| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 13.09 | 198208060_WAS_SLN |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 6.52 | 198208040_WAS_PHI |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.48 | 198208050_ATL_LAN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 5.12 | 198208060_WAS_SLN |
| Don Sutton | HOU | 5.03 | 198208040_SDN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Waits | CLE | -4.59 | 198208040_TEX_CLE |
| Albert Williams | MIN | -2.59 | 198208040_MIN_ANA |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | -2.1 | 198208050_CIN_SDN |
| Mike Caldwell | MIL | -1.94 | 198208040_MIL_TOR |
| Alan Fowlkes | SFN | -1.34 | 198208040_SFN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-08-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.34 | Steve Rogers | 181.7 | WAS |
| +006+ | 5.36 | Mario Soto | 173.3 | CIN |
| +009+ | 4.68 | Joaquin Andujar | 189.3 | SLN |
| +014+ | 4.33 | Fernando Valenzuela | 191.7 | LAN |
| +017+ | 3.98 | Bill Laskey | 133.7 | SFN |
| +021+ | 3.89 | Mike Krukow | 143 | PHI |
| +022+ | 3.79 | Lamarr Hoyt | 163.3 | CHA |
| +027+ | 3.61 | John Candelaria | 122.3 | PIT |
| +029+ | 3.58 | Joe Niekro | 171.3 | HOU |
| +036+ | 3.4 | Steve Carlton | 193.3 | PHI |
| +041+ | 3.24 | Rick Sutcliffe | 131.7 | CLE |
| +048+ | 3.18 | Eric Show | 85.3 | SDN |
| +055+ | 3 | Don Sutton | 165 | HOU |
| +059+ | 2.78 | Bob Welch | 156 | LAN |
| +064+ | 2.61 | Dan Petry | 169.3 | DET |
| +065+ | 2.61 | Dave Schmidt | 76.7 | TEX |
| +069+ | 2.5 | Pete Vuckovich | 138.3 | MIL |
| +071+ | 2.48 | Jim Beattie | 138.7 | SEA |
| +075+ | 2.42 | Charlie Hough | 150.3 | TEX |
| +079+ | 2.34 | Jerry Reuss | 172 | LAN |
| +078+ | 2.34 | Scott Sanderson | 151.3 | WAS |
| +086+ | 2.22 | Ron Reed | 68.7 | PHI |
| +089+ | 2.17 | Manny Sarmiento | 101.7 | PIT |
| +090+ | 2.16 | Larry Christenson | 156.3 | PHI |
| +093+ | 2.01 | Ferguson Jenkins | 145.7 | CHN |
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