| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 6.99 | 200809010_CHA_CLE |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 6.26 | 200808310_TOR_NYA |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 4.71 | 200809010_NYN_MIL |
| CC Sabathia | MIL | 4.24 | 200808310_MIL_PIT |
| Brandon Webb | ARI | 3.75 | 200808310_LAN_ARI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Silva | SEA | -6.06 | 200809010_SEA_TEX |
| Garrett Olson | BAL | -3.77 | 200809010_BAL_BOS |
| Kenny Rogers | DET | -1.56 | 200808300_KCA_DET |
| Jeff Francis | COL | -1.53 | 200808310_COL_SDN |
| Bronson Arroyo | CIN | -1.36 | 200808310_SFN_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.03 | Cliff Lee | 194.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 8.13 | Tim Lincecum | 185.3 | SFN |
| +003+ | 7.84 | Roy Halladay | 211 | TOR |
| +005+ | 7.19 | C.C. Sabathia | 210.3 | TOT |
| +007+ | 6.95 | Rich Harden | 131 | TOT |
| +008+ | 6.92 | Johan Santana | 196 | NYN |
| +018+ | 5.58 | Jake Peavy | 153.7 | SDN |
| +022+ | 5.42 | Ben Sheets | 179 | MIL |
| +027+ | 5.32 | Ryan Dempster | 176.7 | CHN |
| +029+ | 5.21 | Cole Hamels | 195.7 | PHI |
| +032+ | 5.02 | Brandon Webb | 192 | ARI |
| +033+ | 4.87 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 140.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 4.8 | Chad Billingsley | 175.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4.79 | Edinson Volquez | 163 | CIN |
| +040+ | 4.63 | Dan Haren | 186 | ARI |
| +047+ | 4.14 | Ervin Santana | 184.7 | ANA |
| +053+ | 4 | Felix Hernandez | 168 | SEA |
| +055+ | 3.95 | Armando Galarraga | 153.3 | DET |
| +057+ | 3.91 | John Lackey | 142.3 | ANA |
| +058+ | 3.87 | John Danks | 160.7 | CHA |
| +065+ | 3.65 | Jon Lester | 176.7 | BOS |
| +076+ | 3.43 | Mike Mussina | 166.3 | NYA |
| +079+ | 3.32 | Scott Kazmir | 126.3 | TBA |
| +084+ | 3.2 | Jeremy Guthrie | 186.7 | BAL |
| +091+ | 2.95 | Adam Wainwright | 103.7 | SLN |
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