| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | ATL | 16.42 | 199808120_ATL_SDN |
| Andy Ashby | SDN | 5.69 | 199808120_ATL_SDN |
| Pedro Martinez | BOS | 4.64 | 199808130_MIN_BOS |
| Chuck Finley | ANA | 2.92 | 199808130_ANA_TOR |
| Bartolo Colon | CLE | 2.07 | 199808120_TEX_CLE |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Astacio | COL | -2.82 | 199808120_WAS_COL |
| John Burkett | TEX | -2.49 | 199808120_TEX_CLE |
| Javier Vazquez | WAS | -1.37 | 199808120_WAS_COL |
| Jeff Juden | ANA | -1.23 | 199808110_ANA_DET |
| Pat Rapp | KCA | -1.19 | 199808130_TBA_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1998-08-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.77 | Greg Maddux | 199.7 | ATL |
| +004+ | 8.48 | Tom Glavine | 176.3 | ATL |
| +005+ | 8.3 | Andy Ashby | 190.7 | SDN |
| +007+ | 7.88 | Kevin Brown | 188.7 | SDN |
| +015+ | 6.27 | Pedro Martinez | 176.3 | BOS |
| +016+ | 6.24 | Al Leiter | 133.7 | NYN |
| +018+ | 6.03 | Chuck Finley | 173 | ANA |
| +020+ | 6.01 | Kenny Rogers | 175.7 | OAK |
| +028+ | 5.39 | Curt Schilling | 199.7 | PHI |
| +030+ | 5.17 | Bartolo Colon | 169.3 | CLE |
| +031+ | 5.04 | Roger Clemens | 163 | TOR |
| +038+ | 4.54 | Omar Daal | 107.3 | ARI |
| +040+ | 4.32 | Francisco Cordova | 165.7 | PIT |
| +044+ | 4.11 | Rolando Arrojo | 158.7 | TBA |
| +045+ | 4.08 | Hideki Irabu | 135 | NYA |
| +046+ | 4 | David Wells | 159 | NYA |
| +059+ | 3.73 | Brian Bohanon | 98.3 | TOT |
| +065+ | 3.56 | Dustin Hermanson | 128 | WAS |
| +066+ | 3.53 | Pete Harnisch | 153 | CIN |
| +075+ | 3.28 | David Cone | 156 | NYA |
| +077+ | 3.25 | Jamie Moyer | 177.3 | SEA |
| +078+ | 3.24 | Orlando Hernandez | 91.7 | NYA |
| +079+ | 3.22 | Brian Moehler | 166 | DET |
| +084+ | 3.1 | Mike Mussina | 141.7 | BAL |
| +085+ | 3.09 | Shane Reynolds | 174.7 | HOU |
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