| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.62 | 197809030_ATL_PIT |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 3.35 | 197809031_PHI_SFN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.68 | 197809021_NYN_LAN |
| California Angels | ANA | 1.87 | 197809020_ANA_TOR |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.72 | 197809010_SEA_NYA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.35 | 197809010_SEA_NYA |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.61 | 197809010_WAS_SDN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -2.41 | 197809031_HOU_CHN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -1.91 | 197809011_ATL_PIT |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.9 | 197809010_CIN_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +018+ | 5.15 | Kent Tekulve | 114 | PIT |
| +029+ | 4.64 | Rich Gossage | 115.3 | NYA |
| +049+ | 3.28 | Doug Bair | 85 | CIN |
| +053+ | 3.2 | Gene Garber | 99.7 | TOT |
| +070+ | 2.76 | Elias Sosa | 97.3 | OAK |
| +081+ | 2.55 | Dave LaRoche | 81.7 | ANA |
| +084+ | 2.52 | Victor Cruz | 41.3 | TOR |
| +090+ | 2.44 | Lance Rautzhan | 47.7 | LAN |
| +093+ | 2.41 | Ron Reed | 88 | PHI |
| +108+ | 2.17 | John Hiller | 74.7 | DET |
| +111+ | 2.14 | Bob Stanley | 114 | BOS |
| +113+ | 2.11 | Rollie Fingers | 89.7 | SDN |
| +114+ | 2.09 | Kevin Kobel | 74 | NYN |
| +116+ | 2.07 | Warren Brusstar | 72 | PHI |
| +117+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 43 | MIL |
| +118+ | 2.03 | John D'Acquisto | 69.3 | SDN |
| +121+ | 2.01 | Mike Marshall | 82.7 | MIN |
| +129+ | 1.8 | Joe Sambito | 82 | HOU |
| +133+ | 1.73 | Darold Knowles | 61.7 | WAS |
| +137+ | 1.69 | Bob Lacey | 104.3 | OAK |
| +140+ | 1.66 | Bruce Sutter | 85.3 | CHN |
| +143+ | 1.64 | Charlie Hough | 87 | LAN |
| +142+ | 1.64 | Jim Kern | 84.3 | CLE |
| +145+ | 1.61 | Terry Forster | 52.7 | LAN |
| +158+ | 1.49 | Eddie Whitson | 66.3 | PIT |
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