| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton | CIN | -5.63 | 200509020_CIN_ATL |
| Zack Greinke | KCA | -4.63 | 200509020_TEX_KCA |
| Mark Hendrickson | TBA | -3.97 | 200509020_TBA_TOR |
| Russ Ortiz | ARI | -3.81 | 200509040_SFN_ARI |
| Al Leiter | NYA | -2.48 | 200509020_NYA_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-09-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.01 | Roger Clemens | 189.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 9.89 | Chris Carpenter | 213 | SLN |
| +005+ | 7.9 | Dontrelle Willis | 194.3 | MIA |
| +007+ | 7.66 | Andy Pettitte | 183.7 | HOU |
| +009+ | 7.28 | John Patterson | 166 | WAS |
| +012+ | 6.49 | Roy Oswalt | 201.3 | HOU |
| +013+ | 6.28 | Pedro Martinez | 189 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.97 | John Smoltz | 202.7 | ATL |
| +019+ | 5.74 | Mark Buehrle | 203.7 | CHA |
| +020+ | 5.64 | Jake Peavy | 181.3 | SDN |
| +026+ | 5.24 | Johan Santana | 196.7 | MIN |
| +028+ | 5.03 | Carlos Zambrano | 188 | CHN |
| +037+ | 4.61 | A.J. Burnett | 186.7 | MIA |
| +038+ | 4.53 | Bartolo Colon | 194.7 | ANA |
| +041+ | 4.32 | Kenny Rogers | 164.3 | TEX |
| +044+ | 4.27 | Jarrod Washburn | 164.3 | ANA |
| +045+ | 4.22 | Kevin Millwood | 160 | CLE |
| +046+ | 4.03 | Jon Garland | 186.3 | CHA |
| +051+ | 3.9 | Jorge Sosa | 108.3 | ATL |
| +058+ | 3.64 | Carlos Silva | 180.3 | MIN |
| +061+ | 3.57 | Jae Weong Seo | 60.3 | NYN |
| +067+ | 3.41 | Chris Capuano | 184 | MIL |
| +068+ | 3.4 | Brett Myers | 179.3 | PHI |
| +070+ | 3.33 | Tim Hudson | 157.3 | ATL |
| +074+ | 3.17 | John Lackey | 172.3 | ANA |
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