| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.62 | 197809030_ATL_PIT |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 3.35 | 197809031_PHI_SFN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.04 | 197809030_NYN_LAN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.45 | 197809030_SEA_NYA |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.09 | 197809050_SDN_ATL |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.98 | 197809041_SEA_MIL |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.43 | 197809041_WAS_CHN |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -2.41 | 197809031_HOU_CHN |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -2.03 | 197809040_CIN_HOU |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -0.86 | 197809050_BOS_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +021+ | 5.15 | Kent Tekulve | 114 | PIT |
| +029+ | 4.69 | Rich Gossage | 116 | NYA |
| +045+ | 3.39 | Doug Bair | 86.3 | CIN |
| +055+ | 3.2 | Gene Garber | 99.7 | TOT |
| +070+ | 2.84 | Elias Sosa | 98.3 | OAK |
| +076+ | 2.69 | Dave LaRoche | 83.3 | ANA |
| +080+ | 2.64 | Lance Rautzhan | 50 | LAN |
| +083+ | 2.62 | Ron Reed | 90.3 | PHI |
| +085+ | 2.61 | Victor Cruz | 42.3 | TOR |
| +098+ | 2.37 | John Hiller | 77 | DET |
| +108+ | 2.22 | Warren Brusstar | 73.7 | PHI |
| +112+ | 2.17 | John D'Acquisto | 71 | SDN |
| +114+ | 2.15 | Bob Stanley | 114 | BOS |
| +116+ | 2.11 | Rollie Fingers | 89.7 | SDN |
| +121+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 43 | MIL |
| +124+ | 2.01 | Mike Marshall | 82.7 | MIN |
| +127+ | 1.92 | Kevin Kobel | 76.7 | NYN |
| +130+ | 1.89 | Darold Knowles | 66 | WAS |
| +134+ | 1.8 | Joe Sambito | 82 | HOU |
| +140+ | 1.75 | Terry Forster | 54.3 | LAN |
| +145+ | 1.68 | Bob Lacey | 104.3 | OAK |
| +147+ | 1.64 | Jim Kern | 84.3 | CLE |
| +148+ | 1.63 | Charlie Hough | 87 | LAN |
| +149+ | 1.59 | Grant Jackson | 70 | PIT |
| +152+ | 1.57 | Gary Lavelle | 87.3 | SFN |
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