| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 6.53 | 197808170_LAN_PHI |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 2.83 | 197808160_NYA_OAK |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.44 | 197808180_HOU_PIT |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.94 | 197808160_LAN_PHI |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.89 | 197808160_NYA_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.97 | 197808180_NYA_SEA |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -3.2 | 197808160_ATL_CHN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -2.59 | 197808160_BAL_SEA |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -1.44 | 197808170_TOR_MIL |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.26 | 197808170_CIN_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +025+ | 4.42 | Rich Gossage | 105.3 | NYA |
| +027+ | 4.05 | Doug Bair | 74 | CIN |
| +030+ | 3.89 | Kent Tekulve | 96.3 | PIT |
| +034+ | 3.69 | Gene Garber | 85.7 | TOT |
| +043+ | 3.36 | Hal Dues | 90.3 | WAS |
| +055+ | 3.09 | Bruce Sutter | 75.3 | CHN |
| +057+ | 3.08 | Ed Halicki | 141.7 | SFN |
| +065+ | 2.61 | Warren Brusstar | 61.3 | PHI |
| +072+ | 2.5 | Ron Reed | 79.3 | PHI |
| +076+ | 2.43 | Charlie Hough | 74 | LAN |
| +077+ | 2.42 | Lance Rautzhan | 40 | LAN |
| +078+ | 2.4 | Steve Comer | 60.3 | TEX |
| +089+ | 2.23 | Kevin Kobel | 65.7 | NYN |
| +098+ | 2.14 | John D'Acquisto | 60.7 | SDN |
| +099+ | 2.09 | Elias Sosa | 87.3 | OAK |
| +110+ | 1.95 | Mark Littell | 87.7 | SLN |
| +113+ | 1.94 | Bob Lacey | 95.3 | OAK |
| +115+ | 1.93 | Bob Stanley | 96.7 | BOS |
| +116+ | 1.91 | John Hiller | 66.7 | DET |
| +118+ | 1.88 | Victor Cruz | 31.3 | TOR |
| +127+ | 1.75 | Jim Kern | 76 | CLE |
| +133+ | 1.68 | Bill Castro | 38.7 | MIL |
| +135+ | 1.66 | Darold Knowles | 58.3 | WAS |
| +137+ | 1.61 | Dave LaRoche | 67.7 | ANA |
| +140+ | 1.59 | Joe Sambito | 70 | HOU |
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