| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | NYN | 3.09 | 199705160_COL_NYN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.47 | 199705170_LAN_WAS |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 2.09 | 199705160_LAN_CIN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | 1.94 | 199705160_SDN_CHN |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 1.63 | 199705160_SLN_ATL |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -4.4 | 199705160_BOS_MIN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -3.79 | 199705160_CHA_OAK |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -2.43 | 199705160_BAL_SEA |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -1.86 | 199705160_DET_KCA |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -1.7 | 199705150_BAL_ANA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-05-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 3.83 | Rick Reed | 56.7 | NYN |
| +036+ | 2.13 | Jeff Shaw | 27.3 | CIN |
| +043+ | 1.91 | Mark Petkovsek | 29.3 | SLN |
| +048+ | 1.87 | Billy Wagner | 21 | HOU |
| +050+ | 1.86 | Terry Adams | 22.3 | CHN |
| +053+ | 1.77 | Hipolito Pichardo | 20 | KCA |
| +059+ | 1.7 | John Franco | 19.7 | NYN |
| +067+ | 1.58 | Rich Rodriguez | 20.3 | SFN |
| +066+ | 1.58 | Dennis Cook | 18 | MIA |
| +068+ | 1.56 | Doug Henry | 22.3 | SFN |
| +071+ | 1.53 | Danny Patterson | 23.3 | TEX |
| +073+ | 1.46 | Hector Carrasco | 27 | CIN |
| +084+ | 1.31 | Mike DeJean | 13 | COL |
| +085+ | 1.29 | Doug Bochtler | 19 | SDN |
| +089+ | 1.26 | Aaron Small | 29.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.23 | John Frascatore | 22.7 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Jay Powell | 22.7 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Ricardo Rincon | 18 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Eric Gunderson | 15.7 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Bill Simas | 15.7 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Doug Jones | 17.3 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 1.14 | Brian Boehringer | 24.7 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.14 | Mike Holtz | 13.7 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 1.11 | Randy Myers | 17.7 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Darren Holmes | 18.7 | COL |
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