| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 8.23 | 198307300_CIN_HOU |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.23 | 198307300_CLE_TOR |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | 5.96 | 198307290_TEX_BAL |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 5.2 | 198307300_CIN_HOU |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 4.27 | 198307280_PHI_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -3.62 | 198307290_MIL_BOS |
| Frank Viola | MIN | -3.39 | 198307300_SEA_MIN |
| Larry Gura | KCA | -1.1 | 198307290_KCA_DET |
| Dickie Noles | CHN | -0.49 | 198307290_CHN_PHI |
| Neal Heaton | CLE | -0.46 | 198307300_CLE_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.61 | Mario Soto | 179.3 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.25 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +006+ | 5.43 | Rick Honeycutt | 155.3 | TEX |
| +007+ | 5.21 | John Denny | 148 | PHI |
| +013+ | 4.26 | Dave Stieb | 181.3 | TOR |
| +021+ | 3.86 | Joe Price | 138 | CIN |
| +022+ | 3.84 | Nolan Ryan | 115.3 | HOU |
| +024+ | 3.77 | Pascual Perez | 141.7 | ATL |
| +026+ | 3.7 | Steve Rogers | 183.3 | WAS |
| +030+ | 3.48 | Larry McWilliams | 163 | PIT |
| +033+ | 3.38 | Matt Young | 141.3 | SEA |
| +035+ | 3.34 | Alejandro Pena | 101.7 | LAN |
| +044+ | 2.82 | Bob Welch | 128.3 | LAN |
| +045+ | 2.81 | Scott McGregor | 166.3 | BAL |
| +046+ | 2.78 | Craig McMurtry | 142.3 | ATL |
| +048+ | 2.69 | Danny Darwin | 138.7 | TEX |
| +052+ | 2.61 | Ron Guidry | 145.7 | NYA |
| +057+ | 2.53 | Storm Davis | 142.7 | BAL |
| +061+ | 2.46 | Bob Knepper | 146.7 | HOU |
| +062+ | 2.41 | Dave Righetti | 150.3 | NYA |
| +067+ | 2.26 | Steve Carlton | 180.3 | PHI |
| +066+ | 2.26 | Ray Burris | 101 | WAS |
| +071+ | 2.22 | Dave Rozema | 88.3 | DET |
| +076+ | 2.16 | Mark Thurmond | 44 | SDN |
| +080+ | 2.05 | Bryn Smith | 72.7 | WAS |
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