| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.62 | 197909191_PIT_PHI |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.84 | 197909200_BAL_DET |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 1.38 | 197909190_TEX_OAK |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.38 | 197909200_SFN_LAN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 1.22 | 197909201_WAS_NYN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -6.64 | 197909190_MIL_SEA |
| California Angels | ANA | -5.86 | 197909190_ANA_KCA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -4.34 | 197909210_KCA_OAK |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.47 | 197909191_WAS_NYN |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -0.85 | 197909190_BOS_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.89 | Jim Kern | 140.3 | TEX |
| +024+ | 4.88 | Aurelio Lopez | 122 | DET |
| +032+ | 4.55 | Sid Monge | 118.3 | CLE |
| +033+ | 4.47 | Joe Sambito | 86.7 | HOU |
| +034+ | 4.45 | Tom Hume | 161 | CIN |
| +036+ | 4.34 | Elias Sosa | 93 | WAS |
| +045+ | 4.01 | Bruce Sutter | 97 | CHN |
| +047+ | 3.97 | Mike Marshall | 137 | MIN |
| +060+ | 3.68 | Gary Lavelle | 90.7 | SFN |
| +067+ | 3.49 | Greg Minton | 73 | SFN |
| +071+ | 3.3 | Kent Tekulve | 122.7 | PIT |
| +072+ | 3.26 | Joaquin Andujar | 191.3 | HOU |
| +087+ | 2.89 | Mark Littell | 76 | SLN |
| +093+ | 2.79 | Joey McLaughlin | 67.3 | ATL |
| +094+ | 2.78 | Tim Stoddard | 53 | BAL |
| +099+ | 2.57 | Jack Billingham | 155.7 | DET |
| +105+ | 2.4 | Ed Farmer | 110.7 | TOT |
| +108+ | 2.37 | Dick Drago | 84.3 | BOS |
| +116+ | 2.3 | Tom Burgmeier | 81.3 | BOS |
| +119+ | 2.28 | Enrique Romo | 123 | PIT |
| +121+ | 2.26 | Pete Redfern | 103 | MIN |
| +129+ | 2.12 | Dave Roberts | 77.7 | TOT |
| +130+ | 2.11 | Ron Davis | 77 | NYA |
| +132+ | 2.07 | Tom Buskey | 75 | TOR |
| +137+ | 2.04 | Sparky Lyle | 91.3 | TEX |
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