| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 2.81 | 197709220_ATL_HOU |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.4 | 197709220_CHN_PHI |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.9 | 197709230_SFN_SDN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | 1.71 | 197709210_CHN_PHI |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.7 | 197709230_PIT_CHN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -5.13 | 197709230_BAL_CLE |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -4.05 | 197709210_ATL_HOU |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -2.3 | 197709210_CIN_SDN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -1.63 | 197709220_CIN_SDN |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -1.51 | 197709210_MIN_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +016+ | 6.37 | Rich Gossage | 127.3 | PIT |
| +019+ | 6.32 | Bruce Sutter | 103 | CHN |
| +038+ | 5.09 | Gary Lavelle | 116.3 | SFN |
| +040+ | 4.87 | Sparky Lyle | 128.7 | NYA |
| +049+ | 4.32 | Ron Reed | 116.3 | PHI |
| +063+ | 3.79 | Gene Garber | 99.3 | PHI |
| +070+ | 3.53 | Buddy Schultz | 80.3 | SLN |
| +073+ | 3.47 | Bill Campbell | 132.7 | BOS |
| +080+ | 3.22 | Lerrin LaGrow | 95 | CHA |
| +086+ | 2.91 | Joe Sambito | 86 | HOU |
| +091+ | 2.79 | Joe Coleman | 118.7 | OAK |
| +093+ | 2.78 | Rollie Fingers | 128.3 | SDN |
| +095+ | 2.76 | Clay Carroll | 101.3 | TOT |
| +098+ | 2.72 | Dave Heaverlo | 90.7 | SFN |
| +099+ | 2.71 | Tug McGraw | 72 | PHI |
| +100+ | 2.7 | Bob McClure | 71 | MIL |
| +103+ | 2.64 | Elias Sosa | 60.7 | LAN |
| +106+ | 2.6 | Enrique Romo | 110 | SEA |
| +108+ | 2.53 | Dave Tomlin | 96 | SDN |
| +109+ | 2.44 | Pedro Borbon | 124 | CIN |
| +116+ | 2.31 | Kent Tekulve | 101.3 | PIT |
| +119+ | 2.28 | Willie Hernandez | 109.3 | CHN |
| +120+ | 2.25 | Tom Johnson | 141.7 | MIN |
| +122+ | 2.22 | Skip Lockwood | 101.7 | NYN |
| +127+ | 2.12 | Ken Forsch | 82 | HOU |
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