| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fidrych | DET | 7.96 | 197608290_DET_OAK |
| Tom Seaver | NYN | 6 | 197608290_LAN_NYN |
| Vida Blue | OAK | 5.76 | 197608280_DET_OAK |
| Wayne Garland | BAL | 2.98 | 197608290_TEX_BAL |
| Bert Blyleven | TEX | 2.7 | 197608300_TEX_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | BOS | -2.57 | 197608280_KCA_BOS |
| Ray Bare | DET | -2.34 | 197608300_DET_ANA |
| Jack Billingham | CIN | -2.24 | 197608280_PHI_CIN |
| Steve Renko | CHN | -1.84 | 197608280_ATL_CHN |
| Bill Singer | MIN | -1.64 | 197608280_MIN_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1976-08-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 6.99 | Mark Fidrych | 199 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.07 | Randy Jones | 263 | SDN |
| +008+ | 5.92 | Jim Palmer | 263.3 | BAL |
| +009+ | 5.72 | Vida Blue | 225.3 | OAK |
| +011+ | 5.66 | J.R. Richard | 242.3 | HOU |
| +012+ | 5.64 | Tom Seaver | 223 | NYN |
| +013+ | 5.47 | Bill Travers | 190.3 | MIL |
| +019+ | 4.63 | Jon Matlack | 211 | NYN |
| +026+ | 4.14 | Frank Tanana | 224.3 | ANA |
| +034+ | 3.67 | Doug Rau | 189.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 3.37 | Wayne Garland | 172 | BAL |
| +046+ | 3.15 | Fred Norman | 142.3 | CIN |
| +052+ | 2.98 | Mike Torrez | 200 | OAK |
| +053+ | 2.95 | Andy Messersmith | 207.3 | ATL |
| +058+ | 2.75 | Pat Zachry | 160.3 | CIN |
| +059+ | 2.74 | Bert Blyleven | 245.7 | TOT |
| +066+ | 2.62 | Ed Figueroa | 205.3 | NYA |
| +068+ | 2.6 | Paul Hartzell | 122.3 | ANA |
| +070+ | 2.57 | Stan Thomas | 76.3 | CLE |
| +069+ | 2.57 | Luis Tiant | 212.3 | BOS |
| +072+ | 2.55 | Ron Reed | 106.7 | PHI |
| +077+ | 2.41 | John Denny | 160 | SLN |
| +079+ | 2.37 | Jerry Koosman | 189 | NYN |
| +080+ | 2.31 | Mickey Lolich | 160.7 | NYN |
| +081+ | 2.24 | Rick Rhoden | 172 | LAN |
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