| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Nagy | CLE | -2.36 | 200207260_DET_CLE |
| Dan Wright | CHA | -2.3 | 200207260_KCA_CHA |
| Rob Bell | TEX | -2.18 | 200207260_OAK_TEX |
| Steve Sparks | DET | -2.17 | 200207270_DET_CLE |
| Glendon Rusch | MIL | -1.38 | 200207270_COL_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-07-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.34 | Derek Lowe | 139 | BOS |
| +006+ | 5.72 | Pedro Martinez | 137 | BOS |
| +007+ | 5.69 | Curt Schilling | 169.7 | ARI |
| +008+ | 5.61 | Bartolo Colon | 152.3 | TOT |
| +009+ | 5.5 | Randy Johnson | 163.7 | ARI |
| +010+ | 5.44 | Roy Halladay | 156.7 | TOR |
| +013+ | 5.15 | Tom Glavine | 146.3 | ATL |
| +014+ | 4.85 | Elmer Dessens | 131 | CIN |
| +017+ | 4.68 | Greg Maddux | 126.3 | ATL |
| +020+ | 4.43 | Jamie Moyer | 149.3 | SEA |
| +022+ | 4.31 | Barry Zito | 142 | OAK |
| +028+ | 4.08 | Matt Morris | 149.7 | SLN |
| +030+ | 4.02 | Joel A. Pineiro | 126.3 | SEA |
| +036+ | 3.74 | Rodrigo Lopez | 128.7 | BAL |
| +041+ | 3.59 | Pedro Astacio | 131.7 | NYN |
| +045+ | 3.41 | Mark Redman | 143.3 | DET |
| +049+ | 3.32 | Brian Lawrence | 151.3 | SDN |
| +050+ | 3.29 | Al Leiter | 135 | NYN |
| +052+ | 3.26 | Jarrod Washburn | 133.7 | ANA |
| +053+ | 3.26 | Kenny Rogers | 135.3 | TEX |
| +057+ | 3.18 | Kirk Rueter | 134 | SFN |
| +058+ | 3.14 | Odalis Perez | 144.3 | LAN |
| +060+ | 3.1 | Roy Oswalt | 150.7 | HOU |
| +063+ | 3.03 | Vicente Padilla | 139.3 | PHI |
| +065+ | 2.99 | Hideo Nomo | 140.7 | LAN |
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