| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 5.1 | 197808110_PIT_PHI |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.96 | 197808100_PIT_PHI |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 2.08 | 197808111_OAK_MIN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.72 | 197808090_SDN_LAN |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 1.38 | 197808110_ATL_HOU |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.1 | 197808110_CHN_WAS |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.56 | 197808110_ANA_SEA |
| California Angels | ANA | -1.11 | 197808100_ANA_OAK |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -1.07 | 197808110_MIL_BOS |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -0.85 | 197808110_CIN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +023+ | 4.05 | Rich Gossage | 101 | NYA |
| +027+ | 3.88 | Doug Bair | 72 | CIN |
| +028+ | 3.86 | Gene Garber | 82.7 | TOT |
| +039+ | 3.35 | Kent Tekulve | 89.7 | PIT |
| +042+ | 3.23 | Hal Dues | 88 | WAS |
| +045+ | 3.19 | Bruce Sutter | 71 | CHN |
| +051+ | 3.03 | Rick Langford | 139.3 | OAK |
| +075+ | 2.32 | Bob Lacey | 92.3 | OAK |
| +078+ | 2.3 | Charlie Hough | 69.7 | LAN |
| +082+ | 2.23 | Warren Brusstar | 56.7 | PHI |
| +085+ | 2.22 | Kevin Kobel | 53 | NYN |
| +088+ | 2.2 | Elias Sosa | 83.7 | OAK |
| +094+ | 2.08 | Bob Stanley | 83.3 | BOS |
| +096+ | 1.99 | John D'Acquisto | 58.7 | SDN |
| +107+ | 1.93 | Eddie Whitson | 49 | PIT |
| +109+ | 1.92 | Ron Reed | 72.3 | PHI |
| +111+ | 1.9 | Victor Cruz | 29 | TOR |
| +112+ | 1.88 | Mark Littell | 84 | SLN |
| +116+ | 1.86 | Tug McGraw | 62 | PHI |
| +131+ | 1.7 | Bill Castro | 36.3 | MIL |
| +136+ | 1.64 | Terry Forster | 47.7 | LAN |
| +137+ | 1.63 | Joaquin Andujar | 87.7 | HOU |
| +139+ | 1.59 | Darold Knowles | 57 | WAS |
| +140+ | 1.57 | Steve Comer | 50.3 | TEX |
| +146+ | 1.49 | Steve Mingori | 48.3 | KCA |
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