| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 4.43 | 197909110_HOU_CIN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.45 | 197909110_SLN_PIT |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.27 | 197909090_TEX_MIN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.52 | 197909100_BAL_BOS |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 0.99 | 197909110_ATL_SFN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -4.96 | 197909110_ANA_CHA |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -3.28 | 197909101_MIN_KCA |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -2.87 | 197909090_TOR_CLE |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -1.69 | 197909091_CHA_OAK |
| New York Mets | NYN | -0.94 | 197909110_PHI_NYN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.93 | Jim Kern | 128 | TEX |
| +028+ | 4.57 | Bruce Sutter | 88.7 | CHN |
| +029+ | 4.45 | Sid Monge | 114.3 | CLE |
| +030+ | 4.43 | Tom Hume | 154.7 | CIN |
| +032+ | 4.36 | Elias Sosa | 92 | WAS |
| +035+ | 4.32 | Aurelio Lopez | 112.7 | DET |
| +037+ | 4.23 | Joe Sambito | 81 | HOU |
| +041+ | 4.02 | Mike Marshall | 134 | MIN |
| +057+ | 3.54 | Joaquin Andujar | 190.3 | HOU |
| +058+ | 3.53 | Gary Lavelle | 88.3 | SFN |
| +066+ | 3.13 | Enrique Romo | 117.7 | PIT |
| +069+ | 3.09 | Ken Forsch | 147.3 | HOU |
| +070+ | 3.08 | Greg Minton | 68 | SFN |
| +073+ | 3.07 | Kent Tekulve | 114.7 | PIT |
| +084+ | 2.8 | Joey McLaughlin | 64.7 | ATL |
| +089+ | 2.72 | Ed Farmer | 108.3 | TOT |
| +087+ | 2.72 | Tim Stoddard | 52 | BAL |
| +100+ | 2.44 | Jim Bibby | 112.3 | PIT |
| +102+ | 2.41 | Mark Littell | 70 | SLN |
| +105+ | 2.39 | Jack Billingham | 145.7 | DET |
| +108+ | 2.33 | Tom Burgmeier | 76.7 | BOS |
| +119+ | 2.16 | Dick Drago | 79.3 | BOS |
| +120+ | 2.15 | Tom Hausman | 62.3 | NYN |
| +123+ | 2.07 | Steve Mura | 67.7 | SDN |
| +124+ | 2.05 | Rick Williams | 109.3 | HOU |
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