| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 9.78 | 198307200_CIN_WAS |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 8.18 | 198307200_KCA_TOR |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 5.87 | 198307210_HOU_WAS |
| Atlee Hammaker | SFN | 5.43 | 198307210_SFN_CHN |
| John Denny | PHI | 4.93 | 198307210_PHI_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | -4.33 | 198307200_MIN_NYA |
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | -1.4 | 198307200_BOS_ANA |
| Charlie Puleo | CIN | -1.07 | 198307210_NYN_CIN |
| Mike Torrez | NYN | -0.77 | 198307210_NYN_CIN |
| Mike Caldwell | MIL | -0.66 | 198307200_TEX_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.15 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +004+ | 5.52 | Mario Soto | 161.3 | CIN |
| +005+ | 5.4 | Rick Honeycutt | 144 | TEX |
| +007+ | 4.68 | John Denny | 141 | PHI |
| +008+ | 4.59 | Dave Stieb | 168.3 | TOR |
| +015+ | 4.05 | Matt Young | 138 | SEA |
| +018+ | 3.81 | Joe Price | 124.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 3.37 | Pascual Perez | 126 | ATL |
| +030+ | 3.16 | Alejandro Pena | 89 | LAN |
| +031+ | 3.15 | Nolan Ryan | 101.3 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.02 | Steve Rogers | 165 | WAS |
| +035+ | 2.93 | Larry McWilliams | 148 | PIT |
| +039+ | 2.74 | Scott McGregor | 150.3 | BAL |
| +043+ | 2.63 | Bob Knepper | 135.7 | HOU |
| +045+ | 2.58 | Jerry Reuss | 136.3 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.39 | Dave Rozema | 83.3 | DET |
| +052+ | 2.35 | Bob Welch | 112.7 | LAN |
| +054+ | 2.29 | Craig McMurtry | 128 | ATL |
| +055+ | 2.29 | Ron Guidry | 128.7 | NYA |
| +059+ | 2.27 | Frank Tanana | 70.7 | TEX |
| +060+ | 2.25 | Steve Carlton | 167.7 | PHI |
| +069+ | 2.12 | Storm Davis | 127.3 | BAL |
| +068+ | 2.12 | Dave Righetti | 143 | NYA |
| +066+ | 2.12 | Danny Darwin | 126 | TEX |
| +075+ | 2.01 | Ray Burris | 89.3 | WAS |
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