| 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 | 1.32 | 197809191_CHA_OAK |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -10.05 | 197809210_NYA_TOR |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -2.76 | 197809210_PIT_CHN |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -1.98 | 197809200_MIL_KCA |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | -1.61 | 197809190_PHI_WAS |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.37 | 197809190_KCA_SEA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +029+ | 5.09 | Rich Gossage | 128 | NYA |
| +035+ | 4.68 | Kent Tekulve | 126 | PIT |
| +044+ | 3.96 | Doug Bair | 95.3 | CIN |
| +045+ | 3.93 | Gene Garber | 113.3 | TOT |
| +065+ | 3.17 | Ron Reed | 102 | PHI |
| +072+ | 2.97 | Rollie Fingers | 102 | SDN |
| +075+ | 2.93 | Elias Sosa | 109 | OAK |
| +079+ | 2.85 | Lance Rautzhan | 57.3 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.68 | John D'Acquisto | 79.3 | SDN |
| +096+ | 2.57 | Warren Brusstar | 83 | PHI |
| +102+ | 2.44 | Terry Forster | 62.3 | LAN |
| +106+ | 2.39 | Mike Marshall | 89.7 | MIN |
| +107+ | 2.37 | John Hiller | 82 | DET |
| +109+ | 2.34 | Jim Kern | 95 | CLE |
| +111+ | 2.31 | Bob Stanley | 125.7 | BOS |
| +113+ | 2.27 | Victor Cruz | 45.7 | TOR |
| +120+ | 2.18 | Tom Bruno | 47 | SLN |
| +129+ | 2 | Dyar Miller | 80 | ANA |
| +137+ | 1.89 | Darold Knowles | 68.3 | WAS |
| +139+ | 1.88 | Bill Castro | 48.3 | MIL |
| +142+ | 1.85 | Charlie Hough | 92 | LAN |
| +146+ | 1.8 | Mark Littell | 103.3 | SLN |
| +157+ | 1.68 | Bob Lacey | 114 | OAK |
| +158+ | 1.63 | Dave LaRoche | 90.3 | ANA |
| +160+ | 1.61 | Sid Monge | 81.7 | CLE |
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