| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 9.85 | 198209240_HOU_CIN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 9.07 | 198209250_CHN_SLN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.18 | 198209250_SFN_LAN |
| Don Sutton | MIL | 3.69 | 198209240_BAL_MIL |
| Eric Show | SDN | 2.43 | 198209260_SDN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keough | OAK | -10.73 | 198209260_KCA_OAK |
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -5.2 | 198209260_NYA_BOS |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -3.27 | 198209240_ANA_TEX |
| John Denny | PHI | -3.03 | 198209260_PHI_NYN |
| Randy Lerch | WAS | -1.15 | 198209240_PIT_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.72 | Steve Rogers | 258.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 8.36 | Joaquin Andujar | 262 | SLN |
| +004+ | 8.15 | Joe Niekro | 255 | HOU |
| +017+ | 5.76 | Mario Soto | 242.3 | CIN |
| +020+ | 5.72 | Fernando Valenzuela | 272 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4.69 | Rick Sutcliffe | 205.3 | CLE |
| +044+ | 4.43 | Don Sutton | 235.3 | TOT |
| +048+ | 4.31 | Nolan Ryan | 242.7 | HOU |
| +055+ | 4.03 | Jerry Reuss | 243.3 | LAN |
| +058+ | 4 | Eric Show | 142 | SDN |
| +060+ | 3.98 | Jim Palmer | 215.3 | BAL |
| +064+ | 3.83 | Steve Carlton | 277.7 | PHI |
| +067+ | 3.68 | Ferguson Jenkins | 211.3 | CHN |
| +069+ | 3.64 | Mike Krukow | 208 | PHI |
| +071+ | 3.56 | Bill Laskey | 181 | SFN |
| +072+ | 3.42 | Dan Petry | 225 | DET |
| +073+ | 3.31 | John Candelaria | 168.7 | PIT |
| +081+ | 2.99 | Dave Stieb | 271.3 | TOR |
| +083+ | 2.97 | Tim Lollar | 220.3 | SDN |
| +084+ | 2.96 | Pete Vuckovich | 219.3 | MIL |
| +087+ | 2.91 | Bruce Kison | 136 | ANA |
| +086+ | 2.91 | Charlie Lea | 172.7 | WAS |
| +093+ | 2.78 | Fred Breining | 137 | SFN |
| +092+ | 2.78 | Bryan Clark | 114.7 | SEA |
| +096+ | 2.69 | Mike LaCoss | 108.7 | HOU |
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