| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 7.76 | 197904270_NYA_SEA |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 6.06 | 197904280_LAN_NYN |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 5.38 | 197904290_BAL_OAK |
| Dave Goltz | MIN | 4.45 | 197904280_MIN_DET |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 4.21 | 197904270_SDN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Underwood | TOR | -3.93 | 197904280_MIL_TOR |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -3.45 | 197904280_NYA_SEA |
| Chris Knapp | ANA | -3.08 | 197904270_BOS_ANA |
| Bill Travers | MIL | -2.98 | 197904292_MIL_TOR |
| Tom Hume | CIN | -2.95 | 197904280_SLN_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-04-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 2.71 | Tommy John | 40 | NYA |
| +002+ | 2.31 | Mike Caldwell | 44 | MIL |
| +003+ | 2.21 | Ferguson Jenkins | 39 | TEX |
| +008+ | 1.56 | Nino Espinosa | 29 | PHI |
| +009+ | 1.54 | Ken Forsch | 39.3 | HOU |
| +015+ | 1.37 | Craig Swan | 37 | NYN |
| +019+ | 1.3 | Burt Hooton | 39.3 | LAN |
| +022+ | 1.28 | Joaquin Andujar | 20.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Phil Niekro | 46.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.23 | J.R. Richard | 33.7 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Don Sutton | 40.7 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Pete Vuckovich | 32 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Gaylord Perry | 32 | SDN |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Don Robinson | 33.3 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Vern Ruhle | 30 | HOU |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Fred Norman | 30 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | Dennis Lamp | 25.3 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Dick Ruthven | 32.7 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Dave Lemanczyk | 28.3 | TOR |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Dennis Leonard | 38 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 0.96 | Ron Guidry | 37 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Frank Tanana | 31.7 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Bob Welch | 25 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.81 | Jim Palmer | 42 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Ross Baumgarten | 21.3 | CHA |
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