| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | NYN | 6.38 | 200809270_MIA_NYN |
| Roy Halladay | TOR | 5.77 | 200809250_NYA_TOR |
| Rich Harden | CHN | 4.75 | 200809250_CHN_NYN |
| Ben Sheets | MIL | 2.95 | 200809270_CHN_MIL |
| Jake Peavy | SDN | 2.83 | 200809250_SDN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Backe | HOU | -2.94 | 200809270_ATL_HOU |
| Ian Snell | PIT | -2.55 | 200809260_PIT_SDN |
| Barry Zito | SFN | -1.89 | 200809250_COL_SFN |
| Scott Feldman | TEX | -1.77 | 200809270_TEX_ANA |
| Jeremy Sowers | CLE | -1.28 | 200809250_CLE_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2008-09-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.48 | Johan Santana | 234.3 | NYN |
| +002+ | 9.43 | Cliff Lee | 223.3 | CLE |
| +004+ | 8.85 | Roy Halladay | 246 | TOR |
| +005+ | 8.64 | C.C. Sabathia | 244 | TOT |
| +006+ | 8.61 | Tim Lincecum | 220 | SFN |
| +008+ | 7.73 | Rich Harden | 148 | TOT |
| +017+ | 6.5 | Cole Hamels | 227.3 | PHI |
| +018+ | 6.36 | Ryan Dempster | 206.7 | CHN |
| +026+ | 5.82 | Jake Peavy | 173.7 | SDN |
| +031+ | 5.62 | Brandon Webb | 226.7 | ARI |
| +032+ | 5.6 | Ben Sheets | 198.3 | MIL |
| +034+ | 5.51 | Chad Billingsley | 200.7 | LAN |
| +035+ | 5.48 | Jon Lester | 210.3 | BOS |
| +038+ | 5.29 | Derek Lowe | 211 | LAN |
| +040+ | 5.17 | Dan Haren | 216 | ARI |
| +041+ | 5.11 | Edinson Volquez | 196 | CIN |
| +056+ | 4.23 | Felix Hernandez | 200.7 | SEA |
| +058+ | 4.16 | Ervin Santana | 219 | ANA |
| +066+ | 4.02 | Zack Greinke | 202.3 | KCA |
| +067+ | 4.02 | Ricky Nolasco | 212.3 | MIA |
| +068+ | 4.01 | Roy Oswalt | 208.7 | HOU |
| +071+ | 3.93 | Mike Mussina | 194.3 | NYA |
| +072+ | 3.92 | John Danks | 187 | CHA |
| +094+ | 3.37 | Adam Wainwright | 132 | SLN |
| +112+ | 2.91 | Matt Cain | 217.7 | SFN |
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