| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto | CIN | 6.79 | 198308240_CIN_CHN |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 6.72 | 198308240_PHI_SFN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 4.42 | 198308250_TOR_BAL |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 3.97 | 198308260_CHN_HOU |
| Alejandro Pena | LAN | 3.39 | 198308240_WAS_LAN |
| 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 |
| Charlie Puleo | CIN | -1.1 | 198308260_SLN_CIN |
| Lary Sorensen | CLE | -0.81 | 198308242_OAK_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1983-08-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 6.76 | John Denny | 187.7 | PHI |
| +004+ | 6.54 | Mario Soto | 218.3 | CIN |
| +007+ | 6.43 | Atlee Hammaker | 146.7 | SFN |
| +008+ | 6.24 | Rick Honeycutt | 181.7 | TOT |
| +011+ | 5.8 | Dave Stieb | 223.7 | TOR |
| +017+ | 5.1 | Steve Carlton | 232.3 | PHI |
| +020+ | 4.74 | Nolan Ryan | 153.3 | HOU |
| +021+ | 4.7 | Alejandro Pena | 137 | LAN |
| +031+ | 3.82 | Bob Welch | 157.7 | LAN |
| +033+ | 3.77 | Steve Rogers | 218.3 | WAS |
| +035+ | 3.68 | Joe Price | 140.3 | CIN |
| +036+ | 3.67 | Matt Young | 168.7 | SEA |
| +038+ | 3.54 | Scott McGregor | 205 | BAL |
| +041+ | 3.43 | Larry McWilliams | 193.7 | PIT |
| +047+ | 3.25 | Mark Thurmond | 76 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.16 | Dave Righetti | 197.7 | NYA |
| +051+ | 3.15 | Frank Tanana | 111.3 | TEX |
| +052+ | 3.09 | Juan Berenguer | 127 | DET |
| +056+ | 3.04 | Charlie Lea | 169.7 | WAS |
| +057+ | 2.99 | Craig McMurtry | 178.7 | ATL |
| +065+ | 2.71 | Jerry Reuss | 166.3 | LAN |
| +066+ | 2.69 | Bryn Smith | 104 | WAS |
| +068+ | 2.65 | Jose DeLeon | 65 | PIT |
| +071+ | 2.59 | Mike Madden | 67.3 | HOU |
| +076+ | 2.49 | Mike Boddicker | 130.3 | BAL |
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