| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rupe | TBA | -4.48 | 200205280_SEA_TBA |
| Scott Schoeneweis | ANA | -3.54 | 200205300_ANA_MIN |
| Julian Tavarez | MIA | -3.08 | 200205280_CIN_MIA |
| Rick Helling | ARI | -3.06 | 200205300_ARI_SFN |
| Jimmy Haynes | CIN | -2.45 | 200205300_CIN_MIA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-05-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.75 | Tom Glavine | 84.7 | ATL |
| +003+ | 3.47 | Derek Lowe | 72.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 3.38 | Bartolo Colon | 80 | CLE |
| +010+ | 3.06 | Roy Oswalt | 76.3 | HOU |
| +012+ | 2.91 | Odalis Perez | 78.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 2.86 | Mark Buehrle | 81.3 | CHA |
| +017+ | 2.7 | Randy Johnson | 79 | ARI |
| +024+ | 2.63 | Curt Schilling | 89 | ARI |
| +026+ | 2.57 | Paul Byrd | 78 | KCA |
| +032+ | 2.39 | Jeff Weaver | 78 | DET |
| +033+ | 2.38 | Pedro Astacio | 71.3 | NYN |
| +034+ | 2.37 | Kirk Rueter | 75 | SFN |
| +039+ | 2.25 | Vicente Padilla | 77 | PHI |
| +041+ | 2.18 | Al Leiter | 67 | NYN |
| +043+ | 2.15 | Javier Vazquez | 82 | WAS |
| +045+ | 2.09 | Rodrigo Lopez | 56 | BAL |
| +047+ | 2.08 | Elmer Dessens | 64.7 | CIN |
| +048+ | 2.06 | Chris Reitsma | 53.7 | CIN |
| +054+ | 1.97 | Kip Wells | 66 | PIT |
| +053+ | 1.97 | Pedro Martinez | 67.7 | BOS |
| +058+ | 1.95 | Kenny Rogers | 72.7 | TEX |
| +057+ | 1.95 | Kerry Wood | 70.3 | CHN |
| +065+ | 1.78 | Roy Halladay | 74.7 | TOR |
| +074+ | 1.74 | Damian Moss | 54.7 | ATL |
| +075+ | 1.73 | Kazuhisa Ishii | 62 | LAN |
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