| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Ho Park | TEX | -2.86 | 200209120_SEA_TEX |
| Julian Tavarez | MIA | -2.13 | 200209101_MIA_PHI |
| Victor Zambrano | TBA | -1.99 | 200209120_BOS_TBA |
| Darrell May | KCA | -1.65 | 200209110_CHA_KCA |
| Dave Burba | CLE | -1.19 | 200209110_TOR_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-09-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 9.64 | Randy Johnson | 235 | ARI |
| +003+ | 8.86 | Pedro Martinez | 188.3 | BOS |
| +005+ | 8.67 | Bartolo Colon | 218.3 | TOT |
| +006+ | 8.63 | Derek Lowe | 198.7 | BOS |
| +007+ | 8.38 | Curt Schilling | 235 | ARI |
| +013+ | 7.51 | Barry Zito | 203.7 | OAK |
| +016+ | 7.21 | Greg Maddux | 178.3 | ATL |
| +017+ | 7.01 | Roy Oswalt | 209 | HOU |
| +019+ | 6.53 | Tom Glavine | 206 | ATL |
| +025+ | 5.7 | Tim Hudson | 215 | OAK |
| +028+ | 5.59 | Odalis Perez | 200.3 | LAN |
| +031+ | 5.35 | Jamie Moyer | 211.7 | SEA |
| +033+ | 5.29 | Kevin Millwood | 199.7 | ATL |
| +035+ | 5.11 | Joel A. Pineiro | 178 | SEA |
| +037+ | 5.03 | Elmer Dessens | 160 | CIN |
| +041+ | 4.76 | Tim Wakefield | 141.3 | BOS |
| +043+ | 4.7 | Matt Morris | 193.7 | SLN |
| +045+ | 4.62 | Vicente Padilla | 198.7 | PHI |
| +046+ | 4.6 | Kirk Rueter | 186.7 | SFN |
| +048+ | 4.54 | Hideo Nomo | 200.3 | LAN |
| +053+ | 4.36 | Randy Wolf | 189.7 | PHI |
| +055+ | 4.28 | Tomokazu Ohka | 184.7 | WAS |
| +061+ | 4.07 | Jarrod Washburn | 184.3 | ANA |
| +065+ | 3.96 | Al Leiter | 187 | NYN |
| +066+ | 3.96 | Matt Clement | 190 | CHN |
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