| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 5.15 | 197808180_SFN_PHI |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.48 | 197808190_HOU_PIT |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.95 | 197808190_NYA_SEA |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.67 | 197808180_LAN_NYN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.45 | 197808180_BOS_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -4.56 | 197808190_NYA_SEA |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -3.14 | 197808180_ATL_SLN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -2.24 | 197808180_BAL_ANA |
| California Angels | ANA | -1.95 | 197808190_BAL_ANA |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -1.55 | 197808190_TOR_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +027+ | 4 | Kent Tekulve | 100.3 | PIT |
| +028+ | 3.99 | Doug Bair | 76 | CIN |
| +030+ | 3.94 | Rich Gossage | 107.3 | NYA |
| +035+ | 3.66 | Gene Garber | 85.7 | TOT |
| +044+ | 3.47 | Hal Dues | 94.3 | WAS |
| +067+ | 2.65 | Ron Reed | 81.3 | PHI |
| +069+ | 2.6 | Warren Brusstar | 61.3 | PHI |
| +077+ | 2.4 | Steve Comer | 60.3 | TEX |
| +082+ | 2.34 | Lance Rautzhan | 41.7 | LAN |
| +089+ | 2.25 | Charlie Hough | 77 | LAN |
| +093+ | 2.21 | Kevin Kobel | 65.7 | NYN |
| +097+ | 2.14 | Bob Lacey | 98 | OAK |
| +098+ | 2.12 | John D'Acquisto | 60.7 | SDN |
| +102+ | 2.06 | Elias Sosa | 87.3 | OAK |
| +104+ | 2.04 | Bruce Sutter | 78 | CHN |
| +107+ | 1.99 | Dave LaRoche | 72.7 | ANA |
| +110+ | 1.95 | John Hiller | 67.3 | DET |
| +113+ | 1.91 | Bob Stanley | 96.7 | BOS |
| +115+ | 1.89 | Mark Littell | 89.7 | SLN |
| +119+ | 1.88 | Victor Cruz | 31.3 | TOR |
| +121+ | 1.87 | Jim Kern | 77.7 | CLE |
| +131+ | 1.76 | Joe Sambito | 72 | HOU |
| +134+ | 1.67 | Bill Castro | 38.7 | MIL |
| +136+ | 1.64 | Darold Knowles | 58.3 | WAS |
| +145+ | 1.53 | Joaquin Andujar | 96.3 | HOU |
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