| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 9.2 | 198209200_PHI_SLN |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.95 | 198209220_SFN_CIN |
| Rick Sutcliffe | CLE | 2.81 | 198209220_CLE_NYA |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 2.08 | 198209200_ATL_HOU |
| Jerry Reuss | LAN | 2.06 | 198209220_LAN_SDN |
| 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 |
| John Denny | PHI | -2.68 | 198209200_PHI_SLN |
| Doc Medich | MIL | -2.32 | 198209210_BOS_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.19 | Steve Rogers | 247.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 7.84 | Joe Niekro | 247 | HOU |
| +004+ | 7.8 | Joaquin Andujar | 253 | SLN |
| +015+ | 5.75 | Mario Soto | 242.3 | CIN |
| +017+ | 5.69 | Fernando Valenzuela | 264.7 | LAN |
| +031+ | 4.85 | Don Sutton | 228.3 | TOT |
| +036+ | 4.67 | Rick Sutcliffe | 205.3 | CLE |
| +048+ | 4.27 | Dan Petry | 222.7 | DET |
| +055+ | 4.02 | Jerry Reuss | 243.3 | LAN |
| +057+ | 3.93 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +059+ | 3.86 | Bill Laskey | 177.3 | SFN |
| +065+ | 3.62 | Pete Vuckovich | 212.7 | MIL |
| +066+ | 3.62 | Steve Carlton | 270.7 | PHI |
| +068+ | 3.58 | Jim Palmer | 206.3 | BAL |
| +069+ | 3.57 | Nolan Ryan | 234.7 | HOU |
| +072+ | 3.2 | John Candelaria | 162.7 | PIT |
| +074+ | 3.14 | Ferguson Jenkins | 203.3 | CHN |
| +078+ | 3.06 | Charlie Lea | 167 | WAS |
| +081+ | 3.01 | Mike Krukow | 201 | PHI |
| +083+ | 2.94 | Tim Lollar | 220.3 | SDN |
| +094+ | 2.51 | Fred Breining | 131.7 | SFN |
| +095+ | 2.49 | Dave Dravecky | 89.7 | SDN |
| +104+ | 2.36 | Dave Stieb | 262.3 | TOR |
| +106+ | 2.29 | Mike LaCoss | 102 | HOU |
| +111+ | 2.18 | Bruce Kison | 128 | ANA |
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