| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 15.12 | 199807310_SLN_ATL |
| Kevin Brown | SDN | 5.83 | 199807310_SDN_WAS |
| Pedro Martinez | BOS | 5.41 | 199808010_BOS_ANA |
| Curt Schilling | PHI | 3.42 | 199807310_SFN_PHI |
| Rick Reed | NYN | 3.36 | 199808010_LAN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamey Wright | COL | -4.07 | 199807310_COL_CHN |
| Bobby Witt | SLN | -3.29 | 199808020_SLN_ATL |
| John Burkett | TEX | -2.26 | 199807310_CHA_TEX |
| Glendon Rusch | KCA | -2.21 | 199808020_BAL_KCA |
| Jaime Navarro | CHA | -2.06 | 199808020_CHA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1998-08-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.06 | Greg Maddux | 184.7 | ATL |
| +005+ | 7.57 | Andy Ashby | 176.3 | SDN |
| +008+ | 6.81 | Pedro Martinez | 163.3 | BOS |
| +009+ | 6.77 | Kevin Brown | 172.7 | SDN |
| +010+ | 6.62 | Tom Glavine | 158.3 | ATL |
| +011+ | 6.52 | Rick Reed | 156.3 | NYN |
| +012+ | 6.24 | Al Leiter | 120.7 | NYN |
| +014+ | 6.03 | Kenny Rogers | 159.7 | OAK |
| +022+ | 5.23 | Bartolo Colon | 157.3 | CLE |
| +023+ | 5.14 | Chuck Finley | 152 | ANA |
| +029+ | 4.74 | Roger Clemens | 156 | TOR |
| +030+ | 4.64 | Curt Schilling | 184.7 | PHI |
| +034+ | 4.47 | Rolando Arrojo | 147.7 | TBA |
| +040+ | 4.09 | Brad Radke | 154.7 | MIN |
| +042+ | 3.99 | Kerry Wood | 128.7 | CHN |
| +045+ | 3.87 | Francisco Cordova | 149 | PIT |
| +048+ | 3.72 | Brian Moehler | 154.3 | DET |
| +052+ | 3.56 | Omar Daal | 92 | ARI |
| +061+ | 3.32 | Denny Neagle | 163 | ATL |
| +064+ | 3.3 | Carlos Perez | 170.3 | TOT |
| +067+ | 3.21 | Todd Stottlemyre | 161.3 | SLN |
| +068+ | 3.18 | Hideki Irabu | 120 | NYA |
| +069+ | 3.16 | Jamie Moyer | 164.3 | SEA |
| +077+ | 3.02 | Andy Pettitte | 157.7 | NYA |
| +086+ | 2.83 | John Smoltz | 99 | ATL |
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