| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 5.65 | 197709250_PHI_WAS |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.19 | 197709271_KCA_OAK |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | 1.04 | 197709270_PHI_CHN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.03 | 197709270_CLE_NYA |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | 0.99 | 197709270_CHA_MIN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -5.18 | 197709270_HOU_ATL |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -4.17 | 197709250_BAL_CLE |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -2.65 | 197709270_DET_BAL |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -2.01 | 197709270_CHA_MIN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -1.17 | 197709270_WAS_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-09-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +017+ | 6.55 | Bruce Sutter | 105.3 | CHN |
| +018+ | 6.54 | Rich Gossage | 129 | PIT |
| +035+ | 5.45 | Sparky Lyle | 134.7 | NYA |
| +039+ | 5.12 | Gary Lavelle | 116.3 | SFN |
| +058+ | 3.92 | Bill Campbell | 137.3 | BOS |
| +060+ | 3.87 | Ron Reed | 120.3 | PHI |
| +063+ | 3.8 | Gene Garber | 99.3 | PHI |
| +071+ | 3.54 | Buddy Schultz | 80.3 | SLN |
| +078+ | 3.34 | Joe Coleman | 127.7 | OAK |
| +080+ | 3.24 | Lerrin LaGrow | 95 | CHA |
| +085+ | 2.99 | Dave Heaverlo | 95.7 | SFN |
| +088+ | 2.92 | Joe Sambito | 86 | HOU |
| +094+ | 2.86 | Rollie Fingers | 131.3 | SDN |
| +098+ | 2.77 | Clay Carroll | 101.3 | TOT |
| +101+ | 2.75 | Bob McClure | 71.3 | MIL |
| +102+ | 2.73 | Pedro Borbon | 127 | CIN |
| +104+ | 2.71 | Enrique Romo | 111 | SEA |
| +110+ | 2.61 | Dave Tomlin | 96.7 | SDN |
| +113+ | 2.56 | Tug McGraw | 77 | PHI |
| +115+ | 2.52 | Tom Johnson | 146.7 | MIN |
| +122+ | 2.36 | Willie Hernandez | 110 | CHN |
| +124+ | 2.33 | Kent Tekulve | 101.3 | PIT |
| +126+ | 2.29 | Bob Lacey | 118.7 | OAK |
| +130+ | 2.23 | Ken Forsch | 83 | HOU |
| +137+ | 2.01 | Len Barker | 47 | TEX |
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