| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tudor | SLN | 4.6 | 198806070_NYN_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 4.2 | 198806050_CHN_NYN |
| Bob Welch | OAK | 3.49 | 198806050_OAK_MIN |
| Frank Viola | MIN | 2.91 | 198806060_MIN_CHA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 2.37 | 198806060_HOU_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -4.13 | 198806070_CIN_SDN |
| Tom Glavine | ATL | -1.9 | 198806050_ATL_SDN |
| Oil Can Boyd | BOS | -1.7 | 198806070_BOS_NYA |
| Charlie Lea | MIN | -1.29 | 198806070_MIN_CHA |
| Jay Tibbs | BAL | -1.16 | 198806070_DET_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1988-06-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.38 | Roger Clemens | 111 | BOS |
| +004+ | 3.73 | John Tudor | 61.3 | SLN |
| +005+ | 3.64 | Bob Knepper | 68.3 | HOU |
| +007+ | 3.43 | Ron Darling | 93 | NYN |
| +008+ | 3.39 | Greg Maddux | 104.7 | CHN |
| +011+ | 3.07 | Teddy Higuera | 80 | MIL |
| +012+ | 3.04 | David Cone | 69.7 | NYN |
| +014+ | 2.99 | Greg Swindell | 96.7 | CLE |
| +015+ | 2.98 | Larry McWilliams | 67.3 | SLN |
| +019+ | 2.68 | Frank Viola | 95 | MIN |
| +021+ | 2.6 | Orel Hershiser | 87.3 | LAN |
| +023+ | 2.53 | Kevin Gross | 97 | PHI |
| +029+ | 2.31 | Pascual Perez | 53 | WAS |
| +030+ | 2.31 | Dave LaPoint | 80.7 | CHA |
| +032+ | 2.27 | John Candelaria | 74.7 | NYA |
| +036+ | 2.16 | Chris Bosio | 95.3 | MIL |
| +040+ | 2.06 | Tom Candiotti | 93.3 | CLE |
| +042+ | 2 | Jim Deshaies | 66.3 | HOU |
| +044+ | 1.96 | Dennis Martinez | 82.7 | WAS |
| +046+ | 1.88 | Paul Kilgus | 83.7 | TEX |
| +045+ | 1.88 | John Farrell | 91.3 | CLE |
| +048+ | 1.82 | Tom Filer | 24.7 | MIL |
| +049+ | 1.82 | Jose Guzman | 92.3 | TEX |
| +052+ | 1.77 | Rick Reuschel | 80.7 | SFN |
| +058+ | 1.65 | Tim Leary | 71.7 | LAN |
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