Click on a Rank link to see long form WAA record for that player.
| Rank | WAA | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.49 | Nolan Ryan | HOU | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 5.31 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 3B | |
| +003+ | 4.45 | George Foster | CIN | LF | |
| +004+ | 4.07 | Jerry Reuss | LAN | PITCH | |
| +005+ | 3.86 | Bob Knepper | HOU | PITCH | |
| +006+ | 3.46 | Gorman Thomas | MIL | RF-CF | |
| +007+ | 3.39 | Vida Blue | SFN | PITCH | |
| +008+ | 3.36 | Dwight Evans | BOS | RF | |
| +009+ | 3.04 | Burt Hooton | LAN | PITCH | |
| +011+ | 3.01 | Andre Dawson | WAS | CF | |
| +010+ | 3.01 | George Hendrick | SLN | RF-CF | |
| +012+ | 2.98 | Steve McCatty | OAK | PITCH | |
| +013+ | 2.94 | Tom Seaver | CIN | PITCH | |
| +014+ | 2.92 | Scott Sanderson | WAS | PITCH | |
| +015+ | 2.87 | Dan Ford | ANA | RF | |
| +016+ | 2.86 | Tony Armas | OAK | RF | |
| +017+ | 2.73 | Sammy Stewart | BAL | PITCH | |
| +018+ | 2.73 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | PITCH | |
| +019+ | 2.70 | Buddy Bell | TEX | 3B | |
| +020+ | 2.62 | Rollie Fingers | MIL | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 2.62 | Keith Hernandez | SLN | 1B | |
| +022+ | 2.61 | Cliff Johnson | OAK | DH | |
| +025+ | 2.59 | Dennis Lamp | CHA | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 2.59 | Rick Camp | ATL | PITCH | |
| +023+ | 2.59 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 1B |
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