| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.31 | 197208300_SDN_PIT |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 2.22 | 197208290_CLE_OAK |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.84 | 197208290_LAN_CHN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.62 | 197208300_BAL_MIN |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | 1.15 | 197208310_DET_ANA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -6.66 | 197208290_WAS_ATL |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -4.61 | 197208290_PHI_HOU |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | -1.26 | 197208300_TEX_NYA |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -1.25 | 197208300_SDN_PIT |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | -0.74 | 197208290_SFN_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-08-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +040+ | 3.77 | Mike Marshall | 92 | WAS |
| +042+ | 3.76 | Sparky Lyle | 88.7 | NYA |
| +047+ | 3.55 | Jim Brewer | 74 | LAN |
| +073+ | 2.77 | Tug McGraw | 80.3 | NYN |
| +079+ | 2.32 | Burt Hooton | 174.7 | CHN |
| +085+ | 2.21 | Darold Knowles | 51.3 | OAK |
| +090+ | 2.04 | Ramon Hernandez | 60.3 | PIT |
| +095+ | 1.97 | Dave Giusti | 59.3 | PIT |
| +097+ | 1.91 | Gary Ross | 76 | SDN |
| +109+ | 1.7 | Ted Abernathy | 49.3 | KCA |
| +110+ | 1.67 | Roric Harrison | 73 | BAL |
| +113+ | 1.63 | Tom Timmermann | 148 | DET |
| +114+ | 1.62 | Terry Forster | 78.3 | CHA |
| +123+ | 1.47 | Pete Richert | 44 | LAN |
| +127+ | 1.41 | Tom Hall | 102.7 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Doyle Alexander | 80.7 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Chris Zachary | 23.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Paul Lindblad | 86.7 | TEX |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Rollie Fingers | 82.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Fred Gladding | 40 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Bob Locker | 57 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Jerry Bell | 41.3 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Frank Linzy | 65 | MIL |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Fred Beene | 50.7 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1 | Bob Miller | 41 | PIT |
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