| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 6.25 | 200808210_KCA_CLE |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.84 | 200808210_NYA_TOR |
| Brandon Webb | ARI | 3.86 | 200808210_SDN_ARI |
| Rich Harden | CHN | 3.13 | 200808190_CIN_CHN |
| Jake Peavy | SDN | 2.72 | 200808200_SDN_ARI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Robertson | DET | -4.18 | 200808200_DET_TEX |
| Josh Fogg | CIN | -3.82 | 200808210_CIN_CHN |
| Ian Snell | PIT | -3.38 | 200808190_PIT_SLN |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL | -2.15 | 200808210_COL_LAN |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS | -1.88 | 200808200_BOS_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-08-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.76 | Cliff Lee | 177.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.31 | Roy Halladay | 198 | TOR |
| +006+ | 6.66 | Tim Lincecum | 169.7 | SFN |
| +007+ | 6.65 | Brandon Webb | 184 | ARI |
| +009+ | 6.12 | Rich Harden | 119 | TOT |
| +010+ | 6.09 | Johan Santana | 177 | NYN |
| +011+ | 5.89 | C.C. Sabathia | 195.3 | TOT |
| +013+ | 5.67 | Justin Duchscherer | 141.7 | OAK |
| +015+ | 5.5 | Edinson Volquez | 151.7 | CIN |
| +022+ | 5 | Ryan Dempster | 163.3 | CHN |
| +028+ | 4.71 | Dan Haren | 173 | ARI |
| +031+ | 4.65 | Jeremy Guthrie | 177 | BAL |
| +033+ | 4.52 | Jake Peavy | 139.7 | SDN |
| +035+ | 4.49 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 126.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 4.44 | Cole Hamels | 181.7 | PHI |
| +037+ | 4.43 | Chad Billingsley | 162.7 | LAN |
| +038+ | 4.39 | Jon Lester | 167.7 | BOS |
| +042+ | 4.3 | Ben Sheets | 168 | MIL |
| +043+ | 4.23 | John Danks | 150.3 | CHA |
| +046+ | 4.13 | Joe Saunders | 157.7 | ANA |
| +055+ | 3.85 | Felix Hernandez | 156 | SEA |
| +060+ | 3.7 | Jair Jurrjens | 156.3 | ATL |
| +062+ | 3.59 | Carlos Zambrano | 164 | CHN |
| +065+ | 3.56 | Armando Galarraga | 139.3 | DET |
| +068+ | 3.52 | John Lackey | 128.3 | ANA |
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