| 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 1979-06-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.1 | Tommy John | 113 | NYA |
| +002+ | 4.51 | Ron Guidry | 97.7 | NYA |
| +004+ | 4.04 | Joe Niekro | 111.3 | HOU |
| +007+ | 3.84 | Gaylord Perry | 106 | SDN |
| +008+ | 3.82 | Mike LaCoss | 93.3 | CIN |
| +011+ | 3.33 | Steve Rogers | 103.3 | WAS |
| +013+ | 3.23 | Jim Slaton | 82.7 | MIL |
| +014+ | 3.18 | Dave Lemanczyk | 87.7 | TOR |
| +022+ | 2.77 | Mike Caldwell | 104.3 | MIL |
| +023+ | 2.76 | Lary Sorensen | 108.7 | MIL |
| +028+ | 2.55 | Steve McCatty | 42.3 | OAK |
| +027+ | 2.55 | Nino Espinosa | 81 | PHI |
| +030+ | 2.49 | Jack Billingham | 79.3 | DET |
| +031+ | 2.48 | Nolan Ryan | 86 | ANA |
| +033+ | 2.4 | Dennis Martinez | 113 | BAL |
| +034+ | 2.37 | Ken Forsch | 73 | HOU |
| +038+ | 2.27 | Dennis Eckersley | 93 | BOS |
| +039+ | 2.25 | Burt Hooton | 102 | LAN |
| +040+ | 2.24 | Bill Travers | 76.7 | MIL |
| +048+ | 2.1 | Rick Williams | 54.3 | HOU |
| +051+ | 2.03 | Jim Rooker | 43.3 | PIT |
| +053+ | 2.02 | Jim Palmer | 88.3 | BAL |
| +054+ | 2 | Ken Kravec | 103 | CHA |
| +056+ | 1.99 | Silvio Martinez | 73.7 | SLN |
| +059+ | 1.88 | Randy Niemann | 27 | HOU |
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