| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | MIN | 8.29 | 198808200_TEX_MIN |
| Danny Jackson | CIN | 5.74 | 198808220_CIN_PIT |
| John Tudor | LAN | 5.63 | 198808220_NYN_LAN |
| Mike Scott | HOU | 5.18 | 198808220_HOU_CHN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.66 | 198808200_MIL_TOR |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Fraser | ANA | -7.94 | 198808210_ANA_BAL |
| Bert Blyleven | MIN | -4.44 | 198808210_TEX_MIN |
| Tom Glavine | ATL | -3.95 | 198808220_ATL_SLN |
| Oil Can Boyd | BOS | -3.04 | 198808200_OAK_BOS |
| Curt Young | OAK | -2.85 | 198808220_OAK_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1988-08-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 7.03 | Frank Viola | 200 | MIN |
| +005+ | 6.18 | Danny Jackson | 201 | CIN |
| +006+ | 6.09 | Dennis Martinez | 195.3 | WAS |
| +011+ | 5.62 | Tim Leary | 182.7 | LAN |
| +012+ | 5.46 | Teddy Higuera | 173.7 | MIL |
| +013+ | 5.24 | David Cone | 167.3 | NYN |
| +019+ | 4.99 | Mark Gubicza | 201 | KCA |
| +021+ | 4.89 | Mike Scott | 178.7 | HOU |
| +023+ | 4.79 | Allan Anderson | 154 | MIN |
| +024+ | 4.78 | Roger Clemens | 207.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 4.64 | John Tudor | 160.3 | TOT |
| +031+ | 4.01 | Jeff Robinson | 164.7 | DET |
| +033+ | 3.92 | Joe Magrane | 115.7 | SLN |
| +035+ | 3.78 | Pascual Perez | 134.3 | WAS |
| +038+ | 3.66 | Orel Hershiser | 194 | LAN |
| +040+ | 3.59 | Jose Rijo | 142.3 | CIN |
| +041+ | 3.56 | Bob Walk | 172 | PIT |
| +045+ | 3.42 | Scott Bankhead | 124.3 | SEA |
| +050+ | 3.01 | Dwight Gooden | 199.3 | NYN |
| +052+ | 2.89 | Rick Reuschel | 176 | SFN |
| +059+ | 2.77 | Don Robinson | 112.7 | SFN |
| +060+ | 2.68 | Doug Drabek | 176.3 | PIT |
| +065+ | 2.63 | Greg Maddux | 194.3 | CHN |
| +066+ | 2.61 | Eric Show | 179 | SDN |
| +070+ | 2.55 | Greg Swindell | 187 | CLE |
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