| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton | CIN | -10.14 | 200509240_PHI_CIN |
| Jose Lima | KCA | -8.84 | 200509230_CLE_KCA |
| Russ Ortiz | ARI | -4.21 | 200509240_SDN_ARI |
| Jeff Francis | COL | -3.46 | 200509230_SFN_COL |
| Oliver Perez | PIT | -1.93 | 200509240_PIT_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2005-09-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 9.73 | Dontrelle Willis | 225.3 | MIA |
| +007+ | 8.95 | Andy Pettitte | 209.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 8.61 | Chris Carpenter | 235.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 7.52 | Pedro Martinez | 217 | NYN |
| +012+ | 7.31 | Roy Oswalt | 228.7 | HOU |
| +018+ | 6.55 | John Smoltz | 229.7 | ATL |
| +021+ | 6.49 | John Patterson | 186.7 | WAS |
| +022+ | 6.3 | Johan Santana | 217.7 | MIN |
| +024+ | 5.91 | Jake Peavy | 195 | SDN |
| +027+ | 5.81 | Kevin Millwood | 185 | CLE |
| +030+ | 5.5 | Jorge Sosa | 128.7 | ATL |
| +035+ | 4.85 | Carlos Zambrano | 216.3 | CHN |
| +038+ | 4.7 | Mark Buehrle | 222 | CHA |
| +045+ | 4.35 | A.J. Burnett | 203 | MIA |
| +046+ | 4.33 | Bartolo Colon | 212.7 | ANA |
| +048+ | 4.23 | Jarrod Washburn | 175.3 | ANA |
| +052+ | 4.08 | Hector Carrasco | 77.3 | WAS |
| +056+ | 4.01 | Josh Beckett | 178.7 | MIA |
| +060+ | 3.87 | Kenny Rogers | 189.3 | TEX |
| +061+ | 3.84 | Zach Duke | 69.7 | PIT |
| +069+ | 3.56 | Jae Weong Seo | 79.3 | NYN |
| +074+ | 3.45 | Tim Hudson | 186 | ATL |
| +080+ | 3.33 | Derek Lowe | 209.7 | LAN |
| +082+ | 3.3 | Jon Garland | 207.7 | CHA |
| +084+ | 3.23 | Esteban Loaiza | 211 | WAS |
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