| Gary Nolan | CIN | 3.91 | 197207020_CIN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carrithers | SFN | -2.26 | 197207030_SFN_PHI |
| Jerry Reuss | HOU | -1.91 | 197207030_ATL_HOU |
| Al Santorini | SLN | -1.84 | 197207012_SLN_PHI |
| Jim Nash | PHI | -1.69 | 197207011_SLN_PHI |
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -1.34 | 197207010_TEX_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-07-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 5.55 | Gaylord Perry | 164.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 4.2 | Wilbur Wood | 173 | CHA |
| +007+ | 4 | Jim Palmer | 129 | BAL |
| +010+ | 3.95 | Mickey Lolich | 158.3 | DET |
| +013+ | 3.87 | Gary Nolan | 123.3 | CIN |
| +014+ | 3.71 | Pat Dobson | 130.7 | BAL |
| +018+ | 3.59 | Jim Hunter | 146.3 | OAK |
| +019+ | 3.55 | Don Sutton | 123 | LAN |
| +024+ | 3.16 | Joe Coleman | 132 | DET |
| +025+ | 3.13 | Jim Kaat | 113.3 | MIN |
| +029+ | 2.93 | Steve Kline | 87.7 | NYA |
| +034+ | 2.71 | Dick Drago | 131 | KCA |
| +036+ | 2.66 | Scipio Spinks | 116 | SLN |
| +039+ | 2.54 | Ken Holtzman | 135.3 | OAK |
| +044+ | 2.37 | Steve Carlton | 153.3 | PHI |
| +045+ | 2.31 | Tom Timmermann | 107.7 | DET |
| +046+ | 2.27 | Mike Torrez | 110 | WAS |
| +049+ | 2.24 | Paul Splittorff | 114 | KCA |
| +050+ | 2.22 | Earl Stephenson | 42.7 | MIL |
| +052+ | 2.2 | Clyde Wright | 107.7 | ANA |
| +053+ | 2.15 | Mike Kekich | 104.3 | NYA |
| +055+ | 2.07 | Dave McNally | 112.3 | BAL |
| +061+ | 1.97 | Claude Osteen | 102.3 | LAN |
| +063+ | 1.94 | Ray Corbin | 45 | MIN |
| +066+ | 1.85 | Burt Hooton | 122 | CHN |
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