| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 8.66 | 198209180_HOU_LAN |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.46 | 198209170_ATL_CIN |
| Bill Laskey | SFN | 3.6 | 198209170_SDN_SFN |
| Dan Petry | DET | 3.37 | 198209170_BOS_DET |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 2.46 | 198209170_PIT_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -5.86 | 198209160_BOS_DET |
| Doug Bird | CHN | -3.16 | 198209180_CHN_WAS |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -3.16 | 198209180_TEX_SEA |
| Scott McGregor | BAL | -2.1 | 198209180_CLE_BAL |
| Randy Lerch | WAS | -1.14 | 198209180_CHN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.84 | Steve Rogers | 242 | WAS |
| +003+ | 7.93 | Joe Niekro | 247 | HOU |
| +006+ | 7.49 | Joaquin Andujar | 246.3 | SLN |
| +018+ | 5.53 | Mario Soto | 234.3 | CIN |
| +019+ | 5.52 | Fernando Valenzuela | 254.7 | LAN |
| +039+ | 4.43 | Don Sutton | 220.3 | TOT |
| +044+ | 4.33 | Dan Petry | 222.7 | DET |
| +046+ | 4.17 | Rick Sutcliffe | 199.3 | CLE |
| +051+ | 4.05 | Eric Show | 130.3 | SDN |
| +055+ | 3.93 | Bill Laskey | 177.3 | SFN |
| +057+ | 3.89 | Mike Krukow | 198.7 | PHI |
| +064+ | 3.69 | Jerry Reuss | 236.3 | LAN |
| +067+ | 3.54 | Nolan Ryan | 228.7 | HOU |
| +069+ | 3.28 | Steve Carlton | 261.7 | PHI |
| +071+ | 3.22 | John Candelaria | 162.7 | PIT |
| +072+ | 3.15 | Jim Palmer | 198.3 | BAL |
| +079+ | 2.95 | Pete Vuckovich | 201.7 | MIL |
| +081+ | 2.9 | Fred Breining | 126 | SFN |
| +085+ | 2.72 | Charlie Lea | 160.3 | WAS |
| +088+ | 2.6 | Ferguson Jenkins | 196.7 | CHN |
| +093+ | 2.54 | Tim Lollar | 212.3 | SDN |
| +098+ | 2.45 | Bob Stoddard | 49 | SEA |
| +103+ | 2.29 | Dave Dravecky | 87 | SDN |
| +106+ | 2.23 | Mike LaCoss | 94 | HOU |
| +108+ | 2.18 | Bob Forsch | 217.7 | SLN |
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