| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 5.64 | 199704120_ATL_CHN |
| Kevin Brown | MIA | 4.61 | 199704120_MIA_CIN |
| Curt Schilling | PHI | 4.15 | 199704110_SDN_PHI |
| Shane Reynolds | HOU | 3.59 | 199704110_HOU_SLN |
| John Smiley | CIN | 2.15 | 199704110_MIA_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Radke | MIN | -2.16 | 199704120_MIN_KCA |
| Omar Olivares | DET | -2.15 | 199704110_CHA_DET |
| Doug Drabek | CHA | -1.89 | 199704110_CHA_DET |
| John Wasdin | BOS | -1.48 | 199704120_SEA_BOS |
| Jim Bullinger | WAS | -1.07 | 199704120_WAS_COL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-04-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 1.64 | Kevin Brown | 21 | MIA |
| +005+ | 1.33 | Alex Fernandez | 15.7 | MIA |
| +007+ | 1.26 | Greg Maddux | 21 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Roger Clemens | 14.7 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Terry Mulholland | 18.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Juan Guzman | 14 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | David Cone | 20 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Rick Reed | 12 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Dave Telgheder | 10.7 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Mark Leiter | 13 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.98 | Tom Glavine | 14 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Esteban Loaiza | 13.3 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Bobby Witt | 9.3 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Jeff Juden | 13 | WAS |
| XXXXX | 0.91 | Jeff Fassero | 22 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 0.9 | Jon Lieber | 12.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Jose Rosado | 14.3 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Glendon Rusch | 8 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.77 | Curt Schilling | 22.7 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.72 | Shane Reynolds | 22.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Pat Rapp | 13.7 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Bill VanLandingham | 7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.68 | Jaime Navarro | 13 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.67 | Sterling Hitchcock | 15.7 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 0.65 | Steve Karsay | 13.3 | OAK |
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