| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton | CIN | -7.77 | 200508100_CIN_CHN |
| Mark Hendrickson | TBA | -5.44 | 200508120_TBA_CLE |
| Jamey Wright | COL | -2.86 | 200508120_WAS_COL |
| Al Leiter | NYA | -2.83 | 200508120_TEX_NYA |
| Zack Greinke | KCA | -2.77 | 200508100_CLE_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-08-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.66 | Roger Clemens | 156 | HOU |
| +006+ | 7.27 | Roy Oswalt | 178.7 | HOU |
| +009+ | 6.12 | Andy Pettitte | 154.7 | HOU |
| +013+ | 5.9 | John Smoltz | 176.7 | ATL |
| +014+ | 5.84 | Dontrelle Willis | 164.7 | MIA |
| +015+ | 5.67 | John Patterson | 132.3 | WAS |
| +020+ | 5.12 | Mark Buehrle | 174.7 | CHA |
| +021+ | 5.09 | Pedro Martinez | 162 | NYN |
| +029+ | 4.31 | A.J. Burnett | 155.7 | MIA |
| +031+ | 4.29 | Kenny Rogers | 138.3 | TEX |
| +033+ | 4.19 | Carlos Zambrano | 156 | CHN |
| +034+ | 4.12 | Ben Sheets | 134 | MIL |
| +035+ | 4.11 | Jake Peavy | 154.7 | SDN |
| +043+ | 3.68 | Kevin Millwood | 131 | CLE |
| +047+ | 3.57 | Rich Harden | 108.7 | OAK |
| +050+ | 3.4 | Jon Garland | 153 | CHA |
| +052+ | 3.33 | Jorge Sosa | 89 | ATL |
| +057+ | 3.21 | Livan Hernandez | 177 | WAS |
| +058+ | 3.2 | Jarrod Washburn | 138 | ANA |
| +059+ | 3.17 | Brett Myers | 153.3 | PHI |
| +062+ | 3.01 | Gustavo Chacin | 140.7 | TOR |
| +063+ | 2.99 | Erik Bedard | 89 | BAL |
| +065+ | 2.98 | Johan Santana | 165.3 | MIN |
| +064+ | 2.98 | Carlos Silva | 152.7 | MIN |
| +070+ | 2.88 | Esteban Loaiza | 152.7 | WAS |
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