| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.53 | 197809020_ATL_PIT |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 2.68 | 197808310_NYA_BAL |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.68 | 197809021_NYN_LAN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.58 | 197809010_PHI_SFN |
| California Angels | ANA | 1.87 | 197809020_ANA_TOR |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.35 | 197809010_SEA_NYA |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.61 | 197809010_WAS_SDN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -2.09 | 197809020_HOU_CHN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -1.91 | 197809011_ATL_PIT |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.9 | 197809010_CIN_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +019+ | 4.98 | Kent Tekulve | 112 | PIT |
| +029+ | 4.55 | Rich Gossage | 114.3 | NYA |
| +038+ | 3.89 | Gene Garber | 98 | TOT |
| +051+ | 3.27 | Doug Bair | 85 | CIN |
| +072+ | 2.73 | Elias Sosa | 97 | OAK |
| +079+ | 2.55 | Dave LaRoche | 81.7 | ANA |
| +080+ | 2.52 | Victor Cruz | 41.3 | TOR |
| +088+ | 2.44 | Dyar Miller | 68 | ANA |
| +093+ | 2.4 | Ron Reed | 88 | PHI |
| +094+ | 2.39 | Warren Brusstar | 71 | PHI |
| +101+ | 2.27 | Lance Rautzhan | 45.7 | LAN |
| +111+ | 2.16 | John Hiller | 74.7 | DET |
| +114+ | 2.11 | Rollie Fingers | 89.7 | SDN |
| +115+ | 2.09 | Kevin Kobel | 74 | NYN |
| +118+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 43 | MIL |
| +119+ | 2.03 | John D'Acquisto | 69.3 | SDN |
| +125+ | 1.93 | Mike Marshall | 81.7 | MIN |
| +129+ | 1.79 | Jim Kern | 83.7 | CLE |
| +132+ | 1.78 | Bob Stanley | 107.3 | BOS |
| +137+ | 1.73 | Darold Knowles | 61.7 | WAS |
| +140+ | 1.68 | Charlie Hough | 85 | LAN |
| +139+ | 1.68 | Bob Lacey | 104.3 | OAK |
| +142+ | 1.66 | Bruce Sutter | 85.3 | CHN |
| +145+ | 1.65 | Joe Sambito | 80.3 | HOU |
| +148+ | 1.61 | Terry Forster | 52.7 | LAN |
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