| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.96 | 197809130_SLN_PIT |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.24 | 197809120_PIT_PHI |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.91 | 197809120_LAN_SFN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.76 | 197809140_CIN_SDN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.47 | 197809140_NYA_DET |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -5.04 | 197809140_ATL_SFN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -4.45 | 197809120_SLN_WAS |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.19 | 197809140_CIN_SDN |
| New York Mets | NYN | -0.64 | 197809140_WAS_NYN |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -0.53 | 197809130_OAK_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +019+ | 5.35 | Kent Tekulve | 120.7 | PIT |
| +034+ | 4.6 | Rich Gossage | 122 | NYA |
| +041+ | 4.02 | Doug Bair | 93.3 | CIN |
| +054+ | 3.55 | Gene Garber | 108.7 | TOT |
| +056+ | 3.44 | Elias Sosa | 105 | OAK |
| +073+ | 2.98 | Ron Reed | 99.3 | PHI |
| +084+ | 2.69 | Rollie Fingers | 96 | SDN |
| +091+ | 2.58 | Lance Rautzhan | 54 | LAN |
| +092+ | 2.53 | John D'Acquisto | 77.3 | SDN |
| +097+ | 2.42 | Dyar Miller | 77.3 | ANA |
| +102+ | 2.35 | Warren Brusstar | 80 | PHI |
| +105+ | 2.29 | Mike Marshall | 85.7 | MIN |
| +106+ | 2.28 | Terry Forster | 60.3 | LAN |
| +107+ | 2.28 | John Hiller | 80.7 | DET |
| +115+ | 2.14 | Jim Kern | 92.3 | CLE |
| +116+ | 2.13 | Tom Bruno | 36.7 | SLN |
| +122+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 45.3 | MIL |
| +128+ | 1.98 | Bob Stanley | 119 | BOS |
| +143+ | 1.77 | Sid Monge | 78.3 | CLE |
| +141+ | 1.77 | Bob Lacey | 110 | OAK |
| +150+ | 1.71 | Mickey Lolich | 31.7 | SDN |
| +151+ | 1.7 | Charlie Hough | 90 | LAN |
| +153+ | 1.67 | Mark Littell | 99 | SLN |
| +154+ | 1.66 | Eddie Whitson | 68 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 1.53 | Dave LaRoche | 89 | ANA |
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