| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideo Nomo | LAN | 5.84 | 199704070_NYN_LAN |
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 5.71 | 199704060_CHN_ATL |
| Andy Ashby | SDN | 4.18 | 199704070_PIT_SDN |
| Kevin Brown | MIA | 3.42 | 199704060_CIN_MIA |
| Shane Reynolds | HOU | 3.02 | 199704060_SLN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Boskie | BAL | -3.62 | 199704050_BAL_TEX |
| Frankie Rodriguez | MIN | -3.18 | 199704070_MIN_DET |
| Sterling Hitchcock | SDN | -2.08 | 199704050_PHI_SDN |
| Roger Bailey | COL | -2 | 199704050_COL_WAS |
| Brian Bohanon | NYN | -1.98 | 199704060_NYN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-04-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 1.55 | Curt Schilling | 16 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Kevin Brown | 14 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Dave Telgheder | 10.7 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Todd Stottlemyre | 13.7 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Jon Lieber | 12.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Jason Dickson | 9 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 0.86 | Glendon Rusch | 8 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.77 | Shane Reynolds | 14.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 0.73 | Mark Thompson | 7 | COL |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Bill VanLandingham | 7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.68 | Roger Clemens | 9 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 0.66 | Jaime Navarro | 13 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.65 | Rick Reed | 7 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 0.65 | Sterling Hitchcock | 9 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.63 | Greg Maddux | 14 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.61 | Jimmy Key | 12 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.61 | Bob Tewksbury | 8 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 0.61 | Tim Belcher | 7.7 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.59 | Andy Ashby | 15 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.57 | Hideo Nomo | 13 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.55 | David Cone | 13 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.54 | David Wells | 7 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.54 | Bobby Jones | 8 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 0.53 | Francisco Cordova | 7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.52 | John Smoltz | 13 | ATL |
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