| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Heaton | CLE | -5.56 | 198408191_MIL_CLE |
| Larry Gura | KCA | -4.94 | 198408190_KCA_TEX |
| Mark Davis | SFN | -4.29 | 198408192_NYN_SFN |
| Bruce Berenyi | NYN | -1.99 | 198408192_NYN_SFN |
| Steve McCatty | OAK | -1.09 | 198408180_OAK_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1984-08-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.29 | Alejandro Pena | 190 | LAN |
| +006+ | 5.71 | Dave Stieb | 196 | TOR |
| +012+ | 4.89 | John Denny | 99.3 | PHI |
| +014+ | 4.66 | Mike Boddicker | 196.3 | BAL |
| +016+ | 4.52 | Storm Davis | 178 | BAL |
| +017+ | 4.49 | Larry McWilliams | 173.3 | PIT |
| +018+ | 4.42 | Charlie Lea | 189 | WAS |
| +026+ | 4.06 | Joe Niekro | 189.7 | HOU |
| +032+ | 3.87 | Ray Burris | 157 | OAK |
| +033+ | 3.79 | Jerry Koosman | 171 | PHI |
| +034+ | 3.78 | Ricky Mahler | 154.3 | ATL |
| +036+ | 3.7 | Rick Honeycutt | 162.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 3.65 | John Candelaria | 156.3 | PIT |
| +038+ | 3.62 | Phil Niekro | 182.3 | NYA |
| +040+ | 3.56 | Dan Schatzeder | 99 | WAS |
| +043+ | 3.52 | Dave Dravecky | 122 | SDN |
| +044+ | 3.51 | Frank Viola | 189 | MIN |
| +045+ | 3.45 | Orel Hershiser | 133.3 | LAN |
| +049+ | 3.24 | Steve Carlton | 186.3 | PHI |
| +053+ | 3.08 | Bob Knepper | 183.3 | HOU |
| +054+ | 3.07 | Fernando Valenzuela | 194 | LAN |
| +055+ | 3.05 | Rick Rhoden | 183.3 | PIT |
| +060+ | 2.98 | Frank Tanana | 189.3 | TEX |
| +065+ | 2.84 | Steve Bedrosian | 84.3 | ATL |
| +066+ | 2.78 | Joaquin Andujar | 204.3 | SLN |
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