| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 6.99 | 200809010_CHA_CLE |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | 6.86 | 200809020_SFN_COL |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 6.26 | 200808310_TOR_NYA |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 4.71 | 200809010_NYN_MIL |
| CC Sabathia | MIL | 4.24 | 200808310_MIL_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | COL | -6.07 | 200809020_SFN_COL |
| Carlos Silva | SEA | -6.06 | 200809010_SEA_TEX |
| Garrett Olson | BAL | -3.77 | 200809010_BAL_BOS |
| Ian Snell | PIT | -3.13 | 200809020_PIT_CIN |
| Brandon Backe | HOU | -2.28 | 200809020_HOU_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.07 | Cliff Lee | 194.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.88 | Roy Halladay | 211 | TOR |
| +003+ | 7.58 | Tim Lincecum | 190.3 | SFN |
| +006+ | 7.22 | C.C. Sabathia | 210.3 | TOT |
| +007+ | 6.97 | Rich Harden | 131 | TOT |
| +008+ | 6.94 | Johan Santana | 196 | NYN |
| +013+ | 5.98 | Cole Hamels | 203 | PHI |
| +020+ | 5.62 | Jake Peavy | 153.7 | SDN |
| +025+ | 5.44 | Ben Sheets | 179 | MIL |
| +031+ | 5.05 | Brandon Webb | 192 | ARI |
| +034+ | 4.9 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 140.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 4.83 | Chad Billingsley | 175.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4.82 | Edinson Volquez | 163 | CIN |
| +038+ | 4.66 | Dan Haren | 186 | ARI |
| +047+ | 4.18 | Ervin Santana | 184.7 | ANA |
| +054+ | 4.04 | Felix Hernandez | 168 | SEA |
| +055+ | 3.98 | Jon Lester | 181.7 | BOS |
| +057+ | 3.98 | Armando Galarraga | 153.3 | DET |
| +060+ | 3.93 | John Lackey | 142.3 | ANA |
| +068+ | 3.64 | Mike Mussina | 172.3 | NYA |
| +073+ | 3.48 | John Danks | 164.7 | CHA |
| +081+ | 3.34 | Scott Kazmir | 126.3 | TBA |
| +085+ | 3.29 | Adam Wainwright | 109 | SLN |
| +087+ | 3.25 | Jeremy Guthrie | 186.7 | BAL |
| +099+ | 2.83 | Jair Jurrjens | 165.3 | ATL |
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