| 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 |
| Gaylord Perry | KCA | -3.02 | 198307221_KCA_NYA |
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -3.01 | 198307220_NYN_CIN |
| Rick Langford | OAK | -1.52 | 198307220_BAL_OAK |
| Matt Keough | NYA | -1.4 | 198307222_KCA_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.19 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +004+ | 5.57 | Mario Soto | 161.3 | CIN |
| +005+ | 5.42 | Rick Honeycutt | 144 | TEX |
| +006+ | 4.75 | John Denny | 141 | PHI |
| +009+ | 4.61 | Dave Stieb | 168.3 | TOR |
| +014+ | 4.09 | Matt Young | 138 | SEA |
| +017+ | 3.85 | Joe Price | 124.3 | CIN |
| +023+ | 3.41 | Pascual Perez | 126 | ATL |
| +028+ | 3.19 | Alejandro Pena | 89 | LAN |
| +030+ | 3.18 | Nolan Ryan | 101.3 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.08 | Steve Rogers | 165 | WAS |
| +035+ | 2.98 | Larry McWilliams | 148 | PIT |
| +041+ | 2.8 | Craig McMurtry | 135.3 | ATL |
| +040+ | 2.8 | Scott McGregor | 150.3 | BAL |
| +044+ | 2.68 | Bob Knepper | 135.7 | HOU |
| +046+ | 2.63 | Jerry Reuss | 136.3 | LAN |
| +052+ | 2.42 | Dave Rozema | 83.3 | DET |
| +056+ | 2.32 | Steve Carlton | 167.7 | PHI |
| +058+ | 2.3 | Bob Welch | 121 | LAN |
| +059+ | 2.28 | Ron Guidry | 128.7 | NYA |
| +060+ | 2.27 | Frank Tanana | 70.7 | TEX |
| +063+ | 2.17 | Storm Davis | 127.3 | BAL |
| +068+ | 2.14 | Danny Darwin | 126 | TEX |
| +070+ | 2.12 | Dave Righetti | 143 | NYA |
| +074+ | 2.04 | Ray Burris | 89.3 | WAS |
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