| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 4.64 | 197808061_PHI_PIT |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.26 | 197808080_PIT_CHN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.87 | 197808060_LAN_SFN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.17 | 197808070_ANA_OAK |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 0.95 | 197808080_ATL_CIN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -4.95 | 197808070_SEA_MIN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -3.6 | 197808080_NYN_WAS |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -3.25 | 197808060_TOR_KCA |
| California Angels | ANA | -1.45 | 197808060_MIN_ANA |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -1.09 | 197808060_BAL_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +023+ | 4.01 | Rich Gossage | 101 | NYA |
| +028+ | 3.77 | Gene Garber | 81.7 | TOT |
| +032+ | 3.7 | Doug Bair | 70 | CIN |
| +036+ | 3.33 | Kent Tekulve | 89.7 | PIT |
| +042+ | 3.19 | Bruce Sutter | 71 | CHN |
| +068+ | 2.42 | Lary Sorensen | 194.3 | MIL |
| +073+ | 2.35 | Lance Rautzhan | 39 | LAN |
| +077+ | 2.32 | Bob Lacey | 92.3 | OAK |
| +085+ | 2.23 | Warren Brusstar | 56.7 | PHI |
| +086+ | 2.23 | Kevin Kobel | 53 | NYN |
| +088+ | 2.21 | Charlie Hough | 68.7 | LAN |
| +092+ | 2.12 | Mark Littell | 81.7 | SLN |
| +096+ | 2.02 | Elias Sosa | 81.7 | OAK |
| +100+ | 1.98 | John D'Acquisto | 58.7 | SDN |
| +112+ | 1.86 | Tug McGraw | 62 | PHI |
| +113+ | 1.85 | Bob Stanley | 80.3 | BOS |
| +116+ | 1.79 | Victor Cruz | 25.3 | TOR |
| +117+ | 1.77 | Eddie Whitson | 47.3 | PIT |
| +119+ | 1.72 | Ron Reed | 70 | PHI |
| +127+ | 1.64 | Bill Castro | 33.3 | MIL |
| +131+ | 1.57 | Joaquin Andujar | 87 | HOU |
| +132+ | 1.56 | Steve Comer | 50.3 | TEX |
| +135+ | 1.55 | Terry Forster | 46.7 | LAN |
| +136+ | 1.53 | Dave Heaverlo | 93 | OAK |
| +137+ | 1.5 | Darold Knowles | 56 | WAS |
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