| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 9.56 | 197906120_NYA_MIN |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 5.94 | 197906100_ATL_PHI |
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 5.86 | 197906120_PIT_SDN |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 4.46 | 197906120_SLN_LAN |
| John Candelaria | PIT | 2.73 | 197906120_PIT_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Jones | SEA | -3.9 | 197906100_CLE_SEA |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -3.14 | 197906120_CIN_NYN |
| Ken Holtzman | CHN | -1.54 | 197906120_CHN_SFN |
| Tom Underwood | TOR | -1.5 | 197906100_TOR_OAK |
| Paul Mitchell | MIL | -1.03 | 197906100_CHA_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-06-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.49 | Ron Guidry | 97.7 | NYA |
| +002+ | 4.33 | Tommy John | 105 | NYA |
| +005+ | 3.95 | Gaylord Perry | 106 | SDN |
| +007+ | 3.63 | Joe Niekro | 102.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 3.58 | Mike LaCoss | 88.3 | CIN |
| +011+ | 3.25 | Jim Slaton | 82.7 | MIL |
| +013+ | 3.2 | Dave Lemanczyk | 87.7 | TOR |
| +018+ | 2.79 | Mike Caldwell | 104.3 | MIL |
| +019+ | 2.78 | Lary Sorensen | 108.7 | MIL |
| +021+ | 2.72 | Steve Rogers | 94.3 | WAS |
| +026+ | 2.56 | Nino Espinosa | 81 | PHI |
| +027+ | 2.54 | Steve McCatty | 42.3 | OAK |
| +030+ | 2.43 | Dennis Martinez | 113 | BAL |
| +031+ | 2.38 | Ken Forsch | 73 | HOU |
| +037+ | 2.28 | Dennis Eckersley | 93 | BOS |
| +038+ | 2.26 | Burt Hooton | 102 | LAN |
| +043+ | 2.11 | Rick Williams | 54.3 | HOU |
| +045+ | 2.05 | Nolan Ryan | 77 | ANA |
| +046+ | 2.05 | Jim Palmer | 88.3 | BAL |
| +047+ | 2.03 | Ken Kravec | 103 | CHA |
| +049+ | 1.98 | Silvio Martinez | 73.7 | SLN |
| +050+ | 1.95 | Jack Billingham | 71.3 | DET |
| +056+ | 1.88 | Randy Niemann | 27 | HOU |
| +055+ | 1.88 | Mike Parrott | 64.3 | SEA |
| +057+ | 1.87 | Craig Swan | 99.7 | NYN |
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