| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | ATL | 6.44 | 199704130_ATL_CHN |
| Hideo Nomo | LAN | 5.54 | 199704130_LAN_PIT |
| Kevin Brown | MIA | 4.61 | 199704120_MIA_CIN |
| Curt Schilling | PHI | 4.15 | 199704110_SDN_PHI |
| Shane Reynolds | HOU | 3.59 | 199704110_HOU_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Rodriguez | MIN | -2.89 | 199704130_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 |
| Alan Benes | SLN | -1.31 | 199704130_HOU_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-04-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 1.66 | Kevin Brown | 21 | MIA |
| +005+ | 1.47 | Jimmy Key | 21 | BAL |
| +006+ | 1.41 | Mark Leiter | 19 | PHI |
| +007+ | 1.34 | Alex Fernandez | 15.7 | MIA |
| +009+ | 1.27 | Roger Clemens | 14.7 | TOR |
| +010+ | 1.25 | Greg Maddux | 21 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Juan Guzman | 14 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Terry Mulholland | 18.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | David Cone | 20 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Rick Reed | 12 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | Dave Telgheder | 17.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 0.98 | Bobby Witt | 9.3 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 0.96 | Esteban Loaiza | 13.3 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.94 | Tom Glavine | 20 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.93 | Jeff Fassero | 22 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 0.91 | Jeff Juden | 13 | WAS |
| XXXXX | 0.89 | Jon Lieber | 12.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.83 | Jose Rosado | 14.3 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Glendon Rusch | 8 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.76 | Mark Gardner | 18 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Shane Reynolds | 22.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Curt Schilling | 22.7 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.72 | Pat Rapp | 13.7 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 0.72 | Tom Gordon | 19.7 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Bill VanLandingham | 7 | SFN |
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