| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 12.88 | 198207160_WAS_SDN |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 7.02 | 198207170_CIN_SLN |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 6.05 | 198207170_PIT_HOU |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.77 | 198207160_NYN_LAN |
| LaMarr Hoyt | CHA | 3.81 | 198207152_CHA_MIL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -7.4 | 198207150_KCA_BOS |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -5.37 | 198207170_PIT_HOU |
| Rick Waits | CLE | -4.11 | 198207150_ANA_CLE |
| Matt Keough | OAK | -3.4 | 198207170_OAK_NYA |
| Mike Caldwell | MIL | -2.12 | 198207152_CHA_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-07-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.98 | Steve Rogers | 151 | WAS |
| +002+ | 5.43 | Joaquin Andujar | 154 | SLN |
| +006+ | 5.18 | Mario Soto | 150.7 | CIN |
| +010+ | 4.42 | Joe Niekro | 152.3 | HOU |
| +012+ | 4.18 | Steve Bedrosian | 74.3 | ATL |
| +015+ | 3.87 | Mike Krukow | 126.7 | PHI |
| +017+ | 3.61 | Lamarr Hoyt | 133.3 | CHA |
| +021+ | 3.47 | Fernando Valenzuela | 162.7 | LAN |
| +024+ | 3.4 | Tim Lollar | 142.3 | SDN |
| +027+ | 3.17 | Don Sutton | 134 | HOU |
| +030+ | 3.11 | Bill Laskey | 109.3 | SFN |
| +044+ | 2.65 | Floyd Bannister | 144 | SEA |
| +047+ | 2.59 | Eric Show | 62.3 | SDN |
| +063+ | 2.3 | Dennis Eckersley | 138.3 | BOS |
| +065+ | 2.25 | Ferguson Jenkins | 120.7 | CHN |
| +073+ | 2.11 | Geoff Zahn | 133 | ANA |
| +076+ | 2.05 | Dick Ruthven | 132 | PHI |
| +078+ | 2.02 | Scott Sanderson | 123.7 | WAS |
| +080+ | 1.99 | Rick Sutcliffe | 105 | CLE |
| +083+ | 1.96 | Jim Clancy | 157.7 | TOR |
| +084+ | 1.95 | Jerry Reuss | 146 | LAN |
| +089+ | 1.9 | Tom Underwood | 106 | OAK |
| +090+ | 1.88 | Jim Beattie | 111 | SEA |
| +094+ | 1.86 | Pete Vuckovich | 112.3 | MIL |
| +096+ | 1.83 | John Candelaria | 97.3 | PIT |
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