| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton | CIN | -8.43 | 200509180_CIN_PIT |
| Jose Lima | KCA | -7.19 | 200509180_KCA_CLE |
| Russ Ortiz | ARI | -4.5 | 200509180_COL_ARI |
| Jeff Francis | COL | -4.38 | 200509180_COL_ARI |
| Mark Hendrickson | TBA | -3.8 | 200509190_BOS_TBA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-09-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.37 | Roger Clemens | 204.3 | HOU |
| +003+ | 9.9 | Chris Carpenter | 230.3 | SLN |
| +005+ | 9.14 | Dontrelle Willis | 217.3 | MIA |
| +006+ | 8.82 | Andy Pettitte | 204 | HOU |
| +010+ | 7.51 | Pedro Martinez | 212 | NYN |
| +011+ | 7.32 | Roy Oswalt | 222.7 | HOU |
| +013+ | 6.86 | John Patterson | 179.7 | WAS |
| +016+ | 6.6 | John Smoltz | 223.7 | ATL |
| +023+ | 5.7 | Johan Santana | 209.7 | MIN |
| +026+ | 5.53 | Jake Peavy | 187.3 | SDN |
| +028+ | 5.45 | Carlos Zambrano | 210 | CHN |
| +030+ | 5.42 | Kevin Millwood | 179 | CLE |
| +035+ | 4.99 | Mark Buehrle | 216 | CHA |
| +036+ | 4.84 | Jorge Sosa | 122 | ATL |
| +053+ | 3.87 | Mark Mulder | 199.3 | SLN |
| +056+ | 3.76 | A.J. Burnett | 195 | MIA |
| +060+ | 3.67 | Derek Lowe | 206.7 | LAN |
| +063+ | 3.66 | Zach Duke | 63.7 | PIT |
| +062+ | 3.66 | Jon Garland | 200.3 | CHA |
| +064+ | 3.64 | Bartolo Colon | 205.7 | ANA |
| +069+ | 3.52 | Hector Carrasco | 71.7 | WAS |
| +073+ | 3.46 | Bruce Chen | 182 | BAL |
| +074+ | 3.44 | Tim Hudson | 177.3 | ATL |
| +076+ | 3.4 | Jae Weong Seo | 73.3 | NYN |
| +077+ | 3.39 | Kenny Rogers | 183 | TEX |
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