| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Drese | CLE | -5.79 | 200208100_TEX_CLE |
| Ryan Dempster | CIN | -4.11 | 200208100_SDN_CIN |
| Dan Wright | CHA | -2.94 | 200208110_SEA_CHA |
| Aaron Myette | TEX | -2.56 | 200208110_TEX_CLE |
| Denny Neagle | COL | -1.89 | 200208090_CHN_COL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-08-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.23 | Derek Lowe | 159 | BOS |
| +002+ | 8.12 | Pedro Martinez | 160 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.44 | Randy Johnson | 189.7 | ARI |
| +007+ | 6.88 | Roy Halladay | 178.7 | TOR |
| +008+ | 6.87 | Curt Schilling | 192.3 | ARI |
| +010+ | 6.52 | Bartolo Colon | 175.3 | TOT |
| +011+ | 6.39 | Jamie Moyer | 172.3 | SEA |
| +015+ | 5.62 | Tom Glavine | 166 | ATL |
| +017+ | 5.56 | Greg Maddux | 137.3 | ATL |
| +023+ | 4.92 | Barry Zito | 163 | OAK |
| +024+ | 4.78 | Jarrod Washburn | 154.7 | ANA |
| +028+ | 4.58 | Mark Redman | 164.3 | DET |
| +030+ | 4.39 | Roy Oswalt | 165.3 | HOU |
| +032+ | 4.31 | Odalis Perez | 166.3 | LAN |
| +033+ | 4.22 | Rodrigo Lopez | 146.7 | BAL |
| +041+ | 4.03 | Pedro Astacio | 152 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.73 | Brian Lawrence | 164.7 | SDN |
| +057+ | 3.4 | Matt Morris | 166.7 | SLN |
| +058+ | 3.36 | Joel A. Pineiro | 138 | SEA |
| +059+ | 3.35 | Vicente Padilla | 157.7 | PHI |
| +060+ | 3.31 | Tim Hudson | 170 | OAK |
| +073+ | 3.04 | Kip Wells | 143 | PIT |
| +074+ | 3.01 | Paul Byrd | 165.7 | KCA |
| +075+ | 3 | Al Leiter | 148 | NYN |
| +077+ | 2.97 | A.J. Burnett | 173 | MIA |
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