| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.34 | 197909260_OAK_TEX |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.87 | 197909241_WAS_PIT |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.86 | 197909260_DET_BAL |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 1.28 | 197909260_HOU_ATL |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 0.66 | 197909250_SLN_PHI |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -5.36 | 197909260_KCA_ANA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -4.6 | 197909260_OAK_TEX |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.03 | 197909250_SEA_MIL |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -1.43 | 197909250_SLN_PHI |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.12 | 197909251_NYN_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 8.11 | Jim Kern | 142.7 | TEX |
| +024+ | 5.16 | Aurelio Lopez | 125 | DET |
| +025+ | 5.15 | Sid Monge | 124.7 | CLE |
| +034+ | 4.54 | Tom Hume | 162 | CIN |
| +038+ | 4.42 | Joe Sambito | 88.3 | HOU |
| +043+ | 4.26 | Elias Sosa | 94.3 | WAS |
| +046+ | 4.18 | Mike Marshall | 141.7 | MIN |
| +052+ | 4 | Bruce Sutter | 99.3 | CHN |
| +054+ | 3.77 | Greg Minton | 76 | SFN |
| +065+ | 3.53 | Gary Lavelle | 93.7 | SFN |
| +071+ | 3.39 | Kent Tekulve | 128.3 | PIT |
| +078+ | 3.18 | Tim Stoddard | 57.3 | BAL |
| +084+ | 3.07 | Mark Littell | 78 | SLN |
| +098+ | 2.73 | Enrique Romo | 128 | PIT |
| +101+ | 2.68 | Ed Farmer | 113.7 | TOT |
| +105+ | 2.61 | Joey McLaughlin | 67.7 | ATL |
| +106+ | 2.6 | Tom Burgmeier | 84.7 | BOS |
| +109+ | 2.56 | Jack Billingham | 155.7 | DET |
| +110+ | 2.51 | Dick Drago | 86 | BOS |
| +113+ | 2.48 | Joaquin Andujar | 194 | HOU |
| +121+ | 2.35 | Ron Davis | 79.7 | NYA |
| +127+ | 2.23 | Sparky Lyle | 93.3 | TEX |
| +131+ | 2.16 | Tom Buskey | 76 | TOR |
| +132+ | 2.15 | Dick Tidrow | 122.3 | TOT |
| +138+ | 2.07 | Jerry Augustine | 83.3 | MIL |
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