| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 9.8 | 197906290_BOS_NYA |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 6.9 | 197906290_HOU_SDN |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 4.21 | 197906280_CIN_LAN |
| Pete Vuckovich | SLN | 3.23 | 197906292_PHI_SLN |
| Craig Swan | NYN | 3.11 | 197906300_NYN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Haas | MIL | -4.04 | 197906300_SEA_MIL |
| Phil Huffman | TOR | -3.84 | 197906292_TOR_BAL |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -3.45 | 197906290_SEA_MIL |
| Matt Keough | OAK | -2.13 | 197906290_OAK_TEX |
| Steve Baker | DET | -1.09 | 197906290_CLE_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-06-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 5.09 | Gaylord Perry | 138 | SDN |
| +003+ | 5.08 | Tommy John | 139.7 | NYA |
| +004+ | 5.05 | Ron Guidry | 105.7 | NYA |
| +008+ | 3.99 | Steve Rogers | 125.3 | WAS |
| +009+ | 3.96 | Mike LaCoss | 104.7 | CIN |
| +020+ | 3.13 | Dave Lemanczyk | 110.3 | TOR |
| +021+ | 3.12 | Jim Slaton | 103.7 | MIL |
| +025+ | 3 | Joaquin Andujar | 95.7 | HOU |
| +028+ | 2.88 | Joe Niekro | 128.3 | HOU |
| +029+ | 2.88 | Silvio Martinez | 96.3 | SLN |
| +030+ | 2.84 | Nolan Ryan | 109.3 | ANA |
| +036+ | 2.71 | Burt Hooton | 126 | LAN |
| +041+ | 2.52 | Dennis Eckersley | 116.3 | BOS |
| +043+ | 2.5 | Bob Shirley | 84 | SDN |
| +045+ | 2.49 | Mike Parrott | 94.7 | SEA |
| +047+ | 2.43 | Randy Niemann | 44.3 | HOU |
| +049+ | 2.41 | Ken Forsch | 80.3 | HOU |
| +053+ | 2.34 | Jack Billingham | 99.7 | DET |
| +056+ | 2.24 | Mike Caldwell | 125.3 | MIL |
| +055+ | 2.24 | J.R. Richard | 135 | HOU |
| +059+ | 2.23 | Jim Palmer | 102.7 | BAL |
| +057+ | 2.23 | Dan Schatzeder | 57.3 | WAS |
| +061+ | 2.21 | Ken Kravec | 126.3 | CHA |
| +069+ | 2.14 | Pete Vuckovich | 109 | SLN |
| +071+ | 2.13 | Bill Travers | 91 | MIL |
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