| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | CLE | 8.69 | 200809230_CLE_BOS |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | 8.17 | 200809230_COL_SFN |
| Johan Santana | NYN | 6.07 | 200809230_CHN_NYN |
| CC Sabathia | MIL | 5.87 | 200809240_PIT_MIL |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.77 | 200809250_NYA_TOR |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Olson | BAL | -5.97 | 200809231_TBA_BAL |
| Livan Hernandez | COL | -5.43 | 200809240_COL_SFN |
| Nate Robertson | DET | -5.42 | 200809240_KCA_DET |
| Brian Bannister | KCA | -5.14 | 200809240_KCA_DET |
| Barry Zito | SFN | -1.89 | 200809250_COL_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.4 | Cliff Lee | 223.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 8.71 | Roy Halladay | 246 | TOR |
| +003+ | 8.61 | C.C. Sabathia | 244 | TOT |
| +004+ | 8.6 | Tim Lincecum | 220 | SFN |
| +006+ | 8.56 | Johan Santana | 225.3 | NYN |
| +008+ | 7.69 | Rich Harden | 148 | TOT |
| +017+ | 6.47 | Cole Hamels | 227.3 | PHI |
| +022+ | 6.03 | Ryan Dempster | 201.7 | CHN |
| +028+ | 5.8 | Jake Peavy | 173.7 | SDN |
| +029+ | 5.79 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 163.7 | BOS |
| +031+ | 5.72 | Brandon Webb | 219.7 | ARI |
| +034+ | 5.45 | Jon Lester | 210.3 | BOS |
| +037+ | 5.29 | Chad Billingsley | 198.7 | LAN |
| +038+ | 5.27 | Dan Haren | 209 | ARI |
| +039+ | 5.25 | Ervin Santana | 213.3 | ANA |
| +040+ | 5.07 | Edinson Volquez | 196 | CIN |
| +043+ | 4.97 | Derek Lowe | 208 | LAN |
| +044+ | 4.97 | John Danks | 183 | CHA |
| +058+ | 4.2 | Felix Hernandez | 200.7 | SEA |
| +066+ | 4 | Zack Greinke | 202.3 | KCA |
| +067+ | 3.98 | Roy Oswalt | 208.7 | HOU |
| +069+ | 3.95 | John Lackey | 160.7 | ANA |
| +071+ | 3.9 | Mike Mussina | 194.3 | NYA |
| +082+ | 3.69 | Ricky Nolasco | 205.3 | MIA |
| +087+ | 3.54 | James Shields | 214 | TBA |
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