| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 9.29 | 198308090_LAN_CIN |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 6.19 | 198308070_HOU_SFN |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | 5.69 | 198308090_TEX_BOS |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 5.25 | 198308090_TOR_NYA |
| John Denny | PHI | 4.26 | 198308090_PIT_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | -5.21 | 198308070_OAK_MIN |
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -4.84 | 198308080_TEX_BOS |
| Gaylord Perry | KCA | -3.04 | 198308070_BOS_KCA |
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -2.96 | 198308070_CIN_SDN |
| Chris Codiroli | OAK | -1.36 | 198308070_OAK_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-08-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.72 | Mario Soto | 196.3 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.26 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +006+ | 5.56 | Dave Stieb | 199.3 | TOR |
| +007+ | 5.49 | John Denny | 167.3 | PHI |
| +011+ | 5.32 | Rick Honeycutt | 169.3 | TEX |
| +013+ | 5.25 | Nolan Ryan | 133.3 | HOU |
| +019+ | 4.44 | Steve Rogers | 198.3 | WAS |
| +023+ | 3.97 | Alejandro Pena | 115.7 | LAN |
| +026+ | 3.88 | Joe Price | 140.3 | CIN |
| +029+ | 3.74 | Matt Young | 149.7 | SEA |
| +031+ | 3.68 | Steve Carlton | 198.3 | PHI |
| +040+ | 3.3 | Bob Welch | 145.3 | LAN |
| +041+ | 3.26 | Pascual Perez | 151.7 | ATL |
| +047+ | 2.91 | Larry McWilliams | 176 | PIT |
| +048+ | 2.9 | Scott McGregor | 181 | BAL |
| +052+ | 2.72 | Craig McMurtry | 152.7 | ATL |
| +058+ | 2.6 | Mike Madden | 47.7 | HOU |
| +061+ | 2.49 | Mark Thurmond | 57 | SDN |
| +063+ | 2.43 | Frank Tanana | 92.7 | TEX |
| +066+ | 2.37 | Juan Berenguer | 105.7 | DET |
| +068+ | 2.33 | Ray Burris | 113.3 | WAS |
| +069+ | 2.27 | Ron Guidry | 162.7 | NYA |
| +075+ | 2.2 | Bryn Smith | 83.7 | WAS |
| +084+ | 2.1 | Rick Rhoden | 176.3 | PIT |
| +083+ | 2.1 | Dave Righetti | 165.3 | NYA |
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