| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 4.23 | 197210030_OAK_ANA |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 3.86 | 197210010_BOS_BAL |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.58 | 197210030_SLN_PIT |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.48 | 197210020_MIL_NYA |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | 0.64 | 197210020_BOS_DET |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -5.36 | 197210020_PHI_CHN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -3.85 | 197210010_HOU_SDN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -2.4 | 197210030_LAN_ATL |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | -2.16 | 197210030_TEX_KCA |
| Houston Astros | HOU | -1.45 | 197210010_HOU_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1972-10-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +042+ | 4.52 | Ken Holtzman | 265.3 | OAK |
| +043+ | 4.44 | Steve Blass | 249.7 | PIT |
| +056+ | 3.93 | Mike Marshall | 115 | WAS |
| +063+ | 3.54 | Tug McGraw | 105.3 | NYN |
| +064+ | 3.49 | Sparky Lyle | 107.7 | NYA |
| +078+ | 2.81 | Darold Knowles | 65.7 | OAK |
| +080+ | 2.69 | Jerry Bell | 70.7 | MIL |
| +085+ | 2.52 | Ramon Hernandez | 70 | PIT |
| +088+ | 2.35 | Terry Forster | 100 | CHA |
| +094+ | 2.18 | Roric Harrison | 94 | BAL |
| +098+ | 2.16 | Dave Giusti | 73.7 | PIT |
| +101+ | 2.08 | Doyle Alexander | 106.3 | BAL |
| +109+ | 1.93 | Ted Abernathy | 58.3 | KCA |
| +116+ | 1.84 | Clay Carroll | 95 | CIN |
| +119+ | 1.78 | Tom Hall | 122.3 | CIN |
| +121+ | 1.76 | Paul Lindblad | 99.7 | TEX |
| +122+ | 1.74 | Rollie Fingers | 110.3 | OAK |
| +127+ | 1.69 | Chris Zachary | 38.3 | DET |
| +128+ | 1.68 | Lindy McDaniel | 68 | NYA |
| +136+ | 1.58 | Gary Ross | 91.7 | SDN |
| +141+ | 1.5 | Dick Drago | 240 | KCA |
| +145+ | 1.31 | John Hiller | 44.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Eddie Watt | 45.7 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Lerrin LaGrow | 26.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Don Newhauser | 37 | BOS |
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