| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 6.79 | 198308240_CIN_CHN |
| John Denny | PHI | 6.77 | 198308230_PHI_SFN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 4.42 | 198308250_TOR_BAL |
| Alejandro Pena | LAN | 3.39 | 198308240_WAS_LAN |
| Scott McGregor | BAL | 2.19 | 198308240_TOR_BAL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | -7.59 | 198308250_BOS_MIN |
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | -5.26 | 198308250_BOS_MIN |
| Larry Gura | KCA | -3.39 | 198308252_TEX_KCA |
| Len Barker | CLE | -2.95 | 198308230_ANA_CLE |
| Matt Keough | NYA | -2.23 | 198308230_OAK_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-08-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 6.78 | John Denny | 187.7 | PHI |
| +004+ | 6.57 | Mario Soto | 218.3 | CIN |
| +006+ | 6.44 | Atlee Hammaker | 146.7 | SFN |
| +008+ | 6.24 | Rick Honeycutt | 181.7 | TOT |
| +011+ | 5.84 | Dave Stieb | 223.7 | TOR |
| +015+ | 5.12 | Steve Carlton | 232.3 | PHI |
| +020+ | 4.7 | Alejandro Pena | 137 | LAN |
| +023+ | 4.52 | Nolan Ryan | 150.7 | HOU |
| +031+ | 3.82 | Bob Welch | 157.7 | LAN |
| +032+ | 3.79 | Steve Rogers | 218.3 | WAS |
| +034+ | 3.7 | Joe Price | 140.3 | CIN |
| +035+ | 3.69 | Matt Young | 168.7 | SEA |
| +037+ | 3.56 | Scott McGregor | 205 | BAL |
| +044+ | 3.25 | Mark Thurmond | 76 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.15 | Frank Tanana | 111.3 | TEX |
| +050+ | 3.12 | Juan Berenguer | 127 | DET |
| +053+ | 3.05 | Charlie Lea | 169.7 | WAS |
| +055+ | 3 | Craig McMurtry | 178.7 | ATL |
| +058+ | 2.85 | Dave Righetti | 189.3 | NYA |
| +059+ | 2.85 | Larry McWilliams | 184.7 | PIT |
| +063+ | 2.71 | Jerry Reuss | 166.3 | LAN |
| +064+ | 2.7 | Bryn Smith | 104 | WAS |
| +068+ | 2.66 | Jose DeLeon | 65 | PIT |
| +069+ | 2.6 | Mike Madden | 67.3 | HOU |
| +079+ | 2.32 | Storm Davis | 165.7 | BAL |
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