| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 6.2 | 197905230_PIT_WAS |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 5.39 | 197905230_LAN_SDN |
| Bob Knepper | SFN | 3.74 | 197905250_ATL_SFN |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 3.3 | 197905250_HOU_SDN |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | 3.08 | 197905250_CIN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Honeycutt | SEA | -2.86 | 197905252_SEA_TEX |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -2.82 | 197905241_CHN_NYN |
| Roger Erickson | MIN | -2.29 | 197905250_KCA_MIN |
| Chris Knapp | ANA | -2.08 | 197905240_ANA_MIL |
| Phil Huffman | TOR | -1.71 | 197905230_CLE_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-05-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.55 | Tommy John | 78.7 | NYA |
| +003+ | 3.26 | Jim Slaton | 62 | MIL |
| +008+ | 2.66 | Ron Guidry | 67.7 | NYA |
| +011+ | 2.43 | Dick Ruthven | 71.3 | PHI |
| +012+ | 2.41 | Dennis Martinez | 85.7 | BAL |
| +013+ | 2.39 | Ross Baumgarten | 57.3 | CHA |
| +015+ | 2.36 | Pete Vuckovich | 66.7 | SLN |
| +016+ | 2.35 | Ken Forsch | 73 | HOU |
| +017+ | 2.29 | Gaylord Perry | 75 | SDN |
| +018+ | 2.29 | Rick Williams | 36 | HOU |
| +020+ | 2.27 | Lary Sorensen | 75.7 | MIL |
| +024+ | 2.13 | Dave Lemanczyk | 63 | TOR |
| +025+ | 2.12 | Burt Hooton | 71.3 | LAN |
| +028+ | 2.04 | Don Sutton | 72.7 | LAN |
| +030+ | 1.95 | Steve Rogers | 75.3 | WAS |
| +032+ | 1.92 | Mike LaCoss | 61.3 | CIN |
| +031+ | 1.92 | Joe Niekro | 68.3 | HOU |
| +036+ | 1.88 | Jim Palmer | 73.3 | BAL |
| +037+ | 1.88 | Bob Knepper | 77.3 | SFN |
| +040+ | 1.8 | Mike Caldwell | 77.3 | MIL |
| +044+ | 1.72 | Silvio Martinez | 52.3 | SLN |
| +049+ | 1.6 | Bill Travers | 55.7 | MIL |
| +053+ | 1.54 | Kevin Kobel | 33.7 | NYN |
| +054+ | 1.52 | Nino Espinosa | 66 | PHI |
| +055+ | 1.49 | Mike Parrott | 44.3 | SEA |
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