| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 7.01 | 198208170_NYN_CIN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 5.13 | 198208170_SDN_SLN |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 3.96 | 198208180_PHI_HOU |
| Mike Krukow | PHI | 3.33 | 198208180_PHI_HOU |
| Dan Petry | DET | 2.13 | 198208180_SEA_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Waits | CLE | -3.53 | 198208160_CLE_TOR |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -2.43 | 198208170_SFN_PIT |
| Gaylord Perry | SEA | -1.87 | 198208180_SEA_DET |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -1.48 | 198208160_CHA_TEX |
| Bob Walk | ATL | -1.4 | 198208171_WAS_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-08-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.46 | Steve Rogers | 196.7 | WAS |
| +007+ | 5.67 | Mario Soto | 189.3 | CIN |
| +009+ | 5.24 | Joaquin Andujar | 204.3 | SLN |
| +011+ | 4.87 | Bill Laskey | 148 | SFN |
| +024+ | 4.21 | Mike Krukow | 162.7 | PHI |
| +026+ | 4.11 | John Candelaria | 134.3 | PIT |
| +029+ | 4.06 | Joe Niekro | 193.3 | HOU |
| +030+ | 3.97 | Don Sutton | 180.7 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.87 | Bob Welch | 173 | LAN |
| +032+ | 3.87 | Fernando Valenzuela | 203.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 3.73 | Lamarr Hoyt | 174 | CHA |
| +042+ | 3.43 | Eric Show | 97.3 | SDN |
| +062+ | 2.94 | Steve Carlton | 209 | PHI |
| +064+ | 2.94 | Rick Sutcliffe | 153.3 | CLE |
| +066+ | 2.91 | Tom Underwood | 131.7 | OAK |
| +070+ | 2.73 | Dave Schmidt | 91.7 | TEX |
| +071+ | 2.72 | Dan Petry | 191.7 | DET |
| +073+ | 2.59 | Pete Vuckovich | 153.3 | MIL |
| +074+ | 2.57 | Jim Barr | 96.7 | SFN |
| +079+ | 2.48 | Britt Burns | 155.7 | CHA |
| +084+ | 2.38 | Jerry Reuss | 191.7 | LAN |
| +087+ | 2.32 | Dick Ruthven | 165 | PHI |
| +094+ | 2.22 | Jim Beattie | 151.3 | SEA |
| +096+ | 2.2 | Mike Witt | 133.3 | ANA |
| +097+ | 2.18 | Dennis Eckersley | 182 | BOS |
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