| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | 3.29 | 198208140_KCA_DET |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 3.07 | 198208140_NYA_CHA |
| Boston Red Sox | BOS | 2.24 | 198208160_BAL_BOS |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | 1.76 | 198208160_SEA_DET |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | 1.15 | 198208140_ATL_SDN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -8.21 | 198208140_SEA_MIN |
| New York Mets | NYN | -2.51 | 198208151_CHN_NYN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -1.93 | 198208140_ANA_OAK |
| Houston Astros | HOU | -1.48 | 198208140_HOU_CIN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -1.19 | 198208150_PHI_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-08-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +014+ | 4.58 | Steve Bedrosian | 97.7 | ATL |
| +032+ | 3.84 | Greg Minton | 90 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.62 | Bill Caudill | 72.3 | SEA |
| +052+ | 3.05 | Rod Scurry | 76 | PIT |
| +055+ | 3.03 | Luis DeLeon | 76.7 | SDN |
| +058+ | 3 | Dan Spillner | 100 | CLE |
| +063+ | 2.89 | Mike Armstrong | 77.3 | KCA |
| +065+ | 2.84 | Steve Howe | 76 | LAN |
| +066+ | 2.81 | Tom Underwood | 130.7 | OAK |
| +071+ | 2.51 | Bob Stanley | 124 | BOS |
| +072+ | 2.51 | Rich Gossage | 84.3 | NYA |
| +077+ | 2.44 | Tom Burgmeier | 72.7 | BOS |
| +078+ | 2.42 | Mike Proly | 47 | CHN |
| +080+ | 2.39 | Andy Hassler | 60 | ANA |
| +079+ | 2.39 | Gene Garber | 82.7 | ATL |
| +084+ | 2.3 | Mark Clear | 78 | BOS |
| +085+ | 2.28 | Jeff Reardon | 71.7 | WAS |
| +086+ | 2.28 | Dave Tobik | 83 | DET |
| +088+ | 2.21 | Dale Murray | 86.7 | TOR |
| +089+ | 2.2 | Rollie Fingers | 74 | MIL |
| +092+ | 2.17 | Dan Quisenberry | 99.3 | KCA |
| +097+ | 2.11 | Rudy May | 89.3 | NYA |
| +099+ | 2.07 | Jim Kern | 72 | CIN |
| +101+ | 2.07 | Ed Vande Berg | 54.7 | SEA |
| +103+ | 2.05 | Dave Schmidt | 82 | TEX |
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