| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 2.24 | 199708020_SFN_CIN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 2.06 | 199708020_BAL_OAK |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 1.59 | 199708030_SLN_PHI |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.14 | 199708020_SFN_CIN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.07 | 199708020_LAN_CHN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -5.95 | 199708030_SEA_MIL |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -3.72 | 199708020_SDN_WAS |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -2.78 | 199708020_TOR_DET |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -1.82 | 199708030_BAL_OAK |
| Boston Red Sox | BOS | -1.32 | 199708030_BOS_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-08-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +059+ | 3.1 | Jeff Shaw | 67.7 | CIN |
| +060+ | 3.05 | Paul Quantrill | 58.7 | TOR |
| +072+ | 2.79 | Randy Myers | 42.3 | BAL |
| +075+ | 2.73 | Billy Wagner | 50 | HOU |
| +077+ | 2.64 | Mariano Rivera | 49.3 | NYA |
| +080+ | 2.56 | Bob Wickman | 61 | MIL |
| +084+ | 2.43 | Scott Sullivan | 59 | CIN |
| +086+ | 2.42 | Eric Gunderson | 43.7 | TEX |
| +087+ | 2.4 | Kent Bottenfield | 68.3 | CHN |
| +089+ | 2.39 | Mark Wohlers | 48.3 | ATL |
| +098+ | 2.29 | Jeff Nelson | 58.3 | NYA |
| +103+ | 2.24 | Arthur Rhodes | 66 | BAL |
| +105+ | 2.19 | Doug Jones | 49.3 | MIL |
| +110+ | 2.08 | Tom Martin | 39.3 | HOU |
| +116+ | 2.03 | Antonio Osuna | 38.7 | LAN |
| +119+ | 2.02 | T.J. Mathews | 48.3 | TOT |
| +120+ | 2 | Mike Jackson | 54.3 | CLE |
| +123+ | 1.98 | Stan Belinda | 69 | CIN |
| +122+ | 1.98 | John Franco | 46.3 | NYN |
| +130+ | 1.9 | John Frascatore | 53.3 | SLN |
| +132+ | 1.89 | Roberto Hernandez | 51 | TOT |
| +131+ | 1.89 | Armando Benitez | 48 | BAL |
| +133+ | 1.89 | John Wetteland | 44.7 | TEX |
| +135+ | 1.84 | Anthony Telford | 59 | WAS |
| +136+ | 1.82 | Todd Jones | 48.3 | DET |
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