| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 9.56 | 197906120_NYA_MIN |
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 8.64 | 197906130_ATL_WAS |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 5.86 | 197906120_PIT_SDN |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 4.46 | 197906120_SLN_LAN |
| John Candelaria | PIT | 2.73 | 197906120_PIT_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -3.24 | 197906120_SEA_TOR |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -3.14 | 197906120_CIN_NYN |
| Moose Haas | MIL | -2.78 | 197906130_MIL_TEX |
| Mike Norris | OAK | -2.72 | 197906130_OAK_CLE |
| Ken Holtzman | CHN | -1.54 | 197906120_CHN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-06-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.53 | Ron Guidry | 97.7 | NYA |
| +002+ | 4.37 | Tommy John | 105 | NYA |
| +004+ | 4.08 | Joe Niekro | 111.3 | HOU |
| +006+ | 3.97 | Gaylord Perry | 106 | SDN |
| +008+ | 3.86 | Mike LaCoss | 93.3 | CIN |
| +010+ | 3.37 | Steve Rogers | 103.3 | WAS |
| +012+ | 3.26 | Jim Slaton | 82.7 | MIL |
| +013+ | 3.21 | Dave Lemanczyk | 87.7 | TOR |
| +022+ | 2.81 | Mike Caldwell | 104.3 | MIL |
| +023+ | 2.8 | Lary Sorensen | 108.7 | MIL |
| +025+ | 2.58 | Nino Espinosa | 81 | PHI |
| +026+ | 2.56 | Steve McCatty | 42.3 | OAK |
| +031+ | 2.44 | Dennis Martinez | 113 | BAL |
| +032+ | 2.39 | Ken Forsch | 73 | HOU |
| +036+ | 2.31 | Dennis Eckersley | 93 | BOS |
| +037+ | 2.29 | Burt Hooton | 102 | LAN |
| +043+ | 2.12 | Rick Williams | 54.3 | HOU |
| +047+ | 2.08 | Nolan Ryan | 77 | ANA |
| +048+ | 2.05 | Jim Palmer | 88.3 | BAL |
| +050+ | 2.03 | Ken Kravec | 103 | CHA |
| +052+ | 2.01 | Silvio Martinez | 73.7 | SLN |
| +054+ | 1.97 | Jack Billingham | 71.3 | DET |
| +057+ | 1.9 | Craig Swan | 99.7 | NYN |
| +059+ | 1.89 | Randy Niemann | 27 | HOU |
| +058+ | 1.89 | Pete Vuckovich | 91 | SLN |
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