| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 9.92 | 198209290_HOU_SFN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.87 | 198209290_ATL_LAN |
| Don Sutton | MIL | 2.87 | 198209290_MIL_BOS |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 2.47 | 198209290_BAL_DET |
| Eric Show | SDN | 2.31 | 198210010_ATL_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -5.5 | 198209290_NYA_CLE |
| Mike Torrez | BOS | -4.82 | 198210010_BOS_NYA |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | -3.74 | 198209290_OAK_TEX |
| John Denny | PHI | -2.94 | 198210010_NYN_PHI |
| Dennis Leonard | KCA | -1.39 | 198209290_ANA_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1982-10-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 8.73 | Steve Rogers | 268.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 8.36 | Joaquin Andujar | 262 | SLN |
| +005+ | 8.07 | Joe Niekro | 261 | HOU |
| +014+ | 6.3 | Mario Soto | 251.3 | CIN |
| +017+ | 5.83 | Fernando Valenzuela | 279 | LAN |
| +044+ | 4.59 | Steve Carlton | 286.7 | PHI |
| +045+ | 4.57 | Rick Sutcliffe | 211.3 | CLE |
| +051+ | 4.43 | Don Sutton | 242.3 | TOT |
| +059+ | 4.19 | Nolan Ryan | 250.7 | HOU |
| +061+ | 4.13 | Jim Palmer | 221.7 | BAL |
| +063+ | 4.06 | Eric Show | 150 | SDN |
| +064+ | 3.96 | Jerry Reuss | 255.3 | LAN |
| +068+ | 3.75 | Dave Stieb | 280.3 | TOR |
| +071+ | 3.66 | Ferguson Jenkins | 211.3 | CHN |
| +072+ | 3.61 | John Candelaria | 174.7 | PIT |
| +073+ | 3.6 | Mike Krukow | 208 | PHI |
| +074+ | 3.58 | Mike Proly | 81 | CHN |
| +075+ | 3.57 | Tim Lollar | 227.3 | SDN |
| +087+ | 2.9 | Bill Laskey | 183.3 | SFN |
| +089+ | 2.86 | Dan Petry | 230.7 | DET |
| +094+ | 2.8 | Bryan Clark | 114.7 | SEA |
| +095+ | 2.74 | Dave Dravecky | 102 | SDN |
| +097+ | 2.66 | Mike LaCoss | 115.3 | HOU |
| +101+ | 2.57 | Fred Breining | 144.3 | SFN |
| +103+ | 2.53 | Pete Vuckovich | 223.7 | MIL |
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