| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.44 | 197809050_NYN_PIT |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.39 | 197809060_PHI_CHN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.09 | 197809070_LAN_HOU |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.97 | 197809070_SDN_CIN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.29 | 197809070_NYA_BOS |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -3.84 | 197809060_MIL_TOR |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -3.49 | 197809070_NYN_WAS |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -3.19 | 197809060_PHI_CHN |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -2 | 197809050_CIN_HOU |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | -0.86 | 197809050_BOS_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +020+ | 5.17 | Kent Tekulve | 114 | PIT |
| +029+ | 4.71 | Rich Gossage | 116 | NYA |
| +047+ | 3.41 | Doug Bair | 86.3 | CIN |
| +064+ | 3.06 | Gene Garber | 102.7 | TOT |
| +072+ | 2.9 | Elias Sosa | 99 | OAK |
| +073+ | 2.88 | Dave LaRoche | 85.3 | ANA |
| +075+ | 2.79 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +080+ | 2.72 | Ron Reed | 91.3 | PHI |
| +084+ | 2.65 | Lance Rautzhan | 50 | LAN |
| +099+ | 2.39 | John Hiller | 77 | DET |
| +100+ | 2.37 | Dyar Miller | 72 | ANA |
| +104+ | 2.31 | Rollie Fingers | 91.7 | SDN |
| +111+ | 2.19 | Warren Brusstar | 75.7 | PHI |
| +112+ | 2.19 | John D'Acquisto | 71 | SDN |
| +116+ | 2.17 | Bob Stanley | 114 | BOS |
| +124+ | 2.02 | Mike Marshall | 82.7 | MIN |
| +128+ | 1.94 | Kevin Kobel | 76.7 | NYN |
| +129+ | 1.93 | Terry Forster | 56.3 | LAN |
| +132+ | 1.91 | Darold Knowles | 66 | WAS |
| +133+ | 1.87 | Bill Castro | 43.3 | MIL |
| +136+ | 1.81 | Joe Sambito | 82 | HOU |
| +148+ | 1.65 | Charlie Hough | 87 | LAN |
| +147+ | 1.65 | Jim Kern | 84.3 | CLE |
| +151+ | 1.62 | Mickey Lolich | 30.7 | SDN |
| +154+ | 1.6 | Gary Lavelle | 87.3 | SFN |
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