| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 3.12 | 197209220_KCA_OAK |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.11 | 197209220_WAS_PIT |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.81 | 197209201_BAL_BOS |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | 1.04 | 197209220_ANA_MIN |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | 0.94 | 197209220_TEX_CHA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | -7.01 | 197209220_CIN_HOU |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -3.56 | 197209220_SDN_ATL |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | -0.85 | 197209220_TEX_CHA |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -0.64 | 197209220_SDN_ATL |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -0.59 | 197209220_KCA_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-09-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +049+ | 4.04 | Mike Marshall | 112.7 | WAS |
| +056+ | 3.65 | Sparky Lyle | 100.7 | NYA |
| +057+ | 3.64 | Jim Brewer | 78.3 | LAN |
| +063+ | 3.31 | Tug McGraw | 101.7 | NYN |
| +072+ | 3.06 | Darold Knowles | 63 | OAK |
| +082+ | 2.48 | Ramon Hernandez | 66.3 | PIT |
| +083+ | 2.46 | Ray Corbin | 146.3 | MIN |
| +097+ | 2.15 | Doyle Alexander | 98.3 | BAL |
| +101+ | 2.09 | Terry Forster | 96 | CHA |
| +106+ | 1.97 | Dave Giusti | 70.7 | PIT |
| +109+ | 1.88 | Tom Hall | 120.3 | CIN |
| +111+ | 1.86 | Bob Locker | 69.3 | OAK |
| +112+ | 1.85 | Ted Abernathy | 57 | KCA |
| +115+ | 1.78 | Bill Stoneman | 239 | WAS |
| +119+ | 1.67 | Paul Lindblad | 98 | TEX |
| +121+ | 1.65 | Clay Carroll | 92 | CIN |
| +124+ | 1.59 | Roric Harrison | 83 | BAL |
| +125+ | 1.58 | Frank Linzy | 72.3 | MIL |
| +133+ | 1.5 | Rollie Fingers | 103.7 | OAK |
| +134+ | 1.48 | Fred Beene | 56.7 | NYA |
| +135+ | 1.45 | Dave LaRoche | 91.3 | MIN |
| +138+ | 1.4 | Gary Ross | 86 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Tom Timmermann | 148.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | George Culver | 93.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Lindy McDaniel | 58 | NYA |
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