| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 4.5 | 197808210_SDN_PHI |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.49 | 197808220_PIT_ATL |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.46 | 197808200_LAN_NYN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.1 | 197808200_SDN_WAS |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.94 | 197808200_NYA_SEA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -4.48 | 197808200_NYA_SEA |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -2.77 | 197808200_ATL_SLN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -2.31 | 197808220_CHN_HOU |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -2.19 | 197808220_DET_MIN |
| Chicago White Sox | CHA | -1.91 | 197808220_KCA_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-08-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +027+ | 4.21 | Kent Tekulve | 102.7 | PIT |
| +028+ | 4.13 | Doug Bair | 77.7 | CIN |
| +030+ | 3.96 | Rich Gossage | 107.3 | NYA |
| +037+ | 3.64 | Gene Garber | 87.7 | TOT |
| +043+ | 3.48 | Hal Dues | 94.3 | WAS |
| +064+ | 2.77 | Ron Reed | 82.7 | PHI |
| +079+ | 2.41 | Steve Comer | 60.3 | TEX |
| +080+ | 2.4 | Bob Lacey | 101 | OAK |
| +085+ | 2.35 | Lance Rautzhan | 41.7 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.26 | Charlie Hough | 77 | LAN |
| +090+ | 2.25 | John D'Acquisto | 62 | SDN |
| +089+ | 2.25 | Dyar Miller | 63.3 | ANA |
| +091+ | 2.24 | Warren Brusstar | 62 | PHI |
| +101+ | 2.07 | Elias Sosa | 87.3 | OAK |
| +102+ | 2.06 | Bruce Sutter | 78 | CHN |
| +107+ | 1.99 | Dave LaRoche | 72.7 | ANA |
| +109+ | 1.97 | Mark Littell | 90.7 | SLN |
| +113+ | 1.94 | Victor Cruz | 32 | TOR |
| +114+ | 1.93 | Bob Stanley | 96.7 | BOS |
| +116+ | 1.92 | John Hiller | 69.3 | DET |
| +115+ | 1.92 | Kevin Kobel | 69.7 | NYN |
| +119+ | 1.88 | Joe Sambito | 73.3 | HOU |
| +126+ | 1.82 | Jim Kern | 79.3 | CLE |
| +127+ | 1.81 | Bill Castro | 40.3 | MIL |
| +139+ | 1.65 | Darold Knowles | 58.3 | WAS |
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