| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 13.44 | 198209190_CHN_WAS |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 8.66 | 198209180_HOU_LAN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.91 | 198209190_HOU_LAN |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.46 | 198209170_ATL_CIN |
| Bill Laskey | SFN | 3.6 | 198209170_SDN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moore | SEA | -3.16 | 198209180_TEX_SEA |
| Doug Bird | CHN | -3.16 | 198209180_CHN_WAS |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -2.7 | 198209190_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 1982-09-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.28 | Steve Rogers | 247.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 7.93 | Joe Niekro | 247 | HOU |
| +005+ | 7.5 | Joaquin Andujar | 246.3 | SLN |
| +015+ | 5.78 | Fernando Valenzuela | 264.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 5.54 | Mario Soto | 234.3 | CIN |
| +027+ | 4.94 | Don Sutton | 228.3 | TOT |
| +044+ | 4.34 | Dan Petry | 222.7 | DET |
| +050+ | 4.17 | Rick Sutcliffe | 199.3 | CLE |
| +054+ | 3.98 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +056+ | 3.91 | Bill Laskey | 177.3 | SFN |
| +063+ | 3.69 | Jerry Reuss | 236.3 | LAN |
| +066+ | 3.54 | Nolan Ryan | 228.7 | HOU |
| +068+ | 3.3 | Steve Carlton | 261.7 | PHI |
| +069+ | 3.23 | John Candelaria | 162.7 | PIT |
| +071+ | 3.14 | Jim Palmer | 198.3 | BAL |
| +075+ | 3.06 | Mike Krukow | 201 | PHI |
| +078+ | 2.97 | Pete Vuckovich | 201.7 | MIL |
| +082+ | 2.89 | Fred Breining | 126 | SFN |
| +088+ | 2.73 | Charlie Lea | 160.3 | WAS |
| +091+ | 2.61 | Ferguson Jenkins | 196.7 | CHN |
| +096+ | 2.53 | Dave Dravecky | 89.7 | SDN |
| +095+ | 2.53 | Tim Lollar | 212.3 | SDN |
| +099+ | 2.45 | Bob Stoddard | 49 | SEA |
| +103+ | 2.33 | Mike LaCoss | 102 | HOU |
| +108+ | 2.23 | Bruce Kison | 128 | ANA |
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