| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 6.64 | 200808260_CLE_DET |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | 6.16 | 200808270_COL_SFN |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.84 | 200808260_TOR_TBA |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 4.95 | 200808270_NYN_PHI |
| Brandon Webb | ARI | 4.84 | 200808260_ARI_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | COL | -6.99 | 200808270_COL_SFN |
| Brian Bannister | KCA | -4.36 | 200808270_TEX_KCA |
| Josh Fogg | CIN | -4.2 | 200808270_CIN_HOU |
| Brandon Backe | HOU | -2.79 | 200808280_CIN_HOU |
| Ian Snell | PIT | -2.61 | 200808260_CHN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-08-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.13 | Cliff Lee | 185.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 8.05 | Tim Lincecum | 185.3 | SFN |
| +003+ | 7.52 | Roy Halladay | 204 | TOR |
| +007+ | 6.71 | Johan Santana | 190 | NYN |
| +008+ | 6.65 | Rich Harden | 126 | TOT |
| +010+ | 6.29 | C.C. Sabathia | 201.3 | TOT |
| +012+ | 5.93 | Brandon Webb | 188.7 | ARI |
| +017+ | 5.5 | Edinson Volquez | 157.7 | CIN |
| +022+ | 5.3 | Ryan Dempster | 176.7 | CHN |
| +025+ | 5.16 | Cole Hamels | 195.7 | PHI |
| +029+ | 5.06 | Dan Haren | 180 | ARI |
| +033+ | 4.91 | Ben Sheets | 174 | MIL |
| +036+ | 4.76 | Jake Peavy | 145.7 | SDN |
| +038+ | 4.49 | Chad Billingsley | 168.7 | LAN |
| +041+ | 4.3 | Jeremy Guthrie | 183.7 | BAL |
| +044+ | 4.24 | John Lackey | 137.3 | ANA |
| +048+ | 4.06 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 132.7 | BOS |
| +056+ | 3.82 | John Danks | 160.7 | CHA |
| +057+ | 3.82 | Felix Hernandez | 162 | SEA |
| +064+ | 3.65 | Armando Galarraga | 146.3 | DET |
| +065+ | 3.64 | Jon Lester | 176.7 | BOS |
| +068+ | 3.53 | Ervin Santana | 176.7 | ANA |
| +074+ | 3.42 | Mike Mussina | 166.3 | NYA |
| +079+ | 3.16 | Matt Cain | 182.7 | SFN |
| +092+ | 2.91 | Adam Wainwright | 103.7 | SLN |
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