| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Tanana | ANA | 20.88 | 197707070_ANA_MIN |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 6.81 | 197707090_NYA_BAL |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | 5.75 | 197707090_CIN_HOU |
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 5.22 | 197707090_WAS_NYN |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 5.2 | 197707090_SDN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Griffin | SDN | -2.42 | 197707080_SDN_LAN |
| Larry Christenson | PHI | -2.3 | 197707080_PHI_PIT |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -1.13 | 197707080_SEA_MIN |
| Ron Schueler | MIN | -0.63 | 197707070_ANA_MIN |
| Jesse Jefferson | TOR | -0.61 | 197707070_TOR_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-07-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.55 | Frank Tanana | 166 | ANA |
| +003+ | 5.89 | Rick Reuschel | 129.7 | CHN |
| +005+ | 5.46 | Nolan Ryan | 172.7 | ANA |
| +008+ | 4.87 | Don Sutton | 131.3 | LAN |
| +011+ | 4.69 | Steve Rogers | 167 | WAS |
| +012+ | 4.56 | Bert Blyleven | 139.3 | TEX |
| +014+ | 4.38 | Dave Rozema | 125 | DET |
| +026+ | 3.78 | Tom Seaver | 138 | TOT |
| +030+ | 3.56 | Jim Palmer | 180.3 | BAL |
| +032+ | 3.52 | J.R. Richard | 145.7 | HOU |
| +034+ | 3.48 | Burt Hooton | 118.7 | LAN |
| +036+ | 3.37 | Jim Slaton | 125.7 | MIL |
| +037+ | 3.27 | Steve Carlton | 143 | PHI |
| +039+ | 3.19 | Jerry Koosman | 131.7 | NYN |
| +043+ | 3 | John Candelaria | 115 | PIT |
| +046+ | 2.89 | Fred Norman | 109.3 | CIN |
| +050+ | 2.81 | Ferguson Jenkins | 132.7 | BOS |
| +051+ | 2.77 | Rick Langford | 103 | OAK |
| +053+ | 2.73 | Ed Figueroa | 115.7 | NYA |
| +058+ | 2.51 | Dennis Eckersley | 143.7 | CLE |
| +059+ | 2.46 | Buddy Schultz | 39.3 | SLN |
| +068+ | 2.21 | Mark Fidrych | 80.3 | DET |
| +069+ | 2.18 | Fernando Arroyo | 113 | DET |
| +072+ | 2.12 | Ron Guidry | 98 | NYA |
| +073+ | 2.11 | Jim Colborn | 133 | KCA |
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