| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | 2.83 | 199709231_KCA_MIL |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 2.27 | 199709210_DET_BAL |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.99 | 199709210_COL_LAN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.86 | 199709230_NYA_CLE |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 1.36 | 199709220_HOU_CIN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -3.15 | 199709210_CLE_KCA |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.06 | 199709210_SEA_OAK |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -2.47 | 199709210_SEA_OAK |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -1.7 | 199709230_SDN_LAN |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | -1.51 | 199709210_CHA_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1997-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +054+ | 4.79 | Paul Quantrill | 85.7 | TOR |
| +058+ | 4.58 | Doug Jones | 74.7 | MIL |
| +062+ | 4.34 | Jeff Shaw | 93.7 | CIN |
| +067+ | 3.97 | Mariano Rivera | 70.7 | NYA |
| +070+ | 3.82 | John Frascatore | 78.7 | SLN |
| +072+ | 3.73 | Randy Myers | 57.7 | BAL |
| +076+ | 3.62 | Antonio Osuna | 60.7 | LAN |
| +077+ | 3.58 | John Wetteland | 63 | TEX |
| +078+ | 3.58 | Jose Mesa | 79.3 | CLE |
| +084+ | 3.38 | Roberto Hernandez | 77.7 | TOT |
| +091+ | 3.22 | Bob Wickman | 92 | MIL |
| +096+ | 3.08 | Armando Benitez | 72 | BAL |
| +097+ | 3.08 | Tom Gordon | 181 | BOS |
| +102+ | 2.95 | Trevor Hoffman | 78.3 | SDN |
| +106+ | 2.68 | Arthur Rhodes | 93 | BAL |
| +108+ | 2.65 | Todd Jones | 69 | DET |
| +111+ | 2.63 | T.J. Mathews | 71 | TOT |
| +114+ | 2.58 | Jeff Nelson | 77.7 | NYA |
| +116+ | 2.57 | Tom Martin | 54.3 | HOU |
| +119+ | 2.53 | Mike Stanton | 64.7 | NYA |
| +129+ | 2.42 | Doug Brocail | 77 | DET |
| +132+ | 2.34 | Rich Loiselle | 71.7 | PIT |
| +137+ | 2.22 | Billy Wagner | 65.3 | HOU |
| +138+ | 2.21 | Dave Veres | 60.7 | WAS |
| +140+ | 2.19 | Greg McMichael | 83.7 | NYN |
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