| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 6.11 | 197905120_WAS_LAN |
| Pete Vuckovich | SLN | 4.27 | 197905130_ATL_SLN |
| Dave Goltz | MIN | 3.49 | 197905130_CLE_MIN |
| John Candelaria | PIT | 3.08 | 197905130_CIN_PIT |
| Phil Niekro | ATL | 2.08 | 197905130_ATL_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Underwood | TOR | -4.02 | 197905140_TOR_CLE |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -3.36 | 197905120_NYN_SDN |
| Bill Travers | MIL | -2.53 | 197905120_MIL_DET |
| Rick Honeycutt | SEA | -2.06 | 197905120_SEA_BAL |
| Mickey Mahler | ATL | -1.86 | 197905120_ATL_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-05-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.44 | Tommy John | 60.7 | NYA |
| +002+ | 3.19 | Nino Espinosa | 50.3 | PHI |
| +004+ | 2.77 | Dick Ruthven | 59.3 | PHI |
| +007+ | 2.38 | Lary Sorensen | 63.7 | MIL |
| +008+ | 2.37 | Jim Slaton | 44 | MIL |
| +009+ | 2.36 | Ken Forsch | 66.3 | HOU |
| +010+ | 2.3 | Dennis Martinez | 61.7 | BAL |
| +011+ | 2.2 | Pete Vuckovich | 57.7 | SLN |
| +015+ | 2.07 | Ron Guidry | 50.7 | NYA |
| +017+ | 2.04 | Burt Hooton | 55.3 | LAN |
| +021+ | 1.96 | Don Sutton | 56.7 | LAN |
| +023+ | 1.85 | Mike Caldwell | 56 | MIL |
| +033+ | 1.58 | Bob Knepper | 56 | SFN |
| +037+ | 1.53 | Jim Palmer | 58 | BAL |
| +044+ | 1.45 | Rick Sutcliffe | 42.3 | LAN |
| +046+ | 1.4 | Mike LaCoss | 45 | CIN |
| +047+ | 1.38 | Steve Mura | 34.3 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Kevin Kobel | 19.7 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.11 | Mike Flanagan | 58 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Mike Parrott | 26.7 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 1.06 | Rick Williams | 13.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Dave Lemanczyk | 45 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 0.98 | Randy Lerch | 53.7 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Bob Welch | 35 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.9 | Ross Baumgarten | 33.3 | CHA |
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