| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 13.44 | 198209190_CHN_WAS |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 9.2 | 198209200_PHI_SLN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.91 | 198209190_HOU_LAN |
| Don Sutton | MIL | 3.23 | 198209190_NYA_MIL |
| Mike Krukow | PHI | 2.72 | 198209190_PIT_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keough | OAK | -8.47 | 198209200_TEX_OAK |
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -5.69 | 198209210_BOS_MIL |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -5.17 | 198209212_CLE_NYA |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -2.7 | 198209190_TEX_SEA |
| John Denny | PHI | -2.68 | 198209200_PHI_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.22 | Steve Rogers | 247.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 7.87 | Joe Niekro | 247 | HOU |
| +004+ | 7.83 | Joaquin Andujar | 253 | SLN |
| +016+ | 5.73 | Fernando Valenzuela | 264.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 5.49 | Mario Soto | 234.3 | CIN |
| +030+ | 4.88 | Don Sutton | 228.3 | TOT |
| +046+ | 4.3 | Dan Petry | 222.7 | DET |
| +050+ | 4.14 | Rick Sutcliffe | 199.3 | CLE |
| +056+ | 3.95 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +058+ | 3.88 | Bill Laskey | 177.3 | SFN |
| +064+ | 3.65 | Pete Vuckovich | 212.7 | MIL |
| +065+ | 3.65 | Jerry Reuss | 236.3 | LAN |
| +066+ | 3.64 | Steve Carlton | 270.7 | PHI |
| +068+ | 3.6 | Nolan Ryan | 234.7 | HOU |
| +067+ | 3.6 | Jim Palmer | 206.3 | BAL |
| +072+ | 3.21 | John Candelaria | 162.7 | PIT |
| +074+ | 3.17 | Ferguson Jenkins | 203.3 | CHN |
| +077+ | 3.08 | Charlie Lea | 167 | WAS |
| +080+ | 3.02 | Mike Krukow | 201 | PHI |
| +093+ | 2.53 | Fred Breining | 131.7 | SFN |
| +094+ | 2.51 | Dave Dravecky | 89.7 | SDN |
| +095+ | 2.48 | Tim Lollar | 212.3 | SDN |
| +100+ | 2.44 | Bob Stoddard | 49 | SEA |
| +104+ | 2.42 | Dave Stieb | 262.3 | TOR |
| +105+ | 2.3 | Mike LaCoss | 102 | HOU |
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