| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 9.08 | 197206020_OAK_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 8.68 | 197206020_NYA_CHA |
| Mel Stottlemyre | NYA | 5.13 | 197206041_NYA_CHA |
| Ferguson Jenkins | CHN | 4.59 | 197206040_CHN_SDN |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 4.56 | 197206020_MIN_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cleveland | SLN | -3.05 | 197206020_SLN_LAN |
| Jack Billingham | CIN | -2.24 | 197206040_CIN_PHI |
| Jim Nash | ATL | -1.98 | 197206040_ATL_NYN |
| Bill Champion | PHI | -1.42 | 197206040_CIN_PHI |
| Ron Bryant | SFN | -1.4 | 197206041_PIT_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-06-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.17 | Don Sutton | 86.7 | LAN |
| +002+ | 3.65 | Gaylord Perry | 103 | CLE |
| +003+ | 3.56 | Wilbur Wood | 107.7 | CHA |
| +008+ | 2.92 | Claude Osteen | 72.7 | LAN |
| +010+ | 2.91 | Mickey Lolich | 100.3 | DET |
| +014+ | 2.68 | Steve Stone | 67.7 | SFN |
| +016+ | 2.55 | Jim Palmer | 74.7 | BAL |
| +017+ | 2.33 | Tom Timmermann | 65.7 | DET |
| +020+ | 2.2 | Joe Coleman | 80.3 | DET |
| +022+ | 2.17 | Jim Hunter | 96 | OAK |
| +025+ | 2.13 | Milt Wilcox | 72 | CLE |
| +024+ | 2.13 | Dick Drago | 81 | KCA |
| +028+ | 1.97 | Jim Kaat | 58.7 | MIN |
| +029+ | 1.95 | Ken Holtzman | 93 | OAK |
| +033+ | 1.79 | Ferguson Jenkins | 101.3 | CHN |
| +040+ | 1.57 | Fred Norman | 68 | SDN |
| +042+ | 1.52 | Gary Nolan | 77 | CIN |
| +046+ | 1.45 | Steve Kline | 51.3 | NYA |
| +047+ | 1.44 | Bert Blyleven | 91.7 | MIN |
| +052+ | 1.41 | Mel Stottlemyre | 83.3 | NYA |
| +057+ | 1.4 | Scipio Spinks | 77.7 | SLN |
| +058+ | 1.36 | Tom Griffin | 21 | HOU |
| +061+ | 1.35 | Pat Dobson | 80.7 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Burt Hooton | 76.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Bill Hands | 60 | CHN |
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