| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 7.52 | 197609041_NYA_BAL |
| Vida Blue | OAK | 7.24 | 197609060_OAK_ANA |
| Bill Travers | MIL | 6.47 | 197609040_MIL_DET |
| J.R. Richard | HOU | 5.21 | 197609060_HOU_CIN |
| Randy Jones | SDN | 4.24 | 197609060_LAN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughes | MIN | -5.68 | 197609040_CHA_MIN |
| Bill Lee | BOS | -3.24 | 197609042_BOS_CLE |
| John D'Acquisto | SFN | -2.74 | 197609060_ATL_SFN |
| Bart Johnson | CHA | -2.55 | 197609050_CHA_MIN |
| Frank LaCorte | ATL | -2.04 | 197609040_CIN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1976-09-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 6.79 | Vida Blue | 242.3 | OAK |
| +008+ | 6.25 | Tom Seaver | 232 | NYN |
| +009+ | 5.92 | Jim Palmer | 280 | BAL |
| +010+ | 5.9 | Randy Jones | 281.7 | SDN |
| +011+ | 5.74 | Mark Fidrych | 202.7 | DET |
| +012+ | 5.7 | Bill Travers | 204.3 | MIL |
| +016+ | 5.14 | Frank Tanana | 243.3 | ANA |
| +019+ | 4.69 | Doug Rau | 205.3 | LAN |
| +022+ | 4.62 | J.R. Richard | 254 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.88 | Fred Norman | 152.3 | CIN |
| +036+ | 3.61 | Mike Torrez | 209 | OAK |
| +038+ | 3.53 | Jon Matlack | 214.3 | NYN |
| +042+ | 3.41 | Wayne Garland | 181 | BAL |
| +050+ | 3.19 | John Montefusco | 218.7 | SFN |
| +051+ | 3.18 | Pat Zachry | 169.3 | CIN |
| +056+ | 3.14 | Bert Blyleven | 254.7 | TOT |
| +057+ | 3.13 | Stan Thomas | 88.7 | CLE |
| +059+ | 3.05 | Paul Hartzell | 131.3 | ANA |
| +061+ | 3.05 | John Denny | 169 | SLN |
| +064+ | 2.92 | Jerry Koosman | 207 | NYN |
| +066+ | 2.84 | Ron Reed | 110.3 | PHI |
| +069+ | 2.76 | Andy Messersmith | 207.3 | ATL |
| +073+ | 2.61 | Luis Tiant | 221.3 | BOS |
| +082+ | 2.33 | Mickey Lolich | 174.7 | NYN |
| +088+ | 2.27 | John Candelaria | 191 | PIT |
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