| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | ATL | 4.54 | 199706040_ATL_WAS |
| Roger Clemens | TOR | 4.5 | 199706060_OAK_TOR |
| Kevin Appier | KCA | 4.19 | 199706050_TEX_KCA |
| Ismael Valdez | LAN | 4.13 | 199706050_SFN_LAN |
| Kevin Brown | MIA | 3.98 | 199706050_MIA_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Aldred | MIN | -5.1 | 199706060_ANA_MIN |
| Jim Bullinger | WAS | -4.66 | 199706060_CHN_WAS |
| Doug Drabek | CHA | -2.32 | 199706060_BAL_CHA |
| Kevin Ritz | COL | -1.77 | 199706050_SDN_COL |
| Jason Schmidt | PIT | -1.54 | 199706040_SLN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-06-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 5.6 | Roger Clemens | 90.7 | TOR |
| +005+ | 5.17 | Pedro Martinez | 74.3 | WAS |
| +007+ | 4.55 | Darryl Kile | 95.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 4.52 | Francisco Cordova | 81.3 | PIT |
| +009+ | 4.51 | Greg Maddux | 81.7 | ATL |
| +010+ | 4.35 | Kevin Appier | 99.7 | KCA |
| +011+ | 4.34 | Bobby Jones | 89.3 | NYN |
| +012+ | 3.92 | Terry Mulholland | 85 | CHN |
| +013+ | 3.89 | Rick Reed | 80.7 | NYN |
| +014+ | 3.87 | David Cone | 90 | NYA |
| +017+ | 3.73 | John Smoltz | 94.7 | ATL |
| +020+ | 3.3 | Randy Johnson | 84 | SEA |
| +023+ | 3.16 | Tom Glavine | 87 | ATL |
| +024+ | 3.15 | Alan Benes | 89.7 | SLN |
| +026+ | 3.04 | Pat Hentgen | 100.7 | TOR |
| +029+ | 2.96 | Jimmy Key | 77.3 | BAL |
| +030+ | 2.95 | Curt Schilling | 91.3 | PHI |
| +031+ | 2.94 | Armando Reynoso | 67 | NYN |
| +034+ | 2.79 | Jose Rosado | 88.3 | KCA |
| +039+ | 2.69 | Shawn Estes | 67.7 | SFN |
| +040+ | 2.67 | Kevin Brown | 90.3 | MIA |
| +042+ | 2.63 | Andy Benes | 54 | SLN |
| +045+ | 2.57 | Justin Thompson | 84.3 | DET |
| +044+ | 2.57 | Denny Neagle | 87.3 | ATL |
| +050+ | 2.3 | Ramon Martinez | 83.7 | LAN |
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