| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hendrickson | TBA | -5.59 | 200508170_NYA_TBA |
| Jose Lima | KCA | -4.86 | 200508190_KCA_OAK |
| Chan Ho Park | SDN | -3.16 | 200508190_SDN_ATL |
| Al Leiter | NYA | -3.12 | 200508170_NYA_TBA |
| Jamey Wright | COL | -3.06 | 200508170_MIL_COL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.01 | Roger Clemens | 170.3 | HOU |
| +003+ | 8.76 | Chris Carpenter | 188.3 | SLN |
| +006+ | 7.08 | Roy Oswalt | 185.7 | HOU |
| +007+ | 6.76 | John Patterson | 147.3 | WAS |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Dontrelle Willis | 173.7 | MIA |
| +011+ | 6.15 | Andy Pettitte | 161.7 | HOU |
| +012+ | 6.13 | John Smoltz | 183.7 | ATL |
| +018+ | 5.56 | A.J. Burnett | 170.7 | MIA |
| +019+ | 5.45 | Pedro Martinez | 170 | NYN |
| +025+ | 4.84 | Mark Buehrle | 181.7 | CHA |
| +028+ | 4.79 | Carlos Zambrano | 164.3 | CHN |
| +029+ | 4.76 | Rich Harden | 123 | OAK |
| +032+ | 4.37 | Kenny Rogers | 145.3 | TEX |
| +033+ | 4.28 | Jake Peavy | 160.7 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.9 | Josh Beckett | 137.3 | MIA |
| +043+ | 3.8 | Kevin Millwood | 139 | CLE |
| +047+ | 3.59 | Livan Hernandez | 185 | WAS |
| +050+ | 3.54 | Jorge Sosa | 91.3 | ATL |
| +053+ | 3.47 | Johan Santana | 173.7 | MIN |
| +055+ | 3.41 | Carlos Silva | 166.7 | MIN |
| +056+ | 3.32 | Zach Duke | 57.7 | PIT |
| +057+ | 3.3 | Brad Penny | 140 | LAN |
| +063+ | 3.13 | Jae Weong Seo | 41.3 | NYN |
| +066+ | 3.1 | Jarrod Washburn | 144 | ANA |
| +065+ | 3.1 | Bartolo Colon | 171.7 | ANA |
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