| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | OAK | 9.84 | 197610010_ANA_OAK |
| Tom Seaver | NYN | 6.71 | 197609290_WAS_NYN |
| Frank Tanana | ANA | 5.99 | 197610010_ANA_OAK |
| Bill Travers | MIL | 3.2 | 197610010_DET_MIL |
| Luis Tiant | BOS | 1.99 | 197609290_NYA_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bonham | CHN | -3.21 | 197610010_WAS_CHN |
| Dick Ruthven | ATL | -1.92 | 197610010_ATL_CIN |
| Jim Crawford | DET | -0.82 | 197609290_DET_CLE |
| Dave Pagan | BAL | -0.79 | 197610010_BAL_BOS |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | -0.65 | 197609290_PHI_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1976-10-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 8.44 | Vida Blue | 298.3 | OAK |
| +006+ | 7.06 | Frank Tanana | 288.3 | ANA |
| +008+ | 6.62 | Mark Fidrych | 241.3 | DET |
| +013+ | 6.2 | Randy Jones | 315.3 | SDN |
| +015+ | 5.98 | Tom Seaver | 271 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.72 | Mike Torrez | 257.3 | OAK |
| +023+ | 5.1 | Doug Rau | 230.3 | LAN |
| +026+ | 4.89 | J.R. Richard | 282 | HOU |
| +028+ | 4.87 | Jerry Koosman | 247.3 | NYN |
| +036+ | 4.51 | Wayne Garland | 232.3 | BAL |
| +038+ | 4.39 | John Denny | 199 | SLN |
| +039+ | 4.16 | Jon Matlack | 254 | NYN |
| +041+ | 4.15 | Bill Travers | 240 | MIL |
| +042+ | 4.13 | Bert Blyleven | 290 | TOT |
| +043+ | 4.06 | Jim Barr | 252.3 | SFN |
| +046+ | 3.96 | John Montefusco | 253.7 | SFN |
| +055+ | 3.56 | Pat Zachry | 196 | CIN |
| +061+ | 3.34 | John Hiller | 121 | DET |
| +064+ | 3.32 | Stan Thomas | 102 | CLE |
| +063+ | 3.32 | Marty Pattin | 139 | KCA |
| +067+ | 3.15 | Ron Reed | 128 | PHI |
| +068+ | 3.13 | Paul Hartzell | 160 | ANA |
| +071+ | 3.09 | Gary Ross | 224 | ANA |
| +081+ | 2.78 | Don Sutton | 258.7 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.66 | Ed Figueroa | 256.7 | NYA |
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