| 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 2005-09-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 11.38 | Roger Clemens | 204.3 | HOU |
| +004+ | 9.92 | Chris Carpenter | 230.3 | SLN |
| +005+ | 9.11 | Dontrelle Willis | 217.3 | MIA |
| +006+ | 8.94 | Andy Pettitte | 209.3 | HOU |
| +010+ | 7.47 | Pedro Martinez | 212 | NYN |
| +011+ | 7.33 | Roy Oswalt | 222.7 | HOU |
| +013+ | 6.87 | John Patterson | 179.7 | WAS |
| +017+ | 6.61 | John Smoltz | 223.7 | ATL |
| +023+ | 5.72 | Johan Santana | 209.7 | MIN |
| +027+ | 5.55 | Jake Peavy | 187.3 | SDN |
| +029+ | 5.51 | Jorge Sosa | 128.7 | ATL |
| +030+ | 5.48 | Carlos Zambrano | 210 | CHN |
| +031+ | 5.43 | Kevin Millwood | 179 | CLE |
| +037+ | 4.73 | Mark Buehrle | 222 | CHA |
| +043+ | 4.34 | Bartolo Colon | 212.7 | ANA |
| +045+ | 4.32 | A.J. Burnett | 203 | MIA |
| +056+ | 3.9 | Mark Mulder | 199.3 | SLN |
| +062+ | 3.66 | Jon Garland | 200.3 | CHA |
| +068+ | 3.53 | Hector Carrasco | 71.7 | WAS |
| +070+ | 3.48 | Bruce Chen | 182 | BAL |
| +072+ | 3.45 | Tim Hudson | 177.3 | ATL |
| +074+ | 3.41 | Kenny Rogers | 183 | TEX |
| +075+ | 3.39 | Jae Weong Seo | 73.3 | NYN |
| +077+ | 3.38 | John Lackey | 192.3 | ANA |
| +078+ | 3.37 | Derek Lowe | 209.7 | LAN |
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