| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.28 | 197809100_PIT_NYN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.35 | 197809110_PIT_PHI |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 1.91 | 197809120_LAN_SFN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.87 | 197809101_TEX_OAK |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.65 | 197809120_ATL_SDN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -5.32 | 197809110_ATL_SDN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -4.97 | 197809100_CHN_WAS |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -2.55 | 197809111_TOR_CLE |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -1.5 | 197809100_CHN_WAS |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.04 | 197809120_HOU_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +020+ | 5.25 | Kent Tekulve | 119.3 | PIT |
| +024+ | 4.98 | Rich Gossage | 119 | NYA |
| +041+ | 4.01 | Doug Bair | 93.3 | CIN |
| +056+ | 3.32 | Gene Garber | 105.7 | TOT |
| +059+ | 3.26 | Elias Sosa | 103 | OAK |
| +078+ | 2.85 | Ron Reed | 95.3 | PHI |
| +082+ | 2.79 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +095+ | 2.44 | Rollie Fingers | 93 | SDN |
| +097+ | 2.42 | Dyar Miller | 77.3 | ANA |
| +099+ | 2.41 | Lance Rautzhan | 52 | LAN |
| +102+ | 2.36 | Warren Brusstar | 77.7 | PHI |
| +106+ | 2.29 | Mike Marshall | 85.7 | MIN |
| +109+ | 2.25 | John D'Acquisto | 74 | SDN |
| +113+ | 2.2 | John Hiller | 79.7 | DET |
| +114+ | 2.2 | Terry Forster | 59.3 | LAN |
| +118+ | 2.13 | Tom Bruno | 36.7 | SLN |
| +120+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 45.3 | MIL |
| +126+ | 1.99 | Dave LaRoche | 87 | ANA |
| +127+ | 1.97 | Bob Stanley | 119 | BOS |
| +132+ | 1.92 | Jim Kern | 89.7 | CLE |
| +141+ | 1.77 | Sid Monge | 78.3 | CLE |
| +146+ | 1.71 | Mickey Lolich | 31.7 | SDN |
| +145+ | 1.71 | Charlie Hough | 90 | LAN |
| +150+ | 1.66 | Mark Littell | 99 | SLN |
| +151+ | 1.66 | Eddie Whitson | 68 | PIT |
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