| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 10.67 | 198208150_PHI_WAS |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 7.01 | 198208170_NYN_CIN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.72 | 198208150_SFN_LAN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 5.13 | 198208170_SDN_SLN |
| Don Sutton | HOU | 4.49 | 198208150_HOU_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -6.68 | 198208150_BAL_BOS |
| Rick Waits | CLE | -3.53 | 198208160_CLE_TOR |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -2.43 | 198208170_SFN_PIT |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | -2.3 | 198208150_HOU_CIN |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -1.48 | 198208160_CHA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-08-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.44 | Steve Rogers | 196.7 | WAS |
| +007+ | 5.72 | Mario Soto | 189.3 | CIN |
| +009+ | 5.22 | Joaquin Andujar | 204.3 | SLN |
| +012+ | 4.85 | Bill Laskey | 148 | SFN |
| +023+ | 4.1 | John Candelaria | 134.3 | PIT |
| +026+ | 4.06 | Mike Krukow | 155.7 | PHI |
| +027+ | 4.04 | Don Sutton | 180.7 | HOU |
| +032+ | 3.85 | Bob Welch | 173 | LAN |
| +033+ | 3.84 | Fernando Valenzuela | 203.7 | LAN |
| +034+ | 3.8 | Joe Niekro | 185 | HOU |
| +038+ | 3.7 | Lamarr Hoyt | 174 | CHA |
| +044+ | 3.41 | Eric Show | 97.3 | SDN |
| +059+ | 3.02 | Steve Carlton | 209 | PHI |
| +063+ | 2.92 | Rick Sutcliffe | 153.3 | CLE |
| +064+ | 2.91 | Tom Underwood | 131.7 | OAK |
| +068+ | 2.72 | Dave Schmidt | 91.7 | TEX |
| +072+ | 2.59 | Pete Vuckovich | 153.3 | MIL |
| +073+ | 2.56 | Jim Barr | 96.7 | SFN |
| +077+ | 2.51 | Dan Petry | 185 | DET |
| +081+ | 2.45 | Britt Burns | 155.7 | CHA |
| +084+ | 2.39 | Dick Ruthven | 165 | PHI |
| +087+ | 2.33 | Jerry Reuss | 186.7 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.31 | Mike Witt | 127.7 | ANA |
| +092+ | 2.22 | Larry Christenson | 177 | PHI |
| +094+ | 2.18 | Jim Beattie | 151.3 | SEA |
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