| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.19 | 197709271_KCA_OAK |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.06 | 197709280_CLE_NYA |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | 1.04 | 197709270_PHI_CHN |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | 0.99 | 197709270_CHA_MIN |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 0.81 | 197709280_WAS_SLN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -6.14 | 197709280_HOU_ATL |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -2.75 | 197709280_DET_BAL |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -2.01 | 197709270_CHA_MIN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -1.17 | 197709270_WAS_SLN |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -0.98 | 197709280_SEA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1977-09-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +016+ | 6.7 | Rich Gossage | 131 | PIT |
| +018+ | 6.53 | Bruce Sutter | 105.3 | CHN |
| +036+ | 5.42 | Sparky Lyle | 134.7 | NYA |
| +040+ | 5.11 | Gary Lavelle | 116.3 | SFN |
| +060+ | 3.89 | Bill Campbell | 137.3 | BOS |
| +063+ | 3.78 | Gene Garber | 99.3 | PHI |
| +071+ | 3.52 | Buddy Schultz | 80.3 | SLN |
| +078+ | 3.35 | Lerrin LaGrow | 96.3 | CHA |
| +086+ | 2.98 | Dave Heaverlo | 95.7 | SFN |
| +090+ | 2.91 | Joe Sambito | 86 | HOU |
| +095+ | 2.85 | Rollie Fingers | 131.3 | SDN |
| +101+ | 2.73 | Bob McClure | 71.3 | MIL |
| +103+ | 2.71 | Pedro Borbon | 127 | CIN |
| +104+ | 2.7 | Enrique Romo | 111 | SEA |
| +111+ | 2.55 | Tug McGraw | 77 | PHI |
| +115+ | 2.49 | Tom Johnson | 146.7 | MIN |
| +120+ | 2.36 | Dave Tomlin | 98.7 | SDN |
| +121+ | 2.35 | Bob Lacey | 119.7 | OAK |
| +124+ | 2.34 | Willie Hernandez | 110 | CHN |
| +126+ | 2.31 | Kent Tekulve | 101.3 | PIT |
| +131+ | 2.21 | Ken Forsch | 83 | HOU |
| +134+ | 2.06 | Dave Campbell | 85 | ATL |
| +136+ | 2.04 | Warren Brusstar | 69.3 | PHI |
| +139+ | 2 | Len Barker | 47 | TEX |
| +154+ | 1.77 | Joe Kerrigan | 88.3 | WAS |
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