| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 8.83 | 198308140_SDN_CIN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.67 | 198308140_MIL_TOR |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 6.6 | 198308150_PHI_CHN |
| Rick Honeycutt | TEX | 4.79 | 198308140_CLE_TEX |
| Matt Young | SEA | 2 | 198308160_MIN_SEA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | -6.93 | 198308150_MIN_SEA |
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -5.83 | 198308141_KCA_BOS |
| Len Barker | CLE | -2.95 | 198308161_TOR_CLE |
| Larry Gura | KCA | -2.53 | 198308150_DET_KCA |
| Doyle Alexander | TOR | -2.02 | 198308161_TOR_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-08-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 6.24 | Atlee Hammaker | 140.7 | SFN |
| +006+ | 5.99 | Mario Soto | 201.3 | CIN |
| +007+ | 5.94 | John Denny | 175.3 | PHI |
| +009+ | 5.74 | Rick Honeycutt | 174.7 | TEX |
| +011+ | 5.58 | Dave Stieb | 207.3 | TOR |
| +012+ | 5.34 | Nolan Ryan | 140.3 | HOU |
| +015+ | 5.19 | Steve Carlton | 216 | PHI |
| +025+ | 3.94 | Steve Rogers | 205.3 | WAS |
| +030+ | 3.78 | Joe Price | 140.3 | CIN |
| +031+ | 3.76 | Alejandro Pena | 120.7 | LAN |
| +033+ | 3.58 | Scott McGregor | 189 | BAL |
| +039+ | 3.41 | Bob Welch | 151.7 | LAN |
| +048+ | 3.11 | Matt Young | 161.7 | SEA |
| +053+ | 2.9 | Mark Thurmond | 69 | SDN |
| +052+ | 2.9 | Larry McWilliams | 181.3 | PIT |
| +054+ | 2.88 | Pascual Perez | 164.7 | ATL |
| +059+ | 2.68 | Bryn Smith | 91.7 | WAS |
| +062+ | 2.62 | Dave Righetti | 181.3 | NYA |
| +066+ | 2.52 | Frank Tanana | 98.7 | TEX |
| +067+ | 2.52 | Craig McMurtry | 165.3 | ATL |
| +071+ | 2.46 | Mike Madden | 53.7 | HOU |
| +076+ | 2.35 | Juan Berenguer | 113 | DET |
| +079+ | 2.29 | Charlie Lea | 160.7 | WAS |
| +081+ | 2.25 | Craig Lefferts | 77 | CHN |
| +082+ | 2.24 | Jerry Reuss | 157.3 | LAN |
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