| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Silva | MIN | -6.73 | 200609060_MIN_TBA |
| Rodrigo Lopez | BAL | -5.17 | 200609040_BAL_ANA |
| Oliver Perez | NYN | -4.15 | 200609062_ATL_NYN |
| Jason Marquis | SLN | -3.97 | 200609040_SLN_WAS |
| Jorge De La Rosa | KCA | -2.43 | 200609050_NYA_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2006-09-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +006+ | 8.14 | Johan Santana | 206.3 | MIN |
| +011+ | 6.79 | Chris Carpenter | 190.7 | SLN |
| +013+ | 6.44 | Roy Halladay | 207 | TOR |
| +015+ | 6.13 | Brandon Webb | 198 | ARI |
| +019+ | 5.63 | Roy Oswalt | 184.7 | HOU |
| +022+ | 5.46 | Bronson Arroyo | 205.3 | CIN |
| +026+ | 5.34 | Josh Johnson | 147.3 | MIA |
| +027+ | 5.24 | Jered Weaver | 96 | ANA |
| +031+ | 4.93 | Jason Schmidt | 188.7 | SFN |
| +033+ | 4.88 | Chris Capuano | 198.3 | MIL |
| +034+ | 4.8 | Jason Jennings | 196.7 | COL |
| +035+ | 4.79 | C.C. Sabathia | 163.3 | CLE |
| +037+ | 4.72 | Justin Verlander | 165 | DET |
| +041+ | 4.6 | Roger Clemens | 91.3 | HOU |
| +043+ | 4.58 | Carlos Zambrano | 193 | CHN |
| +050+ | 4.26 | John Lackey | 190.7 | ANA |
| +054+ | 4.13 | John Smoltz | 201 | ATL |
| +058+ | 3.87 | Derek Lowe | 193 | LAN |
| +066+ | 3.62 | Chien-Ming Wang | 192.7 | NYA |
| +068+ | 3.52 | Kelvim Escobar | 169.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 3.38 | Anibal Sanchez | 87.3 | MIA |
| +083+ | 3.17 | Mike Mussina | 174.3 | NYA |
| +087+ | 3.16 | Aaron Harang | 195.3 | CIN |
| +088+ | 3.13 | Barry Zito | 194.7 | OAK |
| +090+ | 3.01 | Jeff Francis | 175.7 | COL |
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