| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 11.76 | 197207100_CHA_CLE |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 8.99 | 197207110_KCA_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.12 | 197207091_DET_CHA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 4.08 | 197207110_LAN_PHI |
| Joe Coleman | DET | 3.67 | 197207100_TEX_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Greif | SDN | -4.48 | 197207090_SDN_PHI |
| Denny McLain | ATL | -2.07 | 197207090_PIT_ATL |
| Woodie Fryman | PHI | -1.91 | 197207102_LAN_PHI |
| Vince Colbert | CLE | -1.25 | 197207091_KCA_CLE |
| Carl Morton | WAS | -1.22 | 197207090_SFN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-07-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.16 | Gaylord Perry | 182.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 4.6 | Jim Palmer | 140.7 | BAL |
| +009+ | 4.38 | Pat Dobson | 148.7 | BAL |
| +010+ | 4.33 | Wilbur Wood | 189 | CHA |
| +011+ | 4.23 | Jim Hunter | 155.3 | OAK |
| +017+ | 3.94 | Gary Nolan | 130.3 | CIN |
| +018+ | 3.85 | Joe Coleman | 149 | DET |
| +019+ | 3.84 | Don Sutton | 138 | LAN |
| +023+ | 3.38 | Mickey Lolich | 172.7 | DET |
| +027+ | 3.22 | Steve Carlton | 171.3 | PHI |
| +028+ | 3.21 | Dick Drago | 149 | KCA |
| +030+ | 3.09 | Jim Kaat | 113.3 | MIN |
| +032+ | 3.04 | Steve Kline | 103 | NYA |
| +035+ | 2.99 | Nolan Ryan | 125.3 | ANA |
| +036+ | 2.88 | Dave McNally | 129.3 | BAL |
| +039+ | 2.7 | Claude Osteen | 120.3 | LAN |
| +048+ | 2.39 | Paul Splittorff | 130 | KCA |
| +055+ | 2.25 | Ken Holtzman | 151.3 | OAK |
| +058+ | 2.16 | Roger Nelson | 42 | KCA |
| +060+ | 2 | Johnny Odom | 81.7 | OAK |
| +063+ | 1.98 | Bill Stoneman | 134.7 | WAS |
| +064+ | 1.98 | Mike Cuellar | 112.3 | BAL |
| +069+ | 1.87 | Ferguson Jenkins | 167.3 | CHN |
| +070+ | 1.81 | Burt Hooton | 136.3 | CHN |
| +072+ | 1.79 | Clyde Wright | 118 | ANA |
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