| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | CLE | 13.54 | 197207061_TEX_CLE |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 9.63 | 197207070_TEX_BAL |
| Wilbur Wood | CHA | 7.87 | 197207050_BAL_CHA |
| Mickey Lolich | DET | 5.3 | 197207050_DET_KCA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 3.31 | 197207070_LAN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nash | PHI | -1.92 | 197207072_SDN_PHI |
| George Stone | ATL | -1.86 | 197207060_CHN_ATL |
| Bill Gogolewski | TEX | -1.35 | 197207061_TEX_CLE |
| Ken Brett | MIL | -1.28 | 197207070_MIL_OAK |
| Sam McDowell | SFN | -0.7 | 197207070_SFN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-07-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 5.46 | Gaylord Perry | 173.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 4.51 | Wilbur Wood | 181 | CHA |
| +009+ | 4.19 | Don Sutton | 132 | LAN |
| +010+ | 4.12 | Pat Dobson | 139.7 | BAL |
| +012+ | 4.06 | Jim Palmer | 130.7 | BAL |
| +015+ | 3.81 | Joe Coleman | 141 | DET |
| +016+ | 3.81 | Gary Nolan | 123.3 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.52 | Jim Hunter | 146.3 | OAK |
| +021+ | 3.4 | Steve Kline | 96.7 | NYA |
| +026+ | 3.1 | Jim Kaat | 113.3 | MIN |
| +027+ | 3.05 | Mickey Lolich | 163.7 | DET |
| +034+ | 2.7 | Dick Drago | 140 | KCA |
| +033+ | 2.7 | Dave McNally | 121.3 | BAL |
| +036+ | 2.65 | Earl Stephenson | 51.3 | MIL |
| +040+ | 2.54 | Steve Carlton | 162.3 | PHI |
| +043+ | 2.45 | Paul Splittorff | 123 | KCA |
| +046+ | 2.38 | Nolan Ryan | 116.3 | ANA |
| +051+ | 2.25 | Ken Holtzman | 143.3 | OAK |
| +050+ | 2.25 | Ray Corbin | 52 | MIN |
| +052+ | 2.23 | Ross Grimsley | 80 | CIN |
| +055+ | 2.16 | Burt Hooton | 130.3 | CHN |
| +058+ | 2.14 | Tom Timmermann | 111.3 | DET |
| +059+ | 2.13 | Mike Kekich | 110 | NYA |
| +064+ | 2.02 | Bill Stoneman | 134.7 | WAS |
| +065+ | 1.98 | Claude Osteen | 111.3 | LAN |
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