| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | NYA | 4.4 | 198108260_MIN_NYA |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 2.21 | 198108280_ANA_BAL |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 2.18 | 198108260_CIN_WAS |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 1.59 | 198108270_HOU_NYN |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.32 | 198108260_SFN_SLN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -3.59 | 198108280_SEA_CLE |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -2.91 | 198108280_SEA_CLE |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -2.58 | 198108280_KCA_TOR |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | -1.63 | 198108280_NYA_CHA |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -1.58 | 198108280_CHN_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1981-08-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +021+ | 2.91 | Sammy Stewart | 71.7 | BAL |
| +022+ | 2.85 | Rick Camp | 58 | ATL |
| +023+ | 2.77 | Rollie Fingers | 51.3 | MIL |
| +034+ | 2.47 | Rich Gossage | 36.7 | NYA |
| +039+ | 2.28 | John Urrea | 35 | SDN |
| +042+ | 2.21 | Kevin Saucier | 38.3 | DET |
| +046+ | 2.1 | Don Aase | 52.3 | ANA |
| +051+ | 2.01 | Gary Lucas | 64.7 | SDN |
| +053+ | 1.9 | Dave Tobik | 47 | DET |
| +070+ | 1.67 | Dave LaRoche | 34.7 | NYA |
| +073+ | 1.66 | Joe Sambito | 40 | HOU |
| +076+ | 1.63 | Dave Stewart | 27 | LAN |
| +080+ | 1.59 | Al Holland | 62.3 | SFN |
| +091+ | 1.44 | Al Hrabosky | 25.3 | ATL |
| +098+ | 1.33 | Danny Boone | 46.3 | SDN |
| +101+ | 1.29 | Ron Davis | 55 | NYA |
| +104+ | 1.28 | Bob Owchinko | 33.3 | OAK |
| +105+ | 1.26 | Bill Lee | 49.7 | WAS |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Chris Welsh | 93 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Dan Quisenberry | 38.3 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Bruce Sutter | 58.7 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Tippy Martinez | 36 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.14 | George Frazier | 16 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Mike Stanton | 34.7 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Steve Howe | 34.3 | LAN |
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