| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Schoeneweis | ANA | -3.54 | 200205300_ANA_MIN |
| Rick Helling | ARI | -3.06 | 200205300_ARI_SFN |
| Jimmy Haynes | CIN | -2.45 | 200205300_CIN_MIA |
| Jason Bere | CHN | -2.39 | 200205310_HOU_CHN |
| Bobby Jones | SDN | -2.18 | 200205300_COL_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-05-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.79 | Tom Glavine | 84.7 | ATL |
| +003+ | 4.3 | Bartolo Colon | 89 | CLE |
| +004+ | 4.08 | Derek Lowe | 78.3 | BOS |
| +007+ | 3.51 | Randy Johnson | 87 | ARI |
| +010+ | 3.09 | Roy Oswalt | 76.3 | HOU |
| +012+ | 2.93 | Odalis Perez | 78.7 | LAN |
| +013+ | 2.9 | Mark Buehrle | 81.3 | CHA |
| +019+ | 2.66 | Curt Schilling | 89 | ARI |
| +025+ | 2.55 | Paul Byrd | 78 | KCA |
| +029+ | 2.45 | Pedro Astacio | 76.3 | NYN |
| +032+ | 2.41 | Omar Daal | 47 | LAN |
| +031+ | 2.41 | Jeff Weaver | 78 | DET |
| +034+ | 2.4 | Kirk Rueter | 75 | SFN |
| +040+ | 2.27 | Vicente Padilla | 77 | PHI |
| +044+ | 2.19 | Al Leiter | 67 | NYN |
| +046+ | 2.1 | Elmer Dessens | 64.7 | CIN |
| +047+ | 2.09 | Rodrigo Lopez | 56 | BAL |
| +049+ | 2.05 | Chris Reitsma | 57.7 | CIN |
| +053+ | 1.99 | Kip Wells | 66 | PIT |
| +051+ | 1.99 | Pedro Martinez | 67.7 | BOS |
| +054+ | 1.97 | Kerry Wood | 70.3 | CHN |
| +059+ | 1.94 | Kenny Rogers | 72.7 | TEX |
| +068+ | 1.81 | Roy Halladay | 74.7 | TOR |
| +069+ | 1.76 | Damian Moss | 54.7 | ATL |
| +070+ | 1.75 | Kazuhisa Ishii | 62 | LAN |
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