Click on a Rank link to see long form WAA record for that player.
| Rank | WAA | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.52 | Tommy John | NYA | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 3.22 | Nino Espinosa | PHI | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 2.99 | Dick Ruthven | PHI | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 2.90 | Fred Lynn | BOS | CF | |
| +005+ | 2.42 | Jim Slaton | MIL | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 2.40 | Mike Marshall | MIN | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 2.39 | Dennis Martinez | BAL | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 2.20 | Darrell Porter | KCA | CR-DH | |
| +009+ | 2.14 | Ron Guidry | NYA | PITCH | |
| +010+ | 2.07 | Pete Vuckovich | SLN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 2.07 | Don Sutton | LAN | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 2.03 | Al Cowens | KCA | RF | |
| +014+ | 1.92 | Roy Smalley | MIN | SS | |
| +013+ | 1.92 | Eric Soderholm | CHA | 3B-DH | |
| +015+ | 1.92 | Mike Caldwell | MIL | PITCH | |
| +017+ | 1.81 | Ken Forsch | HOU | PITCH | |
| +016+ | 1.81 | Steve Kemp | DET | LF-DH | |
| +019+ | 1.80 | Jim Kern | TEX | PITCH | |
| +020+ | 1.80 | Burt Hooton | LAN | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 1.80 | Gary Carter | WAS | CR | |
| +021+ | 1.79 | Lary Sorensen | MIL | PITCH | |
| +022+ | 1.78 | Don Baylor | ANA | LF-DH-RF | |
| +023+ | 1.76 | Dave Winfield | SDN | RF | |
| +024+ | 1.75 | Dave Kingman | CHN | LF | |
| +025+ | 1.71 | George Foster | CIN | LF |
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