| 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 | -1.67 | 199705160_BAL_SEA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-05-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +033+ | 2.26 | Jeff Shaw | 28.7 | CIN |
| +044+ | 1.96 | Terry Adams | 23.3 | CHN |
| +047+ | 1.92 | Mark Petkovsek | 29.3 | SLN |
| +052+ | 1.88 | Billy Wagner | 21 | HOU |
| +057+ | 1.77 | Hipolito Pichardo | 20 | KCA |
| +058+ | 1.76 | Rick Helling | 30.3 | MIA |
| +063+ | 1.71 | John Franco | 19.7 | NYN |
| +069+ | 1.59 | Rich Rodriguez | 20.3 | SFN |
| +070+ | 1.58 | Dennis Cook | 18 | MIA |
| +072+ | 1.57 | Doug Henry | 22.3 | SFN |
| +075+ | 1.54 | Danny Patterson | 23.3 | TEX |
| +077+ | 1.47 | Hector Carrasco | 27 | CIN |
| +085+ | 1.31 | John Frascatore | 23.3 | SLN |
| +087+ | 1.3 | Doug Bochtler | 19 | SDN |
| +088+ | 1.26 | Doug Jones | 18.3 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Jay Powell | 22.7 | MIA |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Eric Gunderson | 15.7 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Randy Myers | 18.3 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Ricardo Rincon | 20 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Bill Simas | 15.7 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Brian Boehringer | 24.7 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | John Wetteland | 17.3 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Darren Holmes | 19.3 | COL |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Paul Quantrill | 23 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Mike James | 23 | ANA |
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