| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Romero | TOR | -3.73 | 201208210_TOR_DET |
| Randy Wolf | MIL | -3.42 | 201208190_PHI_MIL |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | CLE | -3.4 | 201208200_CLE_SEA |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KCA | -3.2 | 201208190_CHA_KCA |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | -2.94 | 201208210_SFN_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 6.78 | David Price | 170 | TBA |
| +005+ | 6.55 | Justin Verlander | 181.7 | DET |
| +006+ | 6.38 | Felix Hernandez | 187.7 | SEA |
| +007+ | 6.32 | Johnny Cueto | 169.7 | CIN |
| +010+ | 5.39 | Kyle Lohse | 162 | SLN |
| +014+ | 5.09 | Jordan Zimmermann | 156 | WAS |
| +013+ | 5.09 | R.A. Dickey | 175.3 | NYN |
| +016+ | 4.81 | Clayton Kershaw | 178.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.72 | Madison Bumgarner | 171.7 | SFN |
| +023+ | 4.36 | Chris Sale | 145.3 | CHA |
| +025+ | 4.35 | Jered Weaver | 141 | ANA |
| +024+ | 4.35 | Matt Cain | 167.7 | SFN |
| +028+ | 4.27 | Cole Hamels | 171.3 | PHI |
| +030+ | 4.22 | Hiroki Kuroda | 167 | NYA |
| +034+ | 4.04 | Ryan Vogelsong | 148.7 | SFN |
| +041+ | 3.79 | Wade Miley | 143 | ARI |
| +047+ | 3.69 | Stephen Strasburg | 145.3 | WAS |
| +054+ | 3.54 | Jake Peavy | 168 | CHA |
| +057+ | 3.38 | Ryan Dempster | 129.3 | TOT |
| +058+ | 3.28 | Scott Diamond | 128 | MIN |
| +059+ | 3.26 | Chris Capuano | 157.7 | LAN |
| +062+ | 3.19 | Matt Harrison | 161 | TEX |
| +068+ | 3.04 | Jose Quintana | 104.3 | CHA |
| +087+ | 2.53 | Gio Gonzalez | 153.3 | WAS |
| +104+ | 2.25 | Michael Fiers | 87 | MIL |
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