| 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 |
| Bruce Chen | KCA | -3.75 | 201208290_DET_KCA |
| Joe Blanton | LAN | -2.27 | 201208290_LAN_COL |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIA | -2.03 | 201208280_WAS_MIA |
| Francisco Liriano | CHA | -1.72 | 201208270_CHA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 2012-08-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 7.24 | Felix Hernandez | 196.7 | SEA |
| +005+ | 6.53 | Johnny Cueto | 181.7 | CIN |
| +007+ | 5.87 | David Price | 174 | TBA |
| +009+ | 5.76 | Justin Verlander | 196.3 | DET |
| +011+ | 5.65 | Kyle Lohse | 174 | SLN |
| +012+ | 5.45 | R.A. Dickey | 182.3 | NYN |
| +016+ | 5.12 | Kris Medlen | 95 | ATL |
| +017+ | 5.11 | Clayton Kershaw | 186.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 5 | Matt Cain | 182 | SFN |
| +019+ | 4.93 | Jordan Zimmermann | 161 | WAS |
| +026+ | 4.52 | Wade Miley | 158 | ARI |
| +030+ | 4.42 | Madison Bumgarner | 178 | SFN |
| +031+ | 4.4 | Chris Sale | 157 | CHA |
| +033+ | 4.37 | Jered Weaver | 155 | ANA |
| +034+ | 4.28 | Hiroki Kuroda | 175 | NYA |
| +043+ | 3.95 | Ryan Vogelsong | 155 | SFN |
| +055+ | 3.48 | Ryan Dempster | 135.3 | TOT |
| +066+ | 3.11 | Stephen Strasburg | 150.3 | WAS |
| +071+ | 2.94 | Jose Quintana | 110 | CHA |
| +073+ | 2.91 | Matt Harrison | 174.3 | TEX |
| +084+ | 2.69 | Scott Diamond | 137.3 | MIN |
| +083+ | 2.69 | Michael Fiers | 101 | MIL |
| +094+ | 2.46 | Gio Gonzalez | 159.3 | WAS |
| +100+ | 2.39 | Paul Maholm | 157 | TOT |
| +105+ | 2.37 | Eric Stults | 69.7 | TOT |
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