| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 10.79 | 198209230_PHI_WAS |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 9.85 | 198209240_HOU_CIN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 9.07 | 198209250_CHN_SLN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.18 | 198209250_SFN_LAN |
| Dan Petry | DET | 4.06 | 198209230_DET_BAL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | CHN | -4.69 | 198209230_NYN_CHN |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -3.31 | 198209230_CHA_SEA |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -3.27 | 198209240_ANA_TEX |
| Scott McGregor | BAL | -1.26 | 198209230_DET_BAL |
| Randy Lerch | WAS | -1.15 | 198209240_PIT_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.76 | Steve Rogers | 258.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 8.39 | Joaquin Andujar | 262 | SLN |
| +004+ | 8.18 | Joe Niekro | 255 | HOU |
| +016+ | 5.79 | Mario Soto | 242.3 | CIN |
| +017+ | 5.75 | Fernando Valenzuela | 272 | LAN |
| +039+ | 4.71 | Rick Sutcliffe | 205.3 | CLE |
| +041+ | 4.46 | Don Sutton | 235.3 | TOT |
| +055+ | 4.06 | Jerry Reuss | 243.3 | LAN |
| +057+ | 4 | Jim Palmer | 215.3 | BAL |
| +060+ | 3.96 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +062+ | 3.85 | Steve Carlton | 277.7 | PHI |
| +067+ | 3.65 | Mike Krukow | 208 | PHI |
| +068+ | 3.61 | Nolan Ryan | 234.7 | HOU |
| +069+ | 3.58 | Bill Laskey | 181 | SFN |
| +071+ | 3.45 | Dan Petry | 225 | DET |
| +072+ | 3.33 | John Candelaria | 168.7 | PIT |
| +074+ | 3.19 | Ferguson Jenkins | 203.3 | CHN |
| +078+ | 3.06 | Charlie Lea | 167 | WAS |
| +082+ | 3 | Tim Lollar | 220.3 | SDN |
| +084+ | 2.99 | Pete Vuckovich | 219.3 | MIL |
| +086+ | 2.92 | Bruce Kison | 136 | ANA |
| +090+ | 2.79 | Bryan Clark | 114.7 | SEA |
| +093+ | 2.7 | Mike LaCoss | 108.7 | HOU |
| +099+ | 2.53 | Fred Breining | 131.7 | SFN |
| +106+ | 2.41 | Dave Stieb | 262.3 | TOR |
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