| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | 7.77 | 198807270_TOR_MIN |
| Orel Hershiser | LAN | 4.43 | 198807261_LAN_SFN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 4.29 | 198807270_NYN_PHI |
| Mark Gubicza | KCA | 4.17 | 198807270_KCA_DET |
| Greg Maddux | CHN | 3.83 | 198807260_CHN_WAS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | ATL | -3.04 | 198807270_CIN_ATL |
| Jim Clancy | TOR | -2.4 | 198807260_TOR_MIN |
| Oil Can Boyd | BOS | -1.84 | 198807260_BOS_TEX |
| Scott Bailes | CLE | -1.83 | 198807280_BAL_CLE |
| Oswaldo Peraza | BAL | -1.43 | 198807280_BAL_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1988-07-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.89 | Roger Clemens | 184 | BOS |
| +004+ | 5.76 | Frank Viola | 160 | MIN |
| +005+ | 5.46 | Greg Maddux | 176.7 | CHN |
| +012+ | 4.73 | Pascual Perez | 104.3 | WAS |
| +015+ | 4.55 | Tim Leary | 143.7 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.47 | Mark Gubicza | 161 | KCA |
| +020+ | 4.39 | Teddy Higuera | 136 | MIL |
| +021+ | 4.29 | Dennis Martinez | 155.7 | WAS |
| +022+ | 4.13 | David Cone | 135.3 | NYN |
| +026+ | 3.96 | Orel Hershiser | 161 | LAN |
| +028+ | 3.73 | Bob Walk | 140 | PIT |
| +029+ | 3.62 | Jose Rijo | 121 | CIN |
| +031+ | 3.6 | John Tudor | 122 | SLN |
| +030+ | 3.6 | Danny Jackson | 152 | CIN |
| +033+ | 3.47 | Dwight Gooden | 166 | NYN |
| +035+ | 3.31 | Jeff Robinson | 135.3 | DET |
| +038+ | 2.89 | Rick Reuschel | 135.3 | SFN |
| +048+ | 2.59 | Allan Anderson | 115.3 | MIN |
| +049+ | 2.49 | Joe Magrane | 80 | SLN |
| +050+ | 2.46 | Charlie Hough | 165.3 | TEX |
| +052+ | 2.4 | Bob Knepper | 128 | HOU |
| +055+ | 2.34 | John Smiley | 131.3 | PIT |
| +058+ | 2.29 | Jimmy Key | 58.7 | TOR |
| +060+ | 2.25 | Kevin Gross | 154.7 | PHI |
| +066+ | 2.12 | Mike Scott | 129.7 | HOU |
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