| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideo Nomo | LAN | 5.84 | 199704070_NYN_LAN |
| Tom Glavine | ATL | 5.38 | 199704080_HOU_ATL |
| Andy Ashby | SDN | 4.18 | 199704070_PIT_SDN |
| Al Leiter | MIA | 2.73 | 199704080_MIA_CHN |
| Kevin Appier | KCA | 1.81 | 199704070_BAL_KCA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Rodriguez | MIN | -3.18 | 199704070_MIN_DET |
| Bob Wolcott | SEA | -2.87 | 199704090_CLE_SEA |
| Ricky Bones | CIN | -2.44 | 199704090_CIN_COL |
| Alan Benes | SLN | -1.78 | 199704080_WAS_SLN |
| Tom Gordon | BOS | -1.68 | 199704070_BOS_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-04-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 1.56 | Curt Schilling | 16 | PHI |
| +005+ | 1.27 | Roger Clemens | 14.7 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Kevin Brown | 14 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Rick Reed | 12 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Dave Telgheder | 10.7 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.06 | Todd Stottlemyre | 13.7 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Mark Leiter | 13 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Esteban Loaiza | 13.3 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Tom Glavine | 14 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Jon Lieber | 12.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Jeff Juden | 13 | WAS |
| XXXXX | 0.86 | Jose Rosado | 14.3 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.83 | Glendon Rusch | 8 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.77 | Shane Reynolds | 14.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 0.72 | Steve Karsay | 13.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 0.72 | Bill VanLandingham | 7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.68 | Jaime Navarro | 13 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.67 | Sterling Hitchcock | 9 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.65 | Fernando Valenzuela | 11 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.63 | Kirk Rueter | 12.3 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.62 | Bobby Jones | 16 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 0.62 | Andy Ashby | 15 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.59 | Tim Belcher | 7.7 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.59 | Jimmy Key | 12 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.57 | Mark Thompson | 13.3 | COL |
_