| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.96 | 197809130_SLN_PIT |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.37 | 197809150_ATL_LAN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.26 | 197809150_NYN_PHI |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.76 | 197809140_CIN_SDN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 1.47 | 197809140_NYA_DET |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -5.04 | 197809140_ATL_SFN |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -3.78 | 197809130_WAS_NYN |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -2.51 | 197809150_TOR_BAL |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -2.26 | 197809150_MIN_MIL |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.38 | 197809150_CIN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-15.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +018+ | 5.43 | Kent Tekulve | 121.7 | PIT |
| +034+ | 4.59 | Rich Gossage | 122 | NYA |
| +044+ | 4.01 | Doug Bair | 93.3 | CIN |
| +053+ | 3.55 | Gene Garber | 108.7 | TOT |
| +068+ | 3.19 | Elias Sosa | 107 | OAK |
| +076+ | 2.97 | Ron Reed | 99.3 | PHI |
| +084+ | 2.68 | Rollie Fingers | 96 | SDN |
| +090+ | 2.6 | Warren Brusstar | 83 | PHI |
| +092+ | 2.57 | Lance Rautzhan | 54 | LAN |
| +094+ | 2.53 | John D'Acquisto | 77.3 | SDN |
| +098+ | 2.41 | Dyar Miller | 77.3 | ANA |
| +101+ | 2.37 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +106+ | 2.28 | John Hiller | 80.7 | DET |
| +104+ | 2.28 | Terry Forster | 60.3 | LAN |
| +105+ | 2.28 | Mike Marshall | 85.7 | MIN |
| +114+ | 2.15 | Tom Bruno | 39.3 | SLN |
| +117+ | 2.14 | Jim Kern | 92.3 | CLE |
| +120+ | 2.05 | Bill Castro | 45.3 | MIL |
| +127+ | 1.99 | Darold Knowles | 67 | WAS |
| +128+ | 1.98 | Bob Stanley | 119 | BOS |
| +139+ | 1.79 | Sid Monge | 78.7 | CLE |
| +143+ | 1.77 | Bob Lacey | 110 | OAK |
| +150+ | 1.71 | Eddie Whitson | 68.7 | PIT |
| +152+ | 1.7 | Charlie Hough | 90 | LAN |
| +157+ | 1.6 | Mark Littell | 101 | SLN |
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