| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | OAK | 8.05 | 197609141_OAK_MIN |
| Randy Jones | SDN | 5.9 | 197609150_SFN_SDN |
| Doug Rau | LAN | 3.69 | 197609160_LAN_CIN |
| Frank Tanana | ANA | 3.61 | 197609160_KCA_ANA |
| Wayne Garland | BAL | 2.7 | 197609150_DET_BAL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughes | MIN | -5.47 | 197609150_MIN_OAK |
| Bart Johnson | CHA | -4.8 | 197609150_TEX_CHA |
| Steve Renko | CHN | -1.73 | 197609160_CHN_WAS |
| Dave Roberts | DET | -1.45 | 197609150_DET_BAL |
| John Curtis | SLN | -1.1 | 197609152_SLN_NYN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1976-09-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 6.92 | Vida Blue | 260.7 | OAK |
| +005+ | 6.88 | Jim Palmer | 298 | BAL |
| +006+ | 6.86 | Mark Fidrych | 220.7 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.55 | Tom Seaver | 247 | NYN |
| +009+ | 6.49 | Randy Jones | 298.7 | SDN |
| +014+ | 5.53 | Mike Torrez | 236 | OAK |
| +016+ | 5.46 | Bill Travers | 220.3 | MIL |
| +020+ | 5.21 | Frank Tanana | 259.3 | ANA |
| +026+ | 4.79 | J.R. Richard | 260 | HOU |
| +028+ | 4.74 | Doug Rau | 217.3 | LAN |
| +031+ | 4.48 | Wayne Garland | 205 | BAL |
| +035+ | 4.17 | John Denny | 186 | SLN |
| +037+ | 4.1 | Jerry Koosman | 225 | NYN |
| +040+ | 3.91 | Jon Matlack | 230.3 | NYN |
| +050+ | 3.46 | John Montefusco | 231.7 | SFN |
| +057+ | 3.14 | Paul Hartzell | 149 | ANA |
| +058+ | 3.12 | Ed Figueroa | 231.3 | NYA |
| +059+ | 3.11 | Fred Norman | 164.7 | CIN |
| +061+ | 3.03 | Bert Blyleven | 273 | TOT |
| +071+ | 2.76 | Pat Zachry | 181 | CIN |
| +073+ | 2.69 | Marty Pattin | 125.7 | KCA |
| +076+ | 2.67 | Stan Thomas | 91 | CLE |
| +075+ | 2.67 | Ron Reed | 119.3 | PHI |
| +077+ | 2.66 | Jim Barr | 222 | SFN |
| +086+ | 2.5 | Luis Tiant | 238.3 | BOS |
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