| 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 |
| Rick Reed | NYN | 2.81 | 199808140_NYN_ARI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Larkin | MIA | -3.85 | 199808140_MIA_SFN |
| Chris Haney | KCA | -3.51 | 199808140_TBA_KCA |
| Pedro Astacio | COL | -2.82 | 199808120_WAS_COL |
| John Burkett | TEX | -2.49 | 199808120_TEX_CLE |
| Carlton Loewer | PHI | -1.47 | 199808140_PHI_COL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1998-08-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 12.82 | Greg Maddux | 199.7 | ATL |
| +003+ | 8.52 | Tom Glavine | 176.3 | ATL |
| +005+ | 8.35 | Andy Ashby | 190.7 | SDN |
| +007+ | 7.93 | Kevin Brown | 188.7 | SDN |
| +015+ | 6.31 | Pedro Martinez | 176.3 | BOS |
| +016+ | 6.27 | Al Leiter | 133.7 | NYN |
| +019+ | 6.07 | Chuck Finley | 173 | ANA |
| +018+ | 6.07 | Kenny Rogers | 175.7 | OAK |
| +022+ | 5.91 | Rick Reed | 169.3 | NYN |
| +028+ | 5.44 | Curt Schilling | 199.7 | PHI |
| +030+ | 5.22 | Bartolo Colon | 169.3 | CLE |
| +031+ | 5.08 | Roger Clemens | 163 | TOR |
| +037+ | 4.57 | Omar Daal | 107.3 | ARI |
| +040+ | 4.38 | Francisco Cordova | 165.7 | PIT |
| +043+ | 4.11 | Hideki Irabu | 135 | NYA |
| +045+ | 4.04 | David Wells | 159 | NYA |
| +056+ | 3.9 | Dustin Hermanson | 135 | WAS |
| +059+ | 3.75 | Brian Bohanon | 98.3 | TOT |
| +065+ | 3.57 | Pete Harnisch | 153 | CIN |
| +067+ | 3.55 | Mike Mussina | 149.7 | BAL |
| +070+ | 3.32 | Justin Thompson | 174.7 | DET |
| +071+ | 3.32 | David Cone | 156 | NYA |
| +072+ | 3.31 | Jamie Moyer | 177.3 | SEA |
| +075+ | 3.28 | Rolando Arrojo | 162.3 | TBA |
| +076+ | 3.26 | Orlando Hernandez | 91.7 | NYA |
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