| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | TEX | 7.57 | 197707100_ANA_TEX |
| Nolan Ryan | ANA | 7.54 | 197707080_ANA_TEX |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 6.81 | 197707090_NYA_BAL |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | 5.75 | 197707090_CIN_HOU |
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 5.22 | 197707090_WAS_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobson | CLE | -2.83 | 197707100_TOR_CLE |
| Tom Griffin | SDN | -2.42 | 197707080_SDN_LAN |
| Larry Christenson | PHI | -2.3 | 197707080_PHI_PIT |
| Geoff Zahn | MIN | -1.2 | 197707100_SEA_MIN |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -1.13 | 197707080_SEA_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-07-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.6 | Frank Tanana | 166 | ANA |
| +003+ | 5.9 | Rick Reuschel | 129.7 | CHN |
| +005+ | 5.5 | Nolan Ryan | 172.7 | ANA |
| +008+ | 5.03 | Bert Blyleven | 146.3 | TEX |
| +010+ | 4.89 | Don Sutton | 131.3 | LAN |
| +011+ | 4.73 | Steve Rogers | 167 | WAS |
| +014+ | 4.38 | Dave Rozema | 125 | DET |
| +025+ | 3.8 | Tom Seaver | 138 | TOT |
| +029+ | 3.58 | Jim Palmer | 180.3 | BAL |
| +031+ | 3.54 | J.R. Richard | 145.7 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.5 | Burt Hooton | 118.7 | LAN |
| +035+ | 3.35 | Jim Slaton | 125.7 | MIL |
| +036+ | 3.33 | Steve Carlton | 143 | PHI |
| +040+ | 3.21 | Jerry Koosman | 131.7 | NYN |
| +043+ | 3.02 | John Candelaria | 115 | PIT |
| +046+ | 2.92 | Fred Norman | 109.3 | CIN |
| +050+ | 2.79 | Ferguson Jenkins | 132.7 | BOS |
| +051+ | 2.79 | Rick Langford | 103 | OAK |
| +057+ | 2.53 | Dennis Eckersley | 143.7 | CLE |
| +060+ | 2.47 | Buddy Schultz | 39.3 | SLN |
| +066+ | 2.28 | Ed Figueroa | 121.7 | NYA |
| +071+ | 2.21 | Mark Fidrych | 80.3 | DET |
| +072+ | 2.18 | Fernando Arroyo | 113 | DET |
| +074+ | 2.14 | Ron Guidry | 98 | NYA |
| +075+ | 2.13 | Jim Colborn | 133 | KCA |
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