| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster | CIN | -5.72 | 200306170_CHN_CIN |
| Adam Bernero | DET | -1.66 | 200306170_CLE_DET |
| Jeriome Robertson | HOU | -1.58 | 200306170_ARI_HOU |
| Dewon Brazelton | TBA | -1.18 | 200306172_TBA_NYA |
| Jose Lima | KCA | -1.03 | 200306150_SFN_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2003-06-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 5.65 | Kevin Brown | 100.3 | LAN |
| +004+ | 4.97 | Esteban Loaiza | 92.3 | CHA |
| +008+ | 4.43 | Hideo Nomo | 109 | LAN |
| +010+ | 3.92 | Woody Williams | 98 | SLN |
| +012+ | 3.85 | Jae Weong Seo | 88 | NYN |
| +014+ | 3.75 | Mark Prior | 96.3 | CHN |
| +015+ | 3.72 | Jason Schmidt | 91 | SFN |
| +017+ | 3.43 | Tim Hudson | 105.3 | OAK |
| +020+ | 3.27 | Mike Mussina | 99.3 | NYA |
| +022+ | 3.26 | Barry Zito | 95.7 | OAK |
| +026+ | 3.11 | Miguel Batista | 75 | ARI |
| +030+ | 2.98 | Jamie Moyer | 87.3 | SEA |
| +038+ | 2.78 | Pedro Martinez | 68.3 | BOS |
| +040+ | 2.73 | Mark Mulder | 100.7 | OAK |
| +046+ | 2.65 | Carlos Zambrano | 89.7 | CHN |
| +050+ | 2.6 | Kyle Lohse | 94.7 | MIN |
| +052+ | 2.56 | Gil Meche | 83.3 | SEA |
| +053+ | 2.53 | Randy Wolf | 90 | PHI |
| +054+ | 2.52 | Brandon Webb | 55 | ARI |
| +055+ | 2.51 | Ryan Franklin | 93 | SEA |
| +056+ | 2.49 | Kazuhisa Ishii | 75.7 | LAN |
| +058+ | 2.47 | Mark Redman | 64.3 | MIA |
| +061+ | 2.45 | Johan Santana | 50.3 | MIN |
| +064+ | 2.39 | Matt Morris | 103.7 | SLN |
| +065+ | 2.36 | Kerry Wood | 91 | CHN |
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