| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 2.86 | 197209190_CHA_OAK |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.81 | 197209201_BAL_BOS |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.71 | 197209200_PIT_NYN |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | 0.97 | 197209200_TEX_MIN |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | 0.92 | 197209190_CHA_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | -4.68 | 197209200_HOU_ATL |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -4.21 | 197209190_PHI_SLN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -3.04 | 197209200_LAN_SDN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -1.65 | 197209190_HOU_ATL |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | -0.66 | 197209200_TEX_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-09-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +050+ | 3.99 | Sparky Lyle | 99.7 | NYA |
| +051+ | 3.99 | Mike Marshall | 109 | WAS |
| +056+ | 3.66 | Jim Brewer | 78.3 | LAN |
| +071+ | 3.07 | Darold Knowles | 63 | OAK |
| +073+ | 2.97 | Tug McGraw | 97 | NYN |
| +083+ | 2.47 | Ray Corbin | 146.3 | MIN |
| +087+ | 2.42 | Ramon Hernandez | 65.3 | PIT |
| +091+ | 2.16 | Doyle Alexander | 98.3 | BAL |
| +103+ | 1.94 | Terry Forster | 94 | CHA |
| +104+ | 1.91 | Dave Giusti | 69.7 | PIT |
| +105+ | 1.89 | Tom Hall | 120.3 | CIN |
| +107+ | 1.86 | Bob Locker | 69.3 | OAK |
| +110+ | 1.85 | Ted Abernathy | 57 | KCA |
| +119+ | 1.67 | Paul Lindblad | 98 | TEX |
| +121+ | 1.65 | Chris Zachary | 29.3 | DET |
| +125+ | 1.6 | Roric Harrison | 83 | BAL |
| +127+ | 1.59 | Frank Linzy | 72.3 | MIL |
| +130+ | 1.55 | Clay Carroll | 90.7 | CIN |
| +135+ | 1.45 | Dave LaRoche | 91.3 | MIN |
| +136+ | 1.4 | Gary Ross | 86 | SDN |
| +138+ | 1.36 | Rollie Fingers | 101.7 | OAK |
| +142+ | 1.3 | Fred Beene | 54.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | George Culver | 93.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Tom Timmermann | 148.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Lindy McDaniel | 58 | NYA |
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