| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sele | TEX | -2.4 | 199804090_TEX_CHA |
| Jeff Suppan | ARI | -2.26 | 199804090_ARI_LAN |
| Mark Thompson | COL | -1.69 | 199804090_SLN_COL |
| Sean Bergman | HOU | -1.54 | 199804090_HOU_SFN |
| Allen Watson | ANA | -1.42 | 199804100_ANA_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1998-04-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 2.47 | Curt Schilling | 26 | PHI |
| +002+ | 2.34 | Pedro Martinez | 23 | BOS |
| +003+ | 2.08 | Greg Maddux | 23 | ATL |
| +006+ | 1.48 | Ken Hill | 14 | ANA |
| +007+ | 1.46 | Rick Helling | 17 | TEX |
| +008+ | 1.46 | Mike Mussina | 23 | BAL |
| +012+ | 1.32 | Pat Rapp | 14 | KCA |
| +013+ | 1.3 | Masato Yoshii | 13 | NYN |
| +014+ | 1.27 | Chuck Finley | 16 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Cal Eldred | 19.7 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Ramon Martinez | 20.7 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Eric Milton | 12.7 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Kevin Brown | 20.3 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Todd Stottlemyre | 21 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | Aaron Sele | 14 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Francisco Cordova | 19.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Mark Clark | 22 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 0.9 | Tim Worrell | 13.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.89 | Jimmy Key | 12 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Scott Kamieniecki | 10 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Tom Glavine | 12 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Dave Burba | 14 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Jeff Juden | 12 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Tom Candiotti | 19 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Woody Williams | 13 | TOR |
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