| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Zito | OAK | 5.26 | 200209290_OAK_TEX |
| Roy Oswalt | HOU | 4.28 | 200209290_HOU_SFN |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 3.81 | 200209290_DET_TOR |
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 3.75 | 200209271_ATL_NYN |
| Tim Wakefield | BOS | 2.41 | 200209280_TBA_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Ho Park | TEX | -3.29 | 200209270_OAK_TEX |
| Brandon Duckworth | PHI | -2.67 | 200209280_PHI_MIA |
| Dennis Tankersley | SDN | -1.69 | 200209280_SDN_LAN |
| Victor Zambrano | TBA | -1.6 | 200209280_TBA_BOS |
| Darrell May | KCA | -1.57 | 200209290_KCA_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2002-09-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.8 | Randy Johnson | 260 | ARI |
| +008+ | 8.64 | Derek Lowe | 219.7 | BOS |
| +009+ | 8.25 | Barry Zito | 229.3 | OAK |
| +016+ | 7.58 | Roy Halladay | 239.3 | TOR |
| +017+ | 7.39 | Bartolo Colon | 233.3 | TOT |
| +018+ | 7.14 | Greg Maddux | 199.3 | ATL |
| +019+ | 7.04 | Tim Hudson | 238.3 | OAK |
| +021+ | 6.83 | Roy Oswalt | 233 | HOU |
| +027+ | 6.28 | Curt Schilling | 259.3 | ARI |
| +028+ | 6.23 | Tom Glavine | 224.7 | ATL |
| +035+ | 5.55 | Tim Wakefield | 163.3 | BOS |
| +040+ | 5.13 | Jamie Moyer | 230.7 | SEA |
| +041+ | 5.04 | Randy Wolf | 210.7 | PHI |
| +042+ | 5.03 | Elmer Dessens | 178 | CIN |
| +045+ | 4.94 | Kirk Rueter | 203.7 | SFN |
| +051+ | 4.66 | Joel A. Pineiro | 194.3 | SEA |
| +053+ | 4.65 | Kevin Millwood | 217 | ATL |
| +056+ | 4.58 | Vicente Padilla | 206 | PHI |
| +060+ | 4.45 | A.J. Burnett | 204.3 | MIA |
| +063+ | 4.33 | Hideo Nomo | 220.3 | LAN |
| +066+ | 4.23 | Mark Buehrle | 239 | CHA |
| +069+ | 4.14 | Matt Morris | 210.3 | SLN |
| +077+ | 3.81 | Wade Miller | 164.7 | HOU |
| +080+ | 3.76 | Mark Mulder | 207.3 | OAK |
| +084+ | 3.68 | Al Leiter | 204.3 | NYN |
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