| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | DET | 6.19 | 201208170_BAL_DET |
| Jered Weaver | ANA | 5.12 | 201208170_TBA_ANA |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN | 5.04 | 201208181_CHN_CIN |
| David Price | TBA | 4.27 | 201208160_TBA_ANA |
| Kyle Lohse | SLN | 3.1 | 201208160_ARI_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn | MIN | -7.57 | 201208170_MIN_SEA |
| Bruce Chen | KCA | -3.26 | 201208180_CHA_KCA |
| Tommy Hunter | BAL | -2.35 | 201208170_BAL_DET |
| Jon Lester | BOS | -1.93 | 201208180_BOS_NYA |
| Francisco Liriano | CHA | -1.93 | 201208160_CHA_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 6.57 | Justin Verlander | 181.7 | DET |
| +005+ | 6.33 | Johnny Cueto | 169.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 6.06 | David Price | 162 | TBA |
| +007+ | 5.9 | Felix Hernandez | 180 | SEA |
| +010+ | 5.54 | Kyle Lohse | 162 | SLN |
| +011+ | 5.53 | Jordan Zimmermann | 151 | WAS |
| +016+ | 4.64 | R.A. Dickey | 168.3 | NYN |
| +019+ | 4.5 | Clayton Kershaw | 170.7 | LAN |
| +021+ | 4.39 | Ryan Vogelsong | 145.7 | SFN |
| +025+ | 4.36 | Chris Sale | 145.3 | CHA |
| +024+ | 4.36 | Jered Weaver | 141 | ANA |
| +026+ | 4.35 | Matt Cain | 167.7 | SFN |
| +027+ | 4.29 | Cole Hamels | 171.3 | PHI |
| +031+ | 3.98 | Madison Bumgarner | 163.7 | SFN |
| +037+ | 3.82 | Wade Miley | 143 | ARI |
| +039+ | 3.74 | Kris Medlen | 80 | ATL |
| +046+ | 3.67 | Hiroki Kuroda | 159 | NYA |
| +051+ | 3.54 | Jake Peavy | 168 | CHA |
| +055+ | 3.4 | Stephen Strasburg | 139.3 | WAS |
| +058+ | 3.28 | Chris Capuano | 157.7 | LAN |
| +059+ | 3.28 | Scott Diamond | 128 | MIN |
| +072+ | 2.88 | Matt Harrison | 153 | TEX |
| +075+ | 2.81 | Jose Quintana | 97.3 | CHA |
| +080+ | 2.71 | Brandon McCarthy | 90.7 | OAK |
| +093+ | 2.4 | Paul Maholm | 143.3 | TOT |
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