| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | DET | 6.07 | 201208110_DET_TEX |
| Jered Weaver | ANA | 5.77 | 201208120_SEA_ANA |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SFN | 4.86 | 201208130_WAS_SFN |
| 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 |
| Bruce Chen | KCA | -3.05 | 201208120_KCA_BAL |
| Jason Marquis | SDN | -2.36 | 201208110_SDN_PIT |
| Jon Lester | BOS | -2.35 | 201208120_BOS_CLE |
| Tommy Hunter | BAL | -2.27 | 201208120_KCA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 6.66 | Justin Verlander | 175.7 | DET |
| +004+ | 6.02 | Johnny Cueto | 161.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 5.99 | Jered Weaver | 138 | ANA |
| +007+ | 5.42 | Jordan Zimmermann | 145.3 | WAS |
| +008+ | 5.4 | David Price | 155 | TBA |
| +011+ | 5.1 | R.A. Dickey | 162.3 | NYN |
| +012+ | 5.07 | Felix Hernandez | 171 | SEA |
| +014+ | 4.93 | Kyle Lohse | 155.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.56 | Chris Sale | 138.7 | CHA |
| +022+ | 4.41 | Clayton Kershaw | 162.7 | LAN |
| +023+ | 4.41 | Ryan Vogelsong | 145.7 | SFN |
| +026+ | 4.17 | Cole Hamels | 163.7 | PHI |
| +034+ | 3.83 | Matt Cain | 159.7 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.66 | Jake Peavy | 162.7 | CHA |
| +045+ | 3.46 | Wade Miley | 137 | ARI |
| +048+ | 3.36 | Madison Bumgarner | 154.7 | SFN |
| +051+ | 3.26 | Stephen Strasburg | 133.3 | WAS |
| +053+ | 3.25 | Chris Capuano | 150.3 | LAN |
| +057+ | 3.07 | Scott Diamond | 121.3 | MIN |
| +064+ | 2.92 | Kris Medlen | 71 | ATL |
| +065+ | 2.84 | Hiroki Kuroda | 150 | NYA |
| +067+ | 2.82 | Ryan Dempster | 121.3 | TOT |
| +073+ | 2.75 | C.J. Wilson | 154.7 | ANA |
| +078+ | 2.62 | Michael Fiers | 82 | MIL |
| +080+ | 2.6 | Jose Quintana | 90.7 | CHA |
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