| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hendrickson | TBA | -5.44 | 200508120_TBA_CLE |
| Jamey Wright | COL | -2.86 | 200508120_WAS_COL |
| Al Leiter | NYA | -2.83 | 200508120_TEX_NYA |
| Ramon Ortiz | CIN | -2.39 | 200508130_CIN_MIL |
| Ryan Drese | WAS | -1.97 | 200508110_WAS_HOU |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-08-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.44 | Roger Clemens | 164 | HOU |
| +003+ | 8.6 | Chris Carpenter | 180.3 | SLN |
| +006+ | 7.25 | Roy Oswalt | 178.7 | HOU |
| +010+ | 6.09 | Andy Pettitte | 154.7 | HOU |
| +011+ | 5.87 | John Smoltz | 176.7 | ATL |
| +014+ | 5.82 | Dontrelle Willis | 164.7 | MIA |
| +016+ | 5.65 | John Patterson | 132.3 | WAS |
| +020+ | 5.12 | Mark Buehrle | 174.7 | CHA |
| +021+ | 5.07 | Pedro Martinez | 162 | NYN |
| +030+ | 4.28 | A.J. Burnett | 155.7 | MIA |
| +031+ | 4.26 | Kenny Rogers | 138.3 | TEX |
| +032+ | 4.17 | Carlos Zambrano | 156 | CHN |
| +033+ | 4.1 | Ben Sheets | 134 | MIL |
| +034+ | 4.08 | Jake Peavy | 154.7 | SDN |
| +045+ | 3.66 | Kevin Millwood | 131 | CLE |
| +047+ | 3.55 | Rich Harden | 108.7 | OAK |
| +051+ | 3.32 | Jorge Sosa | 89 | ATL |
| +055+ | 3.21 | Josh Beckett | 130.3 | MIA |
| +057+ | 3.18 | Livan Hernandez | 177 | WAS |
| +058+ | 3.18 | Jarrod Washburn | 138 | ANA |
| +060+ | 3.14 | Brett Myers | 153.3 | PHI |
| +061+ | 3.1 | Bartolo Colon | 164.7 | ANA |
| +062+ | 3 | Gustavo Chacin | 140.7 | TOR |
| +063+ | 2.98 | Carlos Silva | 152.7 | MIN |
| +064+ | 2.97 | Johan Santana | 165.3 | MIN |
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