| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Ashby | SDN | 5.68 | 199808070_MIA_SDN |
| Pedro Martinez | BOS | 5.12 | 199808070_BOS_TEX |
| Tom Glavine | ATL | 4.92 | 199808070_ATL_SFN |
| Rick Reed | NYN | 4.26 | 199808070_NYN_COL |
| Roger Clemens | TOR | 2.54 | 199808090_OAK_TOR |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Oquist | OAK | -4.72 | 199808090_OAK_TOR |
| Jaime Navarro | CHA | -3.25 | 199808082_ANA_CHA |
| Glendon Rusch | KCA | -3.25 | 199808080_KCA_NYA |
| Pedro Astacio | COL | -2.86 | 199808070_NYN_COL |
| Darren Oliver | SLN | -2.77 | 199808090_CHN_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1998-08-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 13 | Greg Maddux | 193.7 | ATL |
| +005+ | 7.83 | Andy Ashby | 183.7 | SDN |
| +006+ | 7.63 | Kevin Brown | 181.7 | SDN |
| +007+ | 7.56 | Tom Glavine | 167.3 | ATL |
| +008+ | 6.93 | Pedro Martinez | 170 | BOS |
| +014+ | 6.24 | Kenny Rogers | 167.7 | OAK |
| +020+ | 5.79 | Chuck Finley | 166 | ANA |
| +023+ | 5.68 | Rick Reed | 162.3 | NYN |
| +028+ | 5.07 | Roger Clemens | 163 | TOR |
| +029+ | 5.06 | Bartolo Colon | 163.3 | CLE |
| +036+ | 4.5 | Curt Schilling | 190.7 | PHI |
| +037+ | 4.45 | Pete Harnisch | 147.3 | CIN |
| +042+ | 4.15 | Rolando Arrojo | 158.7 | TBA |
| +046+ | 4.01 | Omar Daal | 100 | ARI |
| +055+ | 3.65 | Jamie Moyer | 171 | SEA |
| +057+ | 3.57 | Brad Radke | 159.7 | MIN |
| +058+ | 3.56 | Dustin Hermanson | 128 | WAS |
| +066+ | 3.44 | Francisco Cordova | 156.7 | PIT |
| +067+ | 3.39 | Hideki Irabu | 128 | NYA |
| +068+ | 3.37 | Brian Bohanon | 90.3 | TOT |
| +076+ | 3.18 | Mike Mussina | 141.7 | BAL |
| +079+ | 3.14 | Kerry Wood | 134.7 | CHN |
| +078+ | 3.14 | Shane Reynolds | 174.7 | HOU |
| +080+ | 3.13 | Brian Moehler | 158.3 | DET |
| +082+ | 3.12 | David Wells | 150 | NYA |
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