| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 5.69 | 197808120_PIT_PHI |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.96 | 197808100_PIT_PHI |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 3.04 | 197808120_OAK_MIN |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 1.64 | 197808120_ATL_HOU |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 0.68 | 197808120_SFN_LAN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -2.18 | 197808120_NYA_BAL |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.12 | 197808120_CHN_WAS |
| California Angels | ANA | -1.77 | 197808121_ANA_SEA |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.56 | 197808110_ANA_SEA |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -1.07 | 197808110_MIL_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +023+ | 4.05 | Rich Gossage | 101 | NYA |
| +025+ | 3.89 | Doug Bair | 72 | CIN |
| +028+ | 3.86 | Gene Garber | 82.7 | TOT |
| +040+ | 3.36 | Kent Tekulve | 89.7 | PIT |
| +044+ | 3.3 | Hal Dues | 89.3 | WAS |
| +051+ | 3.04 | Rick Langford | 139.3 | OAK |
| +052+ | 3 | Bruce Sutter | 74 | CHN |
| +068+ | 2.47 | Charlie Hough | 71.7 | LAN |
| +074+ | 2.32 | Warren Brusstar | 57.7 | PHI |
| +078+ | 2.26 | Bob Lacey | 94 | OAK |
| +085+ | 2.21 | Elias Sosa | 83.7 | OAK |
| +095+ | 2.04 | Bob Stanley | 90.3 | BOS |
| +097+ | 1.98 | John D'Acquisto | 58.7 | SDN |
| +102+ | 1.92 | Ron Reed | 72.3 | PHI |
| +105+ | 1.89 | Victor Cruz | 29 | TOR |
| +107+ | 1.88 | Mark Littell | 84 | SLN |
| +108+ | 1.87 | John Hiller | 66 | DET |
| +110+ | 1.86 | Tug McGraw | 62 | PHI |
| +115+ | 1.82 | Kevin Kobel | 60.7 | NYN |
| +125+ | 1.7 | Bill Castro | 36.3 | MIL |
| +133+ | 1.64 | Terry Forster | 47.7 | LAN |
| +134+ | 1.63 | Joaquin Andujar | 87.7 | HOU |
| +137+ | 1.62 | Darold Knowles | 57.7 | WAS |
| +136+ | 1.62 | Dave LaRoche | 67.7 | ANA |
| +146+ | 1.5 | Grant Jackson | 53.7 | PIT |
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