| 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 |
| Josh Fogg | CIN | -3.82 | 200808210_CIN_CHN |
| Tom Gorzelanny | PIT | -3.07 | 200808230_PIT_MIL |
| Brandon Backe | HOU | -2.69 | 200808230_HOU_NYN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-08-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.81 | Cliff Lee | 177.7 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.51 | Tim Lincecum | 177.7 | SFN |
| +003+ | 7.36 | Roy Halladay | 198 | TOR |
| +006+ | 6.83 | Johan Santana | 184 | NYN |
| +007+ | 6.7 | Brandon Webb | 184 | ARI |
| +010+ | 6.16 | Rich Harden | 119 | TOT |
| +011+ | 5.95 | C.C. Sabathia | 195.3 | TOT |
| +014+ | 5.56 | Ryan Dempster | 170.7 | CHN |
| +015+ | 5.53 | Edinson Volquez | 157.7 | CIN |
| +029+ | 4.77 | Cole Hamels | 188.7 | PHI |
| +030+ | 4.76 | Dan Haren | 173 | ARI |
| +034+ | 4.58 | Jake Peavy | 139.7 | SDN |
| +035+ | 4.54 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 126.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 4.51 | Chad Billingsley | 162.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4.35 | Ben Sheets | 168 | MIL |
| +041+ | 4.32 | Jeremy Guthrie | 183.7 | BAL |
| +043+ | 4.27 | John Danks | 156.7 | CHA |
| +052+ | 3.89 | Felix Hernandez | 156 | SEA |
| +055+ | 3.76 | Jair Jurrjens | 156.3 | ATL |
| +060+ | 3.64 | Carlos Zambrano | 164 | CHN |
| +063+ | 3.6 | Armando Galarraga | 139.3 | DET |
| +065+ | 3.56 | John Lackey | 128.3 | ANA |
| +068+ | 3.48 | Ervin Santana | 169.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 3.45 | Joe Saunders | 163 | ANA |
| +076+ | 3.22 | Jon Lester | 170 | BOS |
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