| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 6.16 | 198209010_CIN_WAS |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 5.86 | 198209010_SLN_LAN |
| Bill Laskey | SFN | 4.71 | 198209010_CHN_SFN |
| Mike Krukow | PHI | 4.7 | 198209010_ATL_PHI |
| Don Sutton | MIL | 3.28 | 198209022_CLE_MIL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Haas | MIL | -2.17 | 198209021_CLE_MIL |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -1.69 | 198209010_CLE_CHA |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | -1.46 | 198209010_PIT_SDN |
| Randy Lerch | WAS | -1.3 | 198209010_CIN_WAS |
| Chuck Rainey | BOS | -1.16 | 198208310_OAK_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.12 | Steve Rogers | 219.7 | WAS |
| +010+ | 5.87 | Mario Soto | 210.3 | CIN |
| +011+ | 5.73 | Joe Niekro | 211.3 | HOU |
| +013+ | 5.43 | Joaquin Andujar | 223.3 | SLN |
| +014+ | 5.4 | Fernando Valenzuela | 230.7 | LAN |
| +021+ | 4.79 | Mike Krukow | 183.3 | PHI |
| +024+ | 4.66 | Bill Laskey | 164 | SFN |
| +034+ | 4.3 | John Candelaria | 153.7 | PIT |
| +038+ | 4.06 | Don Sutton | 204.7 | TOT |
| +041+ | 3.95 | Dan Petry | 206.7 | DET |
| +061+ | 3.23 | Nolan Ryan | 204.7 | HOU |
| +071+ | 2.89 | Dave Dravecky | 70 | SDN |
| +073+ | 2.88 | Jim Beattie | 165.7 | SEA |
| +075+ | 2.83 | Eric Show | 107 | SDN |
| +076+ | 2.83 | Bob Welch | 192.3 | LAN |
| +078+ | 2.81 | Rick Sutcliffe | 174 | CLE |
| +085+ | 2.59 | Pete Vuckovich | 176.3 | MIL |
| +086+ | 2.57 | Jerry Reuss | 210.7 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.53 | Dennis Eckersley | 190.7 | BOS |
| +089+ | 2.5 | Rudy May | 93.3 | NYA |
| +094+ | 2.45 | Dave Schmidt | 107 | TEX |
| +093+ | 2.45 | Dick Ruthven | 187.7 | PHI |
| +095+ | 2.43 | Ferguson Jenkins | 178.7 | CHN |
| +099+ | 2.35 | Charlie Lea | 142 | WAS |
| +102+ | 2.29 | Tim Lollar | 190.3 | SDN |
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