| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | TBA | 6.41 | 201208270_TBA_TEX |
| Justin Verlander | DET | 6.33 | 201208280_DET_KCA |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 5.76 | 201208270_SEA_MIN |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN | 5.28 | 201208280_CIN_ARI |
| Kyle Lohse | SLN | 4.35 | 201208270_SLN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Romero | TOR | -5.21 | 201208280_TOR_NYA |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | CLE | -3.95 | 201208260_NYA_CLE |
| Chris Volstad | CHN | -3.04 | 201208260_COL_CHN |
| Ervin Santana | ANA | -3.01 | 201208260_ANA_DET |
| Tim Lincecum | SFN | -2.99 | 201208260_ATL_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 7.22 | Felix Hernandez | 196.7 | SEA |
| +005+ | 6.52 | Johnny Cueto | 181.7 | CIN |
| +008+ | 5.86 | David Price | 174 | TBA |
| +009+ | 5.74 | Justin Verlander | 196.3 | DET |
| +010+ | 5.63 | Kyle Lohse | 174 | SLN |
| +011+ | 5.45 | R.A. Dickey | 182.3 | NYN |
| +015+ | 5.11 | Kris Medlen | 95 | ATL |
| +016+ | 5.1 | Clayton Kershaw | 186.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 5 | Matt Cain | 182 | SFN |
| +019+ | 4.92 | Jordan Zimmermann | 161 | WAS |
| +027+ | 4.52 | Wade Miley | 158 | ARI |
| +028+ | 4.41 | Madison Bumgarner | 178 | SFN |
| +030+ | 4.39 | Chris Sale | 157 | CHA |
| +032+ | 4.36 | Jered Weaver | 155 | ANA |
| +035+ | 4.27 | Hiroki Kuroda | 175 | NYA |
| +040+ | 4.09 | Cole Hamels | 177.3 | PHI |
| +041+ | 3.95 | Ryan Vogelsong | 155 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.88 | Matt Harrison | 169 | TEX |
| +049+ | 3.77 | Jake Peavy | 175 | CHA |
| +056+ | 3.47 | Ryan Dempster | 135.3 | TOT |
| +066+ | 3.1 | Stephen Strasburg | 150.3 | WAS |
| +070+ | 2.94 | Jose Quintana | 110 | CHA |
| +085+ | 2.68 | Scott Diamond | 137.3 | MIN |
| +093+ | 2.46 | Gio Gonzalez | 159.3 | WAS |
| +099+ | 2.38 | Paul Maholm | 157 | TOT |
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