| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | DET | 6.07 | 201208110_DET_TEX |
| Jered Weaver | ANA | 5.77 | 201208120_SEA_ANA |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 4.53 | 201208100_SEA_ANA |
| David Price | TBA | 4.26 | 201208110_TBA_MIN |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN | 4.25 | 201208120_CIN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn | MIN | -7.82 | 201208110_TBA_MIN |
| Ervin Santana | ANA | -3.26 | 201208100_SEA_ANA |
| Bruce Chen | KCA | -3.05 | 201208120_KCA_BAL |
| Ricky Romero | TOR | -2.74 | 201208100_NYA_TOR |
| Jason Marquis | SDN | -2.36 | 201208110_SDN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.64 | Justin Verlander | 175.7 | DET |
| +005+ | 6.01 | Johnny Cueto | 161.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 5.99 | Jered Weaver | 138 | ANA |
| +007+ | 5.83 | Ryan Vogelsong | 143 | SFN |
| +008+ | 5.41 | Jordan Zimmermann | 145.3 | WAS |
| +009+ | 5.4 | David Price | 155 | TBA |
| +012+ | 5.1 | R.A. Dickey | 162.3 | NYN |
| +013+ | 5.06 | Felix Hernandez | 171 | SEA |
| +015+ | 4.93 | Kyle Lohse | 155.3 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.57 | Chris Sale | 138.7 | CHA |
| +022+ | 4.4 | Clayton Kershaw | 162.7 | LAN |
| +026+ | 4.11 | Michael Fiers | 80 | MIL |
| +029+ | 3.94 | Ryan Dempster | 115.3 | TOT |
| +035+ | 3.82 | Matt Cain | 159.7 | SFN |
| +046+ | 3.45 | Wade Miley | 137 | ARI |
| +048+ | 3.35 | Madison Bumgarner | 154.7 | SFN |
| +050+ | 3.34 | Jake Peavy | 154.7 | CHA |
| +051+ | 3.32 | Cole Hamels | 154.7 | PHI |
| +055+ | 3.25 | Stephen Strasburg | 133.3 | WAS |
| +057+ | 3.24 | Chris Capuano | 150.3 | LAN |
| +059+ | 3.06 | Scott Diamond | 121.3 | MIN |
| +065+ | 2.91 | Kris Medlen | 71 | ATL |
| +068+ | 2.83 | Hiroki Kuroda | 150 | NYA |
| +077+ | 2.6 | Jose Quintana | 90.7 | CHA |
| +083+ | 2.53 | C.J. Wilson | 148 | ANA |
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