| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 6.11 | 197905120_WAS_LAN |
| Tommy John | NYA | 5.7 | 197905100_SEA_NYA |
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 4.83 | 197905100_WAS_SFN |
| J.R. Richard | HOU | 3.59 | 197905100_SLN_HOU |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 3.06 | 197905110_PHI_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -3.36 | 197905120_NYN_SDN |
| Bill Travers | MIL | -2.53 | 197905120_MIL_DET |
| Tom Hume | CIN | -2.11 | 197905100_CIN_CHN |
| Rick Honeycutt | SEA | -2.06 | 197905120_SEA_BAL |
| Steve Stone | BAL | -1.95 | 197905110_SEA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-05-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.43 | Tommy John | 60.7 | NYA |
| +002+ | 3.18 | Nino Espinosa | 50.3 | PHI |
| +004+ | 2.95 | Dick Ruthven | 54.7 | PHI |
| +007+ | 2.35 | Ken Forsch | 66.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 2.35 | Jim Slaton | 44 | MIL |
| +006+ | 2.35 | Lary Sorensen | 63.7 | MIL |
| +009+ | 2.29 | Dennis Martinez | 61.7 | BAL |
| +014+ | 2.06 | Ron Guidry | 50.7 | NYA |
| +015+ | 2.03 | Burt Hooton | 55.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 2.02 | Pete Vuckovich | 48.7 | SLN |
| +018+ | 1.95 | Don Sutton | 56.7 | LAN |
| +021+ | 1.82 | Mike Caldwell | 56 | MIL |
| +033+ | 1.58 | Bob Knepper | 56 | SFN |
| +035+ | 1.52 | Jim Palmer | 58 | BAL |
| +040+ | 1.4 | Rick Sutcliffe | 37.3 | LAN |
| +042+ | 1.37 | Steve Mura | 34.3 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Kevin Kobel | 19.7 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Mike LaCoss | 38.3 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Mike Flanagan | 58 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Mike Parrott | 26.7 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Rick Williams | 13.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.04 | Dave Lemanczyk | 45 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Ferguson Jenkins | 56.7 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Bob Welch | 35 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Randy Lerch | 53.7 | PHI |
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