| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 8.28 | 198307100_TEX_TOR |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 7.95 | 198307100_PHI_CIN |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | 6.71 | 198307100_TEX_TOR |
| Atlee Hammaker | SFN | 4.44 | 198307102_CHN_SFN |
| John Denny | PHI | 3.74 | 198307121_ATL_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -4.38 | 198307120_CIN_NYN |
| Frank Viola | MIN | -3.99 | 198307120_NYA_MIN |
| Matt Keough | NYA | -2.5 | 198307120_NYA_MIN |
| Gaylord Perry | KCA | -2.42 | 198307110_TOR_KCA |
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -2.39 | 198307110_OAK_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.17 | Atlee Hammaker | 125.3 | SFN |
| +003+ | 5.96 | Rick Honeycutt | 136 | TEX |
| +004+ | 5.64 | Mario Soto | 145.7 | CIN |
| +005+ | 4.97 | John Denny | 126.3 | PHI |
| +007+ | 4.74 | Dave Stieb | 155.3 | TOR |
| +013+ | 3.69 | Matt Young | 123 | SEA |
| +014+ | 3.63 | Pascual Perez | 115.7 | ATL |
| +020+ | 3.48 | Nolan Ryan | 82.3 | HOU |
| +023+ | 3.43 | Jerry Reuss | 125.7 | LAN |
| +029+ | 3.05 | Steve Carlton | 156.7 | PHI |
| +032+ | 2.87 | Bob Welch | 107.7 | LAN |
| +033+ | 2.77 | Steve Rogers | 150 | WAS |
| +038+ | 2.67 | Larry McWilliams | 134 | PIT |
| +039+ | 2.62 | Joe Price | 110 | CIN |
| +041+ | 2.54 | Alejandro Pena | 75.7 | LAN |
| +042+ | 2.52 | Craig McMurtry | 117.3 | ATL |
| +043+ | 2.45 | Ron Guidry | 112.7 | NYA |
| +045+ | 2.38 | Frank Tanana | 58.7 | TEX |
| +050+ | 2.3 | Ray Burris | 84.3 | WAS |
| +052+ | 2.25 | Dave Righetti | 129 | NYA |
| +066+ | 1.92 | Dave Dravecky | 136.7 | SDN |
| +068+ | 1.92 | Storm Davis | 112 | BAL |
| +071+ | 1.87 | Andy Hawkins | 83 | SDN |
| +078+ | 1.83 | Charlie Lea | 112.7 | WAS |
| +079+ | 1.82 | Eric Show | 117 | SDN |
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