| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sutton | HOU | 9.29 | 198205260_WAS_HOU |
| Britt Burns | CHA | 7.82 | 198205260_KCA_CHA |
| Larry Gura | KCA | 5.96 | 198205260_KCA_CHA |
| Tommy John | NYA | 4.82 | 198205250_TOR_NYA |
| Jerry Reuss | LAN | 4.72 | 198205260_PIT_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Waits | CLE | -6.91 | 198205260_CLE_MIN |
| Pete Redfern | MIN | -4.46 | 198205240_CLE_MIN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -3.41 | 198205250_PIT_LAN |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | -2.16 | 198205250_BAL_TEX |
| Rich Gale | SFN | -1.18 | 198205240_SLN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-05-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 3.58 | Steve Rogers | 72.7 | WAS |
| +004+ | 3.35 | Lamarr Hoyt | 62 | CHA |
| +005+ | 3.18 | Don Sutton | 73.7 | HOU |
| +008+ | 2.73 | Dennis Eckersley | 68.7 | BOS |
| +012+ | 2.47 | Tommy John | 64.7 | NYA |
| +014+ | 2.32 | Joaquin Andujar | 70 | SLN |
| +018+ | 2.16 | Steve Renko | 47.7 | ANA |
| +020+ | 2.14 | Tim Lollar | 70 | SDN |
| +022+ | 2.04 | Bill Laskey | 45.3 | SFN |
| +023+ | 2.03 | Mario Soto | 79 | CIN |
| +024+ | 2.03 | Scott Sanderson | 57.7 | WAS |
| +027+ | 1.96 | Geoff Zahn | 65 | ANA |
| +030+ | 1.91 | Fernando Valenzuela | 77 | LAN |
| +031+ | 1.9 | Randy Martz | 45.7 | CHN |
| +033+ | 1.87 | Ron Guidry | 65 | NYA |
| +034+ | 1.84 | Mike Krukow | 65.3 | PHI |
| +036+ | 1.8 | Bruce Kison | 48.3 | ANA |
| +038+ | 1.75 | Joe Niekro | 69.3 | HOU |
| +043+ | 1.67 | Randy Jones | 69 | NYN |
| +047+ | 1.62 | Len Barker | 68.3 | CLE |
| +051+ | 1.61 | Craig Swan | 37.3 | NYN |
| +055+ | 1.54 | Ferguson Jenkins | 64.7 | CHN |
| +057+ | 1.52 | Bob Welch | 63.3 | LAN |
| +058+ | 1.52 | Scott McGregor | 86.3 | BAL |
| +064+ | 1.48 | Dick Ruthven | 63.7 | PHI |
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