| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.37 | 197809060_PIT_SLN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.39 | 197809060_PHI_CHN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.18 | 197809080_LAN_HOU |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.97 | 197809070_SDN_CIN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.44 | 197809080_NYA_BOS |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -3.84 | 197809060_MIL_TOR |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -3.68 | 197809080_CHN_WAS |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -3.19 | 197809060_PHI_CHN |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.58 | 197809070_SDN_CIN |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -0.8 | 197809070_SEA_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +020+ | 5.17 | Kent Tekulve | 114 | PIT |
| +030+ | 4.7 | Rich Gossage | 116 | NYA |
| +046+ | 3.57 | Doug Bair | 88.3 | CIN |
| +063+ | 3.05 | Gene Garber | 102.7 | TOT |
| +065+ | 3.03 | Elias Sosa | 100.7 | OAK |
| +076+ | 2.8 | Ron Reed | 92.3 | PHI |
| +077+ | 2.78 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +090+ | 2.51 | Dyar Miller | 73.7 | ANA |
| +093+ | 2.44 | John Hiller | 77.7 | DET |
| +097+ | 2.42 | Rollie Fingers | 93 | SDN |
| +100+ | 2.4 | Lance Rautzhan | 52 | LAN |
| +112+ | 2.18 | Warren Brusstar | 75.7 | PHI |
| +113+ | 2.18 | John D'Acquisto | 71 | SDN |
| +116+ | 2.16 | Bob Stanley | 114 | BOS |
| +125+ | 2.02 | Mike Marshall | 82.7 | MIN |
| +129+ | 1.94 | Kevin Kobel | 76.7 | NYN |
| +130+ | 1.93 | Terry Forster | 56.3 | LAN |
| +131+ | 1.92 | Tom Bruno | 34.3 | SLN |
| +133+ | 1.9 | Darold Knowles | 66 | WAS |
| +135+ | 1.88 | Dave LaRoche | 86 | ANA |
| +136+ | 1.87 | Bill Castro | 43.3 | MIL |
| +139+ | 1.81 | Joe Sambito | 82 | HOU |
| +141+ | 1.79 | Jim Kern | 88.3 | CLE |
| +143+ | 1.73 | Charlie Hough | 88 | LAN |
| +148+ | 1.68 | Mark Littell | 97 | SLN |
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