| 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 |
| John Candelaria | PIT | 3.7 | 198208190_SFN_PIT |
| Mike Krukow | PHI | 3.33 | 198208180_PHI_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keough | OAK | -4.92 | 198208190_MIL_OAK |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -2.43 | 198208170_SFN_PIT |
| Gaylord Perry | SEA | -1.87 | 198208180_SEA_DET |
| Bob Walk | ATL | -1.4 | 198208171_WAS_ATL |
| Bob Ojeda | BOS | -1.17 | 198208170_BOS_ANA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.48 | Steve Rogers | 196.7 | WAS |
| +006+ | 5.66 | Mario Soto | 189.3 | CIN |
| +009+ | 5.25 | Joaquin Andujar | 204.3 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.88 | Bill Laskey | 148 | SFN |
| +019+ | 4.53 | John Candelaria | 141.3 | PIT |
| +026+ | 4.2 | Mike Krukow | 162.7 | PHI |
| +029+ | 4.04 | Joe Niekro | 193.3 | HOU |
| +032+ | 3.94 | Don Sutton | 180.7 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.89 | Fernando Valenzuela | 203.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 3.67 | Lamarr Hoyt | 180 | CHA |
| +045+ | 3.44 | Eric Show | 97.3 | SDN |
| +057+ | 3.07 | Bob Welch | 178 | LAN |
| +064+ | 2.94 | Rick Sutcliffe | 153.3 | CLE |
| +065+ | 2.91 | Tom Underwood | 131.7 | OAK |
| +067+ | 2.77 | Steve Carlton | 219 | PHI |
| +069+ | 2.73 | Dave Schmidt | 91.7 | TEX |
| +070+ | 2.72 | Dan Petry | 191.7 | DET |
| +074+ | 2.58 | Jim Barr | 96.7 | SFN |
| +079+ | 2.49 | Britt Burns | 155.7 | CHA |
| +083+ | 2.46 | Ferguson Jenkins | 165.7 | CHN |
| +085+ | 2.45 | Dennis Eckersley | 184.7 | BOS |
| +087+ | 2.4 | Jerry Reuss | 191.7 | LAN |
| +092+ | 2.31 | Dick Ruthven | 165 | PHI |
| +097+ | 2.22 | Jim Beattie | 151.3 | SEA |
| +099+ | 2.21 | Mike Witt | 133.3 | ANA |
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