| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 4.27 | 197809190_PIT_CHN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 2.69 | 197809190_SFN_SDN |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.55 | 197809190_CIN_LAN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 2.49 | 197809190_PHI_WAS |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 1.41 | 197809180_CHA_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -9.35 | 197809201_NYA_TOR |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -1.98 | 197809200_MIL_KCA |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -1.61 | 197809190_PHI_WAS |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.37 | 197809190_KCA_SEA |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -0.94 | 197809190_BAL_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +029+ | 4.84 | Rich Gossage | 125 | NYA |
| +035+ | 4.67 | Kent Tekulve | 125.3 | PIT |
| +045+ | 3.97 | Doug Bair | 95.3 | CIN |
| +046+ | 3.94 | Gene Garber | 113.3 | TOT |
| +063+ | 3.18 | Ron Reed | 102 | PHI |
| +073+ | 3.01 | Rollie Fingers | 100 | SDN |
| +075+ | 2.94 | Elias Sosa | 109 | OAK |
| +079+ | 2.85 | Lance Rautzhan | 57.3 | LAN |
| +086+ | 2.69 | John D'Acquisto | 79.3 | SDN |
| +092+ | 2.58 | Warren Brusstar | 83 | PHI |
| +098+ | 2.44 | Terry Forster | 62.3 | LAN |
| +101+ | 2.4 | Mike Marshall | 89.7 | MIN |
| +103+ | 2.38 | John Hiller | 82 | DET |
| +107+ | 2.35 | Jim Kern | 95 | CLE |
| +111+ | 2.32 | Bob Stanley | 125.7 | BOS |
| +116+ | 2.18 | Tom Bruno | 47 | SLN |
| +117+ | 2.16 | Victor Cruz | 44.3 | TOR |
| +120+ | 2.13 | Bill Castro | 46.3 | MIL |
| +128+ | 2.01 | Dyar Miller | 80 | ANA |
| +140+ | 1.89 | Darold Knowles | 68.3 | WAS |
| +142+ | 1.85 | Charlie Hough | 92 | LAN |
| +147+ | 1.81 | Mark Littell | 103.3 | SLN |
| +155+ | 1.69 | Bob Lacey | 114 | OAK |
| +158+ | 1.63 | Dave LaRoche | 90.3 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 1.61 | Sid Monge | 81.7 | CLE |
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