| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 2.81 | 197709220_ATL_HOU |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.52 | 197709240_PHI_WAS |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.9 | 197709230_SFN_SDN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.7 | 197709230_PIT_CHN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.22 | 197709230_TEX_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -5.13 | 197709230_BAL_CLE |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -2.36 | 197709240_CIN_ATL |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.86 | 197709220_CIN_SDN |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -1.74 | 197709240_MIL_MIN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | -1.63 | 197709220_CIN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-09-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +018+ | 6.35 | Rich Gossage | 127.3 | PIT |
| +019+ | 6.31 | Bruce Sutter | 103 | CHN |
| +038+ | 5.08 | Gary Lavelle | 116.3 | SFN |
| +041+ | 4.86 | Sparky Lyle | 128.7 | NYA |
| +050+ | 4.3 | Ron Reed | 116.3 | PHI |
| +063+ | 3.77 | Gene Garber | 99.3 | PHI |
| +069+ | 3.58 | Bill Campbell | 134 | BOS |
| +071+ | 3.52 | Buddy Schultz | 80.3 | SLN |
| +079+ | 3.21 | Lerrin LaGrow | 95 | CHA |
| +087+ | 2.9 | Joe Sambito | 86 | HOU |
| +092+ | 2.77 | Joe Coleman | 118.7 | OAK |
| +093+ | 2.75 | Clay Carroll | 101.3 | TOT |
| +094+ | 2.74 | Rollie Fingers | 130.3 | SDN |
| +095+ | 2.73 | Bob McClure | 71.3 | MIL |
| +097+ | 2.71 | Dave Heaverlo | 90.7 | SFN |
| +098+ | 2.7 | Tug McGraw | 72 | PHI |
| +103+ | 2.63 | Elias Sosa | 60.7 | LAN |
| +106+ | 2.59 | Enrique Romo | 110 | SEA |
| +107+ | 2.59 | Dave Tomlin | 96.7 | SDN |
| +109+ | 2.52 | Pedro Borbon | 125 | CIN |
| +116+ | 2.3 | Kent Tekulve | 101.3 | PIT |
| +118+ | 2.27 | Willie Hernandez | 109.3 | CHN |
| +119+ | 2.23 | Tom Johnson | 141.7 | MIN |
| +121+ | 2.21 | Skip Lockwood | 101.7 | NYN |
| +127+ | 2.11 | Ken Forsch | 82 | HOU |
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