| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 7.76 | 197904270_NYA_SEA |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 6.06 | 197904280_LAN_NYN |
| J.R. Richard | HOU | 5.34 | 197904260_HOU_CHN |
| Dave Goltz | MIN | 4.45 | 197904280_MIN_DET |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 4.21 | 197904270_SDN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Underwood | TOR | -3.93 | 197904280_MIL_TOR |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -3.45 | 197904280_NYA_SEA |
| Chris Knapp | ANA | -3.08 | 197904270_BOS_ANA |
| Tom Hume | CIN | -2.95 | 197904280_SLN_CIN |
| Jerry Augustine | MIL | -2.82 | 197904262_DET_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-04-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 2.42 | Tommy John | 32.7 | NYA |
| +002+ | 2.2 | Ferguson Jenkins | 39 | TEX |
| +007+ | 1.54 | Nino Espinosa | 29 | PHI |
| +008+ | 1.5 | Ken Forsch | 39.3 | HOU |
| +013+ | 1.43 | Mike Caldwell | 35 | MIL |
| +016+ | 1.35 | Dennis Lamp | 21.7 | CHN |
| +018+ | 1.33 | Craig Swan | 37 | NYN |
| +019+ | 1.3 | Don Robinson | 33.3 | PIT |
| +022+ | 1.26 | Joaquin Andujar | 20.7 | HOU |
| +023+ | 1.26 | Burt Hooton | 39.3 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.23 | Phil Niekro | 46.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | J.R. Richard | 33.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Gaylord Perry | 32 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Pete Vuckovich | 32 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Fred Norman | 30 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | Vern Ruhle | 30 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Dick Ruthven | 32.7 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Don Sutton | 31.7 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Dennis Leonard | 38 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.94 | Jim Palmer | 41.3 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.94 | Ron Guidry | 37 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.83 | Frank Tanana | 31.7 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 0.8 | Dave Lemanczyk | 19.3 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 0.8 | Bob Welch | 25 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Ross Baumgarten | 21.3 | CHA |
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