| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 14.32 | 198209100_WAS_CHN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 7.56 | 198209110_NYN_SLN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 6.23 | 198209090_LAN_ATL |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.37 | 198209110_CIN_ATL |
| Mike Krukow | PHI | 4.17 | 198209110_PHI_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -6.47 | 198209110_DET_BOS |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -4.48 | 198209110_BAL_CLE |
| Gaylord Perry | SEA | -1.73 | 198209100_SEA_TEX |
| Scott McGregor | BAL | -1.32 | 198209100_BAL_CLE |
| Doc Medich | MIL | -1.22 | 198209110_MIL_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.99 | Steve Rogers | 236 | WAS |
| +006+ | 6.73 | Joe Niekro | 229 | HOU |
| +008+ | 6.71 | Joaquin Andujar | 237.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 5.16 | Mario Soto | 225.3 | CIN |
| +023+ | 4.9 | Don Sutton | 213.7 | TOT |
| +025+ | 4.86 | Fernando Valenzuela | 245.7 | LAN |
| +031+ | 4.6 | Bill Laskey | 175 | SFN |
| +049+ | 3.82 | John Candelaria | 157.7 | PIT |
| +050+ | 3.8 | Dan Petry | 214 | DET |
| +052+ | 3.68 | Eric Show | 123.3 | SDN |
| +057+ | 3.62 | Mike Krukow | 191 | PHI |
| +063+ | 3.46 | Nolan Ryan | 220.7 | HOU |
| +066+ | 3.33 | Tim Lollar | 206.3 | SDN |
| +069+ | 3.22 | Jerry Reuss | 227.3 | LAN |
| +077+ | 2.95 | Pete Vuckovich | 194.3 | MIL |
| +081+ | 2.87 | Steve Carlton | 247.7 | PHI |
| +084+ | 2.82 | Jim Beattie | 171.7 | SEA |
| +085+ | 2.8 | Rudy May | 96.7 | NYA |
| +086+ | 2.66 | Rick Sutcliffe | 182.3 | CLE |
| +090+ | 2.57 | Fred Breining | 119.7 | SFN |
| +097+ | 2.4 | Charlie Lea | 154 | WAS |
| +099+ | 2.29 | Ron Reed | 90.3 | PHI |
| +102+ | 2.26 | Dave Dravecky | 81.7 | SDN |
| +104+ | 2.21 | Ferguson Jenkins | 187.7 | CHN |
| +115+ | 1.98 | Dick Ruthven | 198.3 | PHI |
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