| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martinez | BOS | 7.01 | 200209161_CLE_BOS |
| Barry Zito | OAK | 5.7 | 200209180_ANA_OAK |
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 2.72 | 200209170_PHI_ATL |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 2.47 | 200209180_TOR_BAL |
| Elmer Dessens | CIN | 1.96 | 200209160_CIN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Drese | CLE | -5.81 | 200209180_CLE_BOS |
| Steve Sparks | DET | -4.15 | 200209180_MIN_DET |
| Jeff Suppan | KCA | -3.68 | 200209180_KCA_CHA |
| Chan Ho Park | TEX | -3.28 | 200209170_TEX_SEA |
| Julian Tavarez | MIA | -2.47 | 200209170_WAS_MIA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-09-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.42 | Randy Johnson | 244 | ARI |
| +003+ | 9.3 | Pedro Martinez | 193.3 | BOS |
| +009+ | 8.44 | Bartolo Colon | 223.3 | TOT |
| +010+ | 8.22 | Curt Schilling | 243 | ARI |
| +013+ | 7.93 | Barry Zito | 217 | OAK |
| +015+ | 7.23 | Roy Oswalt | 216 | HOU |
| +019+ | 6.53 | Tim Hudson | 224 | OAK |
| +022+ | 6.41 | Greg Maddux | 187.3 | ATL |
| +023+ | 6.35 | Roy Halladay | 224.3 | TOR |
| +024+ | 6.18 | Tom Glavine | 211 | ATL |
| +025+ | 6.06 | Jamie Moyer | 219.7 | SEA |
| +029+ | 5.65 | Odalis Perez | 205.3 | LAN |
| +034+ | 5.35 | Jarrod Washburn | 199.7 | ANA |
| +035+ | 5.31 | Tim Wakefield | 149.3 | BOS |
| +040+ | 5.11 | Randy Wolf | 197.7 | PHI |
| +042+ | 5 | Joel A. Pineiro | 184 | SEA |
| +044+ | 4.94 | Kevin Millwood | 204.7 | ATL |
| +045+ | 4.93 | Tomokazu Ohka | 192.7 | WAS |
| +046+ | 4.88 | Elmer Dessens | 165 | CIN |
| +047+ | 4.85 | Vicente Padilla | 205.7 | PHI |
| +049+ | 4.58 | Al Leiter | 195.3 | NYN |
| +052+ | 4.49 | Hideo Nomo | 206.3 | LAN |
| +054+ | 4.44 | Kirk Rueter | 191.7 | SFN |
| +055+ | 4.4 | Woody Williams | 98.7 | SLN |
| +064+ | 4.03 | Matt Clement | 195 | CHN |
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