| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martinez | WAS | 11.56 | 199709100_PIT_WAS |
| Curt Schilling | PHI | 4.55 | 199709110_SFN_PHI |
| Justin Thompson | DET | 3.46 | 199709100_DET_SEA |
| Andy Pettitte | NYA | 2.77 | 199709110_NYA_BAL |
| Ismael Valdez | LAN | 2.74 | 199709090_ATL_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamey Wright | COL | -3.66 | 199709090_HOU_COL |
| Scott Sanders | DET | -2.53 | 199709090_TEX_DET |
| Aaron Sele | BOS | -2.37 | 199709100_NYA_BOS |
| Mike Johnson | WAS | -1.46 | 199709110_WAS_NYN |
| Tim Belcher | KCA | -1.4 | 199709090_SEA_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-09-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 13.89 | Roger Clemens | 233.7 | TOR |
| +002+ | 13.32 | Pedro Martinez | 219.3 | WAS |
| +003+ | 10.59 | Darryl Kile | 234.3 | HOU |
| +006+ | 9.99 | Greg Maddux | 210.7 | ATL |
| +009+ | 9.01 | Curt Schilling | 233.3 | PHI |
| +010+ | 8.71 | Denny Neagle | 216.7 | ATL |
| +012+ | 8.03 | Kevin Brown | 214 | MIA |
| +014+ | 7.5 | Andy Pettitte | 221.3 | NYA |
| +015+ | 6.76 | Justin Thompson | 203 | DET |
| +018+ | 6.55 | John Smoltz | 232.7 | ATL |
| +020+ | 6.5 | Ismael Valdes | 175 | LAN |
| +023+ | 6.22 | Tom Glavine | 217 | ATL |
| +030+ | 5.81 | Rick Reed | 186.7 | NYN |
| +033+ | 5.67 | Matt Morris | 186.3 | SLN |
| +037+ | 5.54 | Shawn Estes | 185 | SFN |
| +039+ | 5.34 | Andy Benes | 177 | SLN |
| +044+ | 5 | Mike Mussina | 202.7 | BAL |
| +045+ | 4.97 | Kevin Appier | 216.7 | KCA |
| +048+ | 4.93 | Scott Erickson | 202 | BAL |
| +051+ | 4.86 | Pat Hentgen | 246 | TOR |
| +052+ | 4.85 | Jimmy Key | 195 | BAL |
| +058+ | 4.35 | Alex Fernandez | 202.7 | MIA |
| +060+ | 4.24 | Chan Ho Park | 171.3 | LAN |
| +064+ | 4.11 | Wilson Alvarez | 192 | TOT |
| +066+ | 3.99 | Chris Holt | 188 | HOU |
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