| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 7.11 | 198307130_ATL_PHI |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 6.46 | 198307130_WAS_HOU |
| Jerry Reuss | LAN | 5.53 | 198307130_SLN_LAN |
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 2.19 | 198307130_NYA_MIN |
| Joe Price | CIN | 1.73 | 198307130_CIN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -4.38 | 198307120_CIN_NYN |
| Frank Viola | MIN | -3.99 | 198307120_NYA_MIN |
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -3.25 | 198307130_SEA_BOS |
| Matt Keough | NYA | -2.5 | 198307120_NYA_MIN |
| Gaylord Perry | KCA | -2.42 | 198307110_TOR_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.18 | Atlee Hammaker | 125.3 | SFN |
| +003+ | 5.96 | Rick Honeycutt | 136 | TEX |
| +004+ | 5.63 | Mario Soto | 145.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 4.97 | John Denny | 126.3 | PHI |
| +007+ | 4.76 | Dave Stieb | 155.3 | TOR |
| +016+ | 3.69 | Matt Young | 123 | SEA |
| +017+ | 3.63 | Pascual Perez | 115.7 | ATL |
| +019+ | 3.55 | Nolan Ryan | 90.3 | HOU |
| +024+ | 3.25 | Joe Price | 119.3 | CIN |
| +031+ | 2.92 | Craig McMurtry | 126.3 | ATL |
| +032+ | 2.91 | Jerry Reuss | 131.7 | LAN |
| +033+ | 2.88 | Bob Welch | 107.7 | LAN |
| +034+ | 2.87 | Steve Carlton | 164 | PHI |
| +035+ | 2.79 | Steve Rogers | 150 | WAS |
| +036+ | 2.67 | Larry McWilliams | 134 | PIT |
| +043+ | 2.54 | Alejandro Pena | 75.7 | LAN |
| +045+ | 2.38 | Frank Tanana | 58.7 | TEX |
| +048+ | 2.32 | Ray Burris | 84.3 | WAS |
| +050+ | 2.27 | Dave Righetti | 129 | NYA |
| +061+ | 2.04 | Storm Davis | 118 | BAL |
| +065+ | 1.92 | Dave Dravecky | 136.7 | SDN |
| +070+ | 1.87 | Andy Hawkins | 83 | SDN |
| +071+ | 1.87 | Danny Darwin | 118 | TEX |
| +076+ | 1.84 | Ron Guidry | 119.7 | NYA |
| +078+ | 1.82 | Eric Show | 117 | SDN |
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