| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.57 | 197905160_NYN_PIT |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.17 | 197905160_TEX_MIN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 1.77 | 197905160_PHI_CHN |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 1.29 | 197905160_WAS_SLN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 1.2 | 197905150_WAS_SLN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -10.03 | 197905160_TOR_CLE |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -4.66 | 197905160_KCA_SEA |
| New York Yankees | NYA | -1.55 | 197905150_DET_NYA |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.17 | 197905150_NYN_PIT |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | -1.03 | 197905150_SFN_HOU |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-05-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +011+ | 2.29 | Jim Kern | 37.3 | TEX |
| +010+ | 2.29 | Mike Marshall | 38 | MIN |
| +024+ | 1.82 | Dave Heaverlo | 30.3 | OAK |
| +026+ | 1.81 | Sid Monge | 28 | CLE |
| +028+ | 1.77 | Gary Lavelle | 25.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 1.67 | Tim Stoddard | 26.7 | BAL |
| +039+ | 1.55 | Ron Reed | 21.3 | PHI |
| +040+ | 1.53 | Mark Clear | 34 | ANA |
| +050+ | 1.37 | Mike LaCoss | 45 | CIN |
| +056+ | 1.29 | Mike Parrott | 33.3 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Bob Welch | 37.3 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Joe Sambito | 26.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.13 | Bruce Sutter | 17 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Tom Burgmeier | 14 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | Elias Sosa | 23 | WAS |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | John Montague | 44.3 | SEA |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Aurelio Lopez | 21.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Skip Lockwood | 24.7 | NYN |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Grant Jackson | 15.7 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 0.93 | Joaquin Andujar | 35.3 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 0.87 | Doug Bair | 23.3 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Dave Roberts | 15.7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Tug McGraw | 11.3 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Pedro Borbon | 27.7 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 0.81 | Dave Hamilton | 13 | OAK |
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