| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 6.25 | 200808210_KCA_CLE |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.84 | 200808210_NYA_TOR |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | 4.74 | 200808220_SDN_SFN |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 3.92 | 200808220_HOU_NYN |
| Brandon Webb | ARI | 3.86 | 200808210_SDN_ARI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | COL | -5.43 | 200808220_CIN_COL |
| Brian Bannister | KCA | -4.27 | 200808220_DET_KCA |
| Nate Robertson | DET | -4.18 | 200808200_DET_TEX |
| Josh Fogg | CIN | -3.82 | 200808210_CIN_CHN |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS | -1.88 | 200808200_BOS_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-08-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.8 | Cliff Lee | 177.7 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.5 | Tim Lincecum | 177.7 | SFN |
| +003+ | 7.35 | Roy Halladay | 198 | TOR |
| +006+ | 6.82 | Johan Santana | 184 | NYN |
| +007+ | 6.69 | Brandon Webb | 184 | ARI |
| +010+ | 6.16 | Rich Harden | 119 | TOT |
| +011+ | 5.93 | C.C. Sabathia | 195.3 | TOT |
| +013+ | 5.71 | Justin Duchscherer | 141.7 | OAK |
| +014+ | 5.53 | Edinson Volquez | 151.7 | CIN |
| +021+ | 5.03 | Ryan Dempster | 163.3 | CHN |
| +028+ | 4.75 | Dan Haren | 173 | ARI |
| +029+ | 4.69 | Jeremy Guthrie | 177 | BAL |
| +033+ | 4.56 | Jake Peavy | 139.7 | SDN |
| +035+ | 4.52 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 126.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 4.48 | Chad Billingsley | 162.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4.48 | Cole Hamels | 181.7 | PHI |
| +038+ | 4.43 | Jon Lester | 167.7 | BOS |
| +041+ | 4.34 | Ben Sheets | 168 | MIL |
| +043+ | 4.26 | John Danks | 156.7 | CHA |
| +052+ | 3.88 | Felix Hernandez | 156 | SEA |
| +058+ | 3.75 | Jair Jurrjens | 156.3 | ATL |
| +061+ | 3.63 | Carlos Zambrano | 164 | CHN |
| +063+ | 3.59 | Armando Galarraga | 139.3 | DET |
| +067+ | 3.55 | John Lackey | 128.3 | ANA |
| +072+ | 3.47 | Ervin Santana | 169.7 | ANA |
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