| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 9.16 | 200809120_KCA_CLE |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | 6.85 | 200809130_SFN_SDN |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.8 | 200809140_TOR_BOS |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 5.24 | 200809131_ATL_NYN |
| Jake Peavy | SDN | 3.48 | 200809120_SFN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Olson | BAL | -4.92 | 200809132_MIN_BAL |
| Brian Bannister | KCA | -4.2 | 200809140_KCA_CLE |
| Ian Snell | PIT | -2.85 | 200809130_SLN_PIT |
| Kenny Rogers | DET | -2.84 | 200809142_DET_CHA |
| Barry Zito | SFN | -1.99 | 200809140_SFN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.66 | Cliff Lee | 210 | CLE |
| +002+ | 9.14 | Tim Lincecum | 207.7 | SFN |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Roy Halladay | 231 | TOR |
| +004+ | 7.84 | C.C. Sabathia | 224.3 | TOT |
| +006+ | 7.57 | Johan Santana | 210.3 | NYN |
| +008+ | 7.19 | Rich Harden | 137 | TOT |
| +019+ | 5.92 | Cole Hamels | 214.3 | PHI |
| +018+ | 5.92 | Ben Sheets | 194 | MIL |
| +020+ | 5.88 | Jake Peavy | 168.7 | SDN |
| +026+ | 5.69 | Chad Billingsley | 188 | LAN |
| +028+ | 5.53 | Ryan Dempster | 190.7 | CHN |
| +031+ | 5.31 | Jon Lester | 197.3 | BOS |
| +034+ | 5.03 | Brandon Webb | 205.7 | ARI |
| +042+ | 4.59 | Edinson Volquez | 181.7 | CIN |
| +043+ | 4.54 | Ervin Santana | 205.3 | ANA |
| +050+ | 4.27 | Dan Haren | 194 | ARI |
| +056+ | 4.14 | John Danks | 176 | CHA |
| +058+ | 4.11 | Scott Kazmir | 138.3 | TBA |
| +062+ | 3.9 | Felix Hernandez | 186.7 | SEA |
| +066+ | 3.77 | Derek Lowe | 194 | LAN |
| +072+ | 3.65 | Carlos Zambrano | 182.3 | CHN |
| +075+ | 3.59 | James Shields | 200.7 | TBA |
| +078+ | 3.52 | Roy Oswalt | 190.7 | HOU |
| +083+ | 3.35 | Ricky Nolasco | 192.3 | MIA |
| +092+ | 3.18 | Shaun Marcum | 149.3 | TOR |
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