| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 5.12 | 197210040_OAK_ANA |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.58 | 197210030_SLN_PIT |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.63 | 197210031_BAL_CLE |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.48 | 197210020_MIL_NYA |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | 0.96 | 197210040_BOS_DET |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -5.36 | 197210020_PHI_CHN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -3.06 | 197210040_LAN_ATL |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -2.75 | 197210030_SDN_SFN |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | -2.16 | 197210030_TEX_KCA |
| Houston Astros | HOU | -1.29 | 197210030_HOU_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-10-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +043+ | 4.49 | Ken Holtzman | 265.3 | OAK |
| +045+ | 4.42 | Steve Blass | 249.7 | PIT |
| +054+ | 3.99 | Mike Marshall | 116 | WAS |
| +062+ | 3.58 | Tug McGraw | 106 | NYN |
| +064+ | 3.47 | Sparky Lyle | 107.7 | NYA |
| +078+ | 2.81 | Darold Knowles | 65.7 | OAK |
| +082+ | 2.68 | Jerry Bell | 70.7 | MIL |
| +086+ | 2.51 | Ramon Hernandez | 70 | PIT |
| +091+ | 2.35 | Terry Forster | 100 | CHA |
| +097+ | 2.23 | Dave Giusti | 74.7 | PIT |
| +098+ | 2.17 | Roric Harrison | 94 | BAL |
| +102+ | 2.07 | Doyle Alexander | 106.3 | BAL |
| +108+ | 1.92 | Ted Abernathy | 58.3 | KCA |
| +110+ | 1.91 | Tom Hall | 124.3 | CIN |
| +112+ | 1.9 | Clay Carroll | 96 | CIN |
| +119+ | 1.81 | Rollie Fingers | 111.3 | OAK |
| +123+ | 1.75 | Paul Lindblad | 99.7 | TEX |
| +126+ | 1.68 | Chris Zachary | 38.3 | DET |
| +127+ | 1.67 | Lindy McDaniel | 68 | NYA |
| +135+ | 1.58 | Gary Ross | 91.7 | SDN |
| +141+ | 1.48 | Dick Drago | 240 | KCA |
| +143+ | 1.41 | Vida Blue | 151 | OAK |
| +147+ | 1.3 | John Hiller | 44.3 | DET |
| +150+ | 1.26 | Lerrin LaGrow | 27.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Tom Timmermann | 149.7 | DET |
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