| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.55 | 197809160_WAS_PIT |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.51 | 197809160_NYN_PHI |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.37 | 197809150_ATL_LAN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 2.02 | 197809160_HOU_SDN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.74 | 197809160_OAK_TEX |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -5.04 | 197809140_ATL_SFN |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -3.16 | 197809160_TOR_BAL |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -2.5 | 197809160_MIN_MIL |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -2.01 | 197809140_WAS_NYN |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1.38 | 197809150_CIN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +019+ | 5.43 | Kent Tekulve | 121.7 | PIT |
| +035+ | 4.59 | Rich Gossage | 122 | NYA |
| +045+ | 3.91 | Doug Bair | 94.7 | CIN |
| +053+ | 3.54 | Gene Garber | 108.7 | TOT |
| +064+ | 3.19 | Elias Sosa | 107 | OAK |
| +078+ | 2.95 | Ron Reed | 99.3 | PHI |
| +084+ | 2.68 | Rollie Fingers | 96 | SDN |
| +090+ | 2.58 | Warren Brusstar | 83 | PHI |
| +092+ | 2.57 | Lance Rautzhan | 54 | LAN |
| +093+ | 2.52 | John D'Acquisto | 77.3 | SDN |
| +094+ | 2.5 | Dyar Miller | 78.3 | ANA |
| +096+ | 2.45 | Terry Forster | 62.3 | LAN |
| +103+ | 2.37 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +104+ | 2.36 | Mike Marshall | 86.7 | MIN |
| +105+ | 2.33 | John Hiller | 81.3 | DET |
| +115+ | 2.14 | Tom Bruno | 39.3 | SLN |
| +117+ | 2.13 | Jim Kern | 92.3 | CLE |
| +124+ | 2.04 | Bill Castro | 45.3 | MIL |
| +128+ | 1.99 | Darold Knowles | 67 | WAS |
| +129+ | 1.98 | Bob Stanley | 119 | BOS |
| +144+ | 1.77 | Bob Lacey | 110 | OAK |
| +145+ | 1.76 | Eddie Whitson | 69.3 | PIT |
| +151+ | 1.69 | Mark Littell | 102 | SLN |
| +157+ | 1.63 | Dave LaRoche | 90.3 | ANA |
| +158+ | 1.62 | Sid Monge | 81.7 | CLE |
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