| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 2.07 | 199708030_SFN_CIN |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 1.76 | 199708050_SLN_NYN |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.11 | 199708050_SFN_CHN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.06 | 199708030_LAN_CHN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.05 | 199708050_BAL_SEA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -6 | 199708050_BAL_SEA |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -3.71 | 199708030_SDN_WAS |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -2.77 | 199708030_TOR_DET |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -2.05 | 199708050_CHA_OAK |
| Boston Red Sox | BOS | -1.32 | 199708030_BOS_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-08-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +060+ | 3.2 | Jeff Shaw | 68.7 | CIN |
| +061+ | 3.15 | Paul Quantrill | 59.7 | TOR |
| +071+ | 2.8 | Randy Myers | 42.3 | BAL |
| +075+ | 2.73 | Scott Sullivan | 62 | CIN |
| +076+ | 2.71 | Mariano Rivera | 50 | NYA |
| +080+ | 2.56 | Bob Wickman | 61 | MIL |
| +083+ | 2.42 | Eric Gunderson | 43.7 | TEX |
| +086+ | 2.39 | Kent Bottenfield | 68.3 | CHN |
| +087+ | 2.39 | Mark Wohlers | 48.3 | ATL |
| +090+ | 2.35 | Billy Wagner | 50.3 | HOU |
| +097+ | 2.29 | Jeff Nelson | 58.3 | NYA |
| +102+ | 2.26 | Doug Jones | 50 | MIL |
| +106+ | 2.24 | Arthur Rhodes | 66 | BAL |
| +112+ | 2.08 | Tom Martin | 39.3 | HOU |
| +113+ | 2.05 | John Franco | 47 | NYN |
| +118+ | 2.02 | Antonio Osuna | 38.7 | LAN |
| +120+ | 2.01 | T.J. Mathews | 48.3 | TOT |
| +121+ | 2 | Mike Jackson | 54.3 | CLE |
| +123+ | 1.99 | Roberto Hernandez | 52 | TOT |
| +122+ | 1.99 | John Wetteland | 45.7 | TEX |
| +126+ | 1.98 | Stan Belinda | 69 | CIN |
| +127+ | 1.96 | John Frascatore | 54 | SLN |
| +128+ | 1.95 | Todd Jones | 49.7 | DET |
| +130+ | 1.93 | Anthony Telford | 60 | WAS |
| +137+ | 1.9 | Armando Benitez | 48 | BAL |
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