| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 8.82 | 197609181_BAL_CLE |
| Mark Fidrych | DET | 8.16 | 197609170_BOS_DET |
| Vida Blue | OAK | 8.04 | 197609180_TEX_OAK |
| Tom Seaver | NYN | 7.2 | 197609180_PIT_NYN |
| Randy Jones | SDN | 6.94 | 197609191_SDN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | BOS | -4.59 | 197609180_BOS_DET |
| Bill Bonham | CHN | -4.12 | 197609170_PHI_CHN |
| Jack Billingham | CIN | -2.75 | 197609170_SFN_CIN |
| Don Kirkwood | ANA | -2.22 | 197609170_MIN_ANA |
| Frank LaCorte | ATL | -1.53 | 197609171_LAN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1976-09-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 7.12 | Vida Blue | 268.3 | OAK |
| +004+ | 6.86 | Tom Seaver | 256 | NYN |
| +006+ | 6.65 | Jim Palmer | 306 | BAL |
| +007+ | 6.57 | Randy Jones | 307 | SDN |
| +012+ | 5.81 | Mark Fidrych | 223.3 | DET |
| +016+ | 5.37 | Bill Travers | 229.3 | MIL |
| +020+ | 5.21 | Frank Tanana | 259.3 | ANA |
| +027+ | 4.72 | Doug Rau | 217.3 | LAN |
| +031+ | 4.53 | Mike Torrez | 239.3 | OAK |
| +032+ | 4.51 | J.R. Richard | 267 | HOU |
| +036+ | 4.18 | John Denny | 186 | SLN |
| +038+ | 4.09 | Jerry Koosman | 225 | NYN |
| +039+ | 4 | Wayne Garland | 212.3 | BAL |
| +041+ | 3.93 | Jon Matlack | 238.3 | NYN |
| +045+ | 3.75 | Ed Figueroa | 241.3 | NYA |
| +057+ | 3.2 | John Montefusco | 238.7 | SFN |
| +064+ | 3.05 | Bert Blyleven | 273 | TOT |
| +065+ | 3.03 | Stan Thomas | 98.3 | CLE |
| +066+ | 3.02 | Paul Hartzell | 155.3 | ANA |
| +067+ | 2.98 | Gary Ross | 216.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 2.85 | Jim Barr | 229.3 | SFN |
| +075+ | 2.76 | Pat Zachry | 181 | CIN |
| +079+ | 2.73 | Fred Norman | 170.3 | CIN |
| +080+ | 2.71 | Ron Reed | 120 | PHI |
| +081+ | 2.69 | Marty Pattin | 125.7 | KCA |
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