| 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 |
| Chris Sale | CHA | 2.72 | 201208170_CHA_KCA |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SFN | 2.67 | 201208190_SFN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn | MIN | -7.57 | 201208170_MIN_SEA |
| Randy Wolf | MIL | -3.42 | 201208190_PHI_MIL |
| Bruce Chen | KCA | -3.26 | 201208180_CHA_KCA |
| Chris Volstad | CHN | -2.57 | 201208190_CHN_CIN |
| Tommy Hunter | BAL | -2.35 | 201208170_BAL_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 6.56 | Justin Verlander | 181.7 | DET |
| +005+ | 6.32 | Johnny Cueto | 169.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 6.06 | David Price | 162 | TBA |
| +007+ | 5.89 | Felix Hernandez | 180 | SEA |
| +010+ | 5.52 | Jordan Zimmermann | 151 | WAS |
| +011+ | 5.39 | Kyle Lohse | 162 | SLN |
| +016+ | 4.65 | R.A. Dickey | 168.3 | NYN |
| +018+ | 4.49 | Clayton Kershaw | 170.7 | LAN |
| +023+ | 4.36 | Matt Cain | 167.7 | SFN |
| +024+ | 4.36 | Jered Weaver | 141 | ANA |
| +022+ | 4.36 | Chris Sale | 145.3 | CHA |
| +025+ | 4.28 | Cole Hamels | 171.3 | PHI |
| +029+ | 4.2 | Hiroki Kuroda | 167 | NYA |
| +031+ | 4.05 | Ryan Vogelsong | 148.7 | SFN |
| +032+ | 3.98 | Madison Bumgarner | 163.7 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.81 | Wade Miley | 143 | ARI |
| +043+ | 3.74 | Kris Medlen | 80 | ATL |
| +050+ | 3.55 | Jake Peavy | 168 | CHA |
| +055+ | 3.39 | Stephen Strasburg | 139.3 | WAS |
| +058+ | 3.28 | Scott Diamond | 128 | MIN |
| +059+ | 3.27 | Chris Capuano | 157.7 | LAN |
| +060+ | 3.2 | Matt Harrison | 161 | TEX |
| +066+ | 3.05 | Jose Quintana | 104.3 | CHA |
| +081+ | 2.7 | Brandon McCarthy | 90.7 | OAK |
| +086+ | 2.59 | Gio Gonzalez | 153.3 | WAS |
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