| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 9.26 | 200809170_MIN_CLE |
| CC Sabathia | MIL | 6.04 | 200809160_MIL_CHN |
| Chad Billingsley | LAN | 3.04 | 200809170_LAN_PIT |
| Ryan Dempster | CHN | 2.82 | 200809160_MIL_CHN |
| Brandon Webb | ARI | 2.32 | 200809170_SFN_ARI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | COL | -6.9 | 200809170_SDN_COL |
| Carlos Silva | SEA | -6.62 | 200809150_SEA_KCA |
| Brandon Backe | HOU | -2.35 | 200809170_HOU_MIA |
| Kevin Millwood | TEX | -1.31 | 200809160_DET_TEX |
| Brad Hennessey | SFN | -1.22 | 200809150_SFN_ARI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.65 | Cliff Lee | 216.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 9.2 | Tim Lincecum | 207.7 | SFN |
| +004+ | 8.22 | Roy Halladay | 231 | TOR |
| +005+ | 7.7 | C.C. Sabathia | 231.3 | TOT |
| +008+ | 7.2 | Rich Harden | 137 | TOT |
| +021+ | 5.94 | Cole Hamels | 214.3 | PHI |
| +020+ | 5.94 | Ben Sheets | 196 | MIL |
| +027+ | 5.73 | Ryan Dempster | 196.7 | CHN |
| +030+ | 5.35 | Jon Lester | 197.3 | BOS |
| +031+ | 5.33 | Brandon Webb | 212.7 | ARI |
| +033+ | 5.19 | Dan Haren | 203 | ARI |
| +037+ | 5.04 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 156.7 | BOS |
| +040+ | 4.93 | Chad Billingsley | 192.7 | LAN |
| +043+ | 4.61 | Edinson Volquez | 181.7 | CIN |
| +044+ | 4.59 | Ervin Santana | 205.3 | ANA |
| +049+ | 4.3 | Derek Lowe | 201 | LAN |
| +054+ | 4.18 | John Danks | 176 | CHA |
| +065+ | 3.95 | Felix Hernandez | 186.7 | SEA |
| +071+ | 3.67 | Carlos Zambrano | 182.3 | CHN |
| +072+ | 3.64 | Ricky Nolasco | 199.3 | MIA |
| +074+ | 3.61 | James Shields | 200.7 | TBA |
| +087+ | 3.3 | John Lackey | 154.7 | ANA |
| +095+ | 3.18 | Shaun Marcum | 151.3 | TOR |
| +100+ | 3.12 | Roy Oswalt | 196.7 | HOU |
| +105+ | 3.05 | Adam Wainwright | 121 | SLN |
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