| 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 |
| John Denny | PHI | 4.81 | 198307310_CHN_PHI |
| 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 |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -0.68 | 198307310_CLE_TOR |
| Mike Torrez | NYN | -0.6 | 198307312_PIT_NYN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-07-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.65 | Mario Soto | 179.3 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.27 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +006+ | 5.48 | Rick Honeycutt | 155.3 | TEX |
| +007+ | 5.45 | John Denny | 155 | PHI |
| +015+ | 4.29 | Dave Stieb | 181.3 | TOR |
| +020+ | 3.89 | Joe Price | 138 | CIN |
| +022+ | 3.87 | Nolan Ryan | 115.3 | HOU |
| +024+ | 3.81 | Pascual Perez | 141.7 | ATL |
| +026+ | 3.74 | Steve Rogers | 183.3 | WAS |
| +027+ | 3.73 | Matt Young | 147 | SEA |
| +034+ | 3.42 | Larry McWilliams | 163 | PIT |
| +035+ | 3.37 | Alejandro Pena | 101.7 | LAN |
| +043+ | 2.86 | Bob Welch | 128.3 | LAN |
| +045+ | 2.84 | Scott McGregor | 166.3 | BAL |
| +049+ | 2.73 | Danny Darwin | 138.7 | TEX |
| +053+ | 2.6 | Ron Guidry | 145.7 | NYA |
| +054+ | 2.59 | Craig McMurtry | 146.7 | ATL |
| +055+ | 2.56 | Storm Davis | 142.7 | BAL |
| +057+ | 2.49 | Bob Knepper | 146.7 | HOU |
| +058+ | 2.48 | Mark Thurmond | 52 | SDN |
| +066+ | 2.29 | Steve Carlton | 180.3 | PHI |
| +067+ | 2.28 | Ray Burris | 101 | WAS |
| +077+ | 2.07 | Bryn Smith | 72.7 | WAS |
| +079+ | 2.06 | Juan Berenguer | 91 | DET |
| +084+ | 2.03 | Joe Niekro | 174.3 | HOU |
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