| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | LAN | 2.14 | 197809220_SDN_LAN |
| San Diego Padres | SDN | 1.77 | 197809210_SFN_SDN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.43 | 197809230_PIT_WAS |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.79 | 197809210_NYA_TOR |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | 0.61 | 197809220_OAK_MIL |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -10.05 | 197809210_NYA_TOR |
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -3.28 | 197809230_CHN_SLN |
| Milwaukee Brewers | MIL | -1.7 | 197809210_MIL_KCA |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.28 | 197809230_SEA_TEX |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | -1 | 197809230_CIN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1978-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +029+ | 5.22 | Rich Gossage | 129.7 | NYA |
| +035+ | 4.67 | Kent Tekulve | 126 | PIT |
| +046+ | 3.96 | Doug Bair | 95.3 | CIN |
| +048+ | 3.92 | Gene Garber | 113.3 | TOT |
| +070+ | 3.16 | Ron Reed | 102 | PHI |
| +073+ | 2.99 | John D'Acquisto | 85.3 | SDN |
| +077+ | 2.93 | Elias Sosa | 109 | OAK |
| +082+ | 2.82 | John Hiller | 87.3 | DET |
| +088+ | 2.69 | Bob Stanley | 132.7 | BOS |
| +089+ | 2.69 | Rollie Fingers | 103.7 | SDN |
| +099+ | 2.6 | Terry Forster | 64.3 | LAN |
| +104+ | 2.55 | Mike Marshall | 91.7 | MIN |
| +111+ | 2.29 | Victor Cruz | 46 | TOR |
| +113+ | 2.26 | Tom Bruno | 48 | SLN |
| +126+ | 2.03 | Lance Rautzhan | 57.7 | LAN |
| +131+ | 1.98 | Jim Kern | 98.3 | CLE |
| +134+ | 1.93 | Bill Castro | 49 | MIL |
| +140+ | 1.88 | Dyar Miller | 81 | ANA |
| +139+ | 1.88 | Darold Knowles | 68.3 | WAS |
| +143+ | 1.84 | Mark Littell | 104 | SLN |
| +144+ | 1.84 | Charlie Hough | 92 | LAN |
| +147+ | 1.8 | Dave LaRoche | 92.3 | ANA |
| +156+ | 1.71 | Sid Monge | 83 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.46 | Bob Lacey | 116.3 | OAK |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Don Stanhouse | 71.3 | BAL |
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