| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 10.79 | 198209230_PHI_WAS |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.95 | 198209220_SFN_CIN |
| Dan Petry | DET | 4.06 | 198209230_DET_BAL |
| Rick Sutcliffe | CLE | 2.81 | 198209220_CLE_NYA |
| Bill Laskey | SFN | 2.51 | 198209230_SFN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -5.69 | 198209210_BOS_MIL |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -5.17 | 198209212_CLE_NYA |
| Doug Bird | CHN | -4.69 | 198209230_NYN_CHN |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -3.31 | 198209230_CHA_SEA |
| Doc Medich | MIL | -2.32 | 198209210_BOS_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.75 | Steve Rogers | 258.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 7.87 | Joe Niekro | 247 | HOU |
| +004+ | 7.79 | Joaquin Andujar | 253 | SLN |
| +016+ | 5.79 | Mario Soto | 242.3 | CIN |
| +017+ | 5.73 | Fernando Valenzuela | 264.7 | LAN |
| +030+ | 4.87 | Don Sutton | 228.3 | TOT |
| +035+ | 4.7 | Rick Sutcliffe | 205.3 | CLE |
| +053+ | 4.05 | Jerry Reuss | 243.3 | LAN |
| +056+ | 3.94 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +063+ | 3.65 | Pete Vuckovich | 212.7 | MIL |
| +065+ | 3.62 | Steve Carlton | 270.7 | PHI |
| +067+ | 3.6 | Nolan Ryan | 234.7 | HOU |
| +066+ | 3.6 | Jim Palmer | 206.3 | BAL |
| +068+ | 3.58 | Bill Laskey | 181 | SFN |
| +070+ | 3.46 | Dan Petry | 225 | DET |
| +071+ | 3.31 | John Candelaria | 168.7 | PIT |
| +074+ | 3.16 | Ferguson Jenkins | 203.3 | CHN |
| +078+ | 3.06 | Charlie Lea | 167 | WAS |
| +082+ | 3.01 | Mike Krukow | 201 | PHI |
| +085+ | 2.97 | Tim Lollar | 220.3 | SDN |
| +094+ | 2.53 | Fred Breining | 131.7 | SFN |
| +096+ | 2.5 | Dave Dravecky | 89.7 | SDN |
| +104+ | 2.4 | Dave Stieb | 262.3 | TOR |
| +106+ | 2.3 | Mike LaCoss | 102 | HOU |
| +110+ | 2.2 | Bruce Kison | 128 | ANA |
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