| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 11.36 | 198209280_SLN_WAS |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 9.92 | 198209290_HOU_SFN |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 5.04 | 198209270_CIN_LAN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.87 | 198209290_ATL_LAN |
| Rick Sutcliffe | CLE | 3.62 | 198209280_NYA_CLE |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -5.5 | 198209290_NYA_CLE |
| Doug Bird | CHN | -4.89 | 198209280_CHN_PHI |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -4.66 | 198209280_SEA_CHA |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -3.74 | 198209290_OAK_TEX |
| Doc Medich | MIL | -2.3 | 198209280_MIL_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-09-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.74 | Steve Rogers | 268.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 8.34 | Joaquin Andujar | 262 | SLN |
| +004+ | 8.06 | Joe Niekro | 261 | HOU |
| +012+ | 6.3 | Mario Soto | 251.3 | CIN |
| +017+ | 5.82 | Fernando Valenzuela | 279 | LAN |
| +041+ | 4.61 | Steve Carlton | 286.7 | PHI |
| +042+ | 4.56 | Rick Sutcliffe | 211.3 | CLE |
| +050+ | 4.42 | Don Sutton | 242.3 | TOT |
| +055+ | 4.3 | Nolan Ryan | 242.7 | HOU |
| +060+ | 4.12 | Jim Palmer | 221.7 | BAL |
| +063+ | 3.97 | Eric Show | 142 | SDN |
| +068+ | 3.66 | Ferguson Jenkins | 211.3 | CHN |
| +069+ | 3.62 | John Candelaria | 174.7 | PIT |
| +070+ | 3.61 | Mike Krukow | 208 | PHI |
| +071+ | 3.58 | Mike Proly | 81 | CHN |
| +072+ | 3.56 | Tim Lollar | 227.3 | SDN |
| +077+ | 3.16 | Jerry Reuss | 246.3 | LAN |
| +086+ | 2.93 | Dave Stieb | 271.3 | TOR |
| +085+ | 2.93 | Pete Vuckovich | 219.3 | MIL |
| +088+ | 2.89 | Bill Laskey | 183.3 | SFN |
| +089+ | 2.89 | Charlie Lea | 172.7 | WAS |
| +090+ | 2.85 | Dan Petry | 230.7 | DET |
| +092+ | 2.79 | Bryan Clark | 114.7 | SEA |
| +095+ | 2.76 | Fred Breining | 137 | SFN |
| +096+ | 2.74 | Dave Dravecky | 102 | SDN |
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