| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.77 | 197909180_PIT_WAS |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 2 | 197909170_HOU_SDN |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 1.47 | 197909180_TEX_OAK |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.45 | 197909180_CIN_SFN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 1.37 | 197909180_PIT_WAS |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -6.64 | 197909190_MIL_SEA |
| California Angels | ANA | -6.46 | 197909180_ANA_KCA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -3.71 | 197909170_TEX_OAK |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.47 | 197909191_WAS_NYN |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -1.02 | 197909180_BOS_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.7 | Jim Kern | 138 | TEX |
| +027+ | 4.8 | Aurelio Lopez | 121 | DET |
| +032+ | 4.57 | Sid Monge | 118.3 | CLE |
| +034+ | 4.46 | Tom Hume | 158 | CIN |
| +035+ | 4.36 | Elias Sosa | 93 | WAS |
| +036+ | 4.33 | Joe Sambito | 84.7 | HOU |
| +045+ | 4.03 | Bruce Sutter | 97 | CHN |
| +050+ | 3.91 | Mike Marshall | 136 | MIN |
| +059+ | 3.69 | Gary Lavelle | 90.7 | SFN |
| +062+ | 3.5 | Greg Minton | 73 | SFN |
| +067+ | 3.36 | Joaquin Andujar | 191.3 | HOU |
| +069+ | 3.34 | Kent Tekulve | 120.7 | PIT |
| +082+ | 2.91 | Mark Littell | 76 | SLN |
| +089+ | 2.81 | Joey McLaughlin | 67.3 | ATL |
| +090+ | 2.79 | Tim Stoddard | 53 | BAL |
| +096+ | 2.63 | Tom Burgmeier | 80.3 | BOS |
| +097+ | 2.56 | Jack Billingham | 151 | DET |
| +108+ | 2.38 | Dick Drago | 84.3 | BOS |
| +115+ | 2.3 | Ed Farmer | 109.3 | TOT |
| +117+ | 2.29 | Enrique Romo | 123 | PIT |
| +118+ | 2.29 | Pete Redfern | 103 | MIN |
| +123+ | 2.2 | Steve Mura | 71.7 | SDN |
| +126+ | 2.12 | Ron Davis | 77 | NYA |
| +129+ | 2.06 | Sparky Lyle | 91.3 | TEX |
| +132+ | 2.04 | Dave Roberts | 76.7 | TOT |
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