| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 6.23 | 198307180_HOU_PHI |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 6.17 | 198307170_NYN_HOU |
| Bob Welch | LAN | 2.2 | 198307170_CHN_LAN |
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 1.44 | 198307180_MIN_NYA |
| Eric Show | SDN | 1.35 | 198307170_PIT_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -4.14 | 198307180_BOS_ANA |
| Frank Viola | MIN | -3.68 | 198307160_MIN_MIL |
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -3.57 | 198307170_CIN_PHI |
| Len Barker | CLE | -3.33 | 198307160_KCA_CLE |
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -2.87 | 198307160_ANA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.14 | Mario Soto | 154.7 | CIN |
| +003+ | 6.06 | Atlee Hammaker | 132.7 | SFN |
| +005+ | 5.22 | John Denny | 135.3 | PHI |
| +006+ | 5.13 | Rick Honeycutt | 139 | TEX |
| +007+ | 5.07 | Dave Stieb | 162.3 | TOR |
| +012+ | 4.14 | Matt Young | 132 | SEA |
| +015+ | 4.05 | Pascual Perez | 122 | ATL |
| +023+ | 3.51 | Nolan Ryan | 96.3 | HOU |
| +027+ | 3.33 | Joe Price | 119.3 | CIN |
| +032+ | 3.01 | Steve Rogers | 158 | WAS |
| +033+ | 2.98 | Jerry Reuss | 131.7 | LAN |
| +035+ | 2.88 | Alejandro Pena | 81.3 | LAN |
| +038+ | 2.65 | Larry McWilliams | 140 | PIT |
| +047+ | 2.33 | Bob Welch | 112.7 | LAN |
| +050+ | 2.29 | Craig McMurtry | 128 | ATL |
| +049+ | 2.29 | Ron Guidry | 128.7 | NYA |
| +053+ | 2.24 | Steve Carlton | 167.7 | PHI |
| +057+ | 2.14 | Bob Knepper | 130.7 | HOU |
| +059+ | 2.1 | Storm Davis | 127.3 | BAL |
| +058+ | 2.1 | Scott McGregor | 141.3 | BAL |
| +060+ | 2.09 | Danny Darwin | 126 | TEX |
| +061+ | 2.06 | Dave Righetti | 135.3 | NYA |
| +064+ | 2.02 | Luis Leal | 124.7 | TOR |
| +063+ | 2.02 | Dave Dravecky | 144 | SDN |
| +069+ | 2 | Ray Burris | 89.3 | WAS |
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