| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | WAS | 10.09 | 197906230_PHI_WAS |
| Tommy John | NYA | 7.9 | 197906230_CLE_NYA |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 5.64 | 197906232_DET_BAL |
| Burt Hooton | LAN | 4.92 | 197906240_LAN_ATL |
| Nolan Ryan | ANA | 3.13 | 197906220_KCA_ANA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Haas | MIL | -4.31 | 197906240_MIL_SEA |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -2.46 | 197906220_MIL_SEA |
| Phil Huffman | TOR | -2.11 | 197906240_TOR_BOS |
| Rick Langford | OAK | -2.01 | 197906220_TEX_OAK |
| Ken Holtzman | CHN | -1.7 | 197906220_CHN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-06-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 4.89 | Tommy John | 132 | NYA |
| +004+ | 4.6 | Ron Guidry | 97.7 | NYA |
| +005+ | 4.45 | Gaylord Perry | 122 | SDN |
| +006+ | 4.36 | Steve Rogers | 120.3 | WAS |
| +007+ | 4.29 | Dave Lemanczyk | 104.7 | TOR |
| +011+ | 3.81 | Mike LaCoss | 98.7 | CIN |
| +018+ | 3.16 | Jim Slaton | 97 | MIL |
| +019+ | 3.07 | Joe Niekro | 121.3 | HOU |
| +020+ | 2.98 | Mike Caldwell | 119.3 | MIL |
| +028+ | 2.74 | Nolan Ryan | 101.3 | ANA |
| +029+ | 2.71 | Bill Travers | 85.7 | MIL |
| +036+ | 2.53 | Dennis Eckersley | 109 | BOS |
| +043+ | 2.38 | Joaquin Andujar | 86.7 | HOU |
| +047+ | 2.37 | Ken Forsch | 73 | HOU |
| +050+ | 2.34 | Burt Hooton | 117 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.34 | Jack Billingham | 92.7 | DET |
| +054+ | 2.27 | Steve Carlton | 118.7 | PHI |
| +055+ | 2.25 | Rick Williams | 65 | HOU |
| +056+ | 2.24 | Ken Kravec | 118 | CHA |
| +057+ | 2.2 | Craig Swan | 116.7 | NYN |
| +058+ | 2.14 | Sammy Stewart | 63.3 | BAL |
| +061+ | 2.09 | Nino Espinosa | 90.3 | PHI |
| +062+ | 2.07 | Silvio Martinez | 87.3 | SLN |
| +063+ | 2.07 | Mike Parrott | 85.7 | SEA |
| +070+ | 1.95 | Lary Sorensen | 121.7 | MIL |
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