| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Ho Park | TEX | -5.07 | 200208230_TEX_NYA |
| Jeff Suppan | KCA | -2.08 | 200208230_MIN_KCA |
| Victor Zambrano | TBA | -2.01 | 200208210_TBA_BAL |
| Shawn Chacon | COL | -1.66 | 200208210_WAS_COL |
| CC Sabathia | CLE | -1.36 | 200208230_SEA_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-08-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.85 | Pedro Martinez | 176 | BOS |
| +003+ | 8.48 | Derek Lowe | 172.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 8.23 | Randy Johnson | 204.7 | ARI |
| +005+ | 7.73 | Curt Schilling | 208 | ARI |
| +006+ | 7.62 | Bartolo Colon | 191.3 | TOT |
| +014+ | 6.2 | Tom Glavine | 180 | ATL |
| +016+ | 6.06 | Barry Zito | 183.7 | OAK |
| +017+ | 5.9 | Roy Halladay | 190.3 | TOR |
| +020+ | 5.48 | Roy Oswalt | 187.3 | HOU |
| +022+ | 5.18 | Greg Maddux | 156.3 | ATL |
| +030+ | 4.88 | Jamie Moyer | 185 | SEA |
| +034+ | 4.58 | Odalis Perez | 180.3 | LAN |
| +038+ | 4.45 | Joel A. Pineiro | 157.7 | SEA |
| +039+ | 4.4 | Matt Morris | 188.7 | SLN |
| +040+ | 4.37 | Tim Hudson | 185.7 | OAK |
| +046+ | 4.2 | Rodrigo Lopez | 160.7 | BAL |
| +048+ | 4.06 | Paul Byrd | 182.7 | KCA |
| +051+ | 3.86 | Mark Buehrle | 187 | CHA |
| +052+ | 3.84 | Brian Lawrence | 176.7 | SDN |
| +058+ | 3.71 | Tomokazu Ohka | 159 | WAS |
| +061+ | 3.67 | Vicente Padilla | 170.7 | PHI |
| +063+ | 3.63 | Jarrod Washburn | 167.3 | ANA |
| +064+ | 3.61 | Mark Redman | 182.7 | DET |
| +068+ | 3.49 | Kirk Rueter | 163.3 | SFN |
| +071+ | 3.46 | Kevin Millwood | 173.3 | ATL |
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