| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | SDN | 7.24 | 197907280_SFN_SDN |
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 7.16 | 197907260_ANA_NYA |
| Dennis Eckersley | BOS | 3.69 | 197907280_BOS_TEX |
| Joe Niekro | HOU | 2.03 | 197907270_LAN_HOU |
| Mike LaCoss | CIN | 1.66 | 197907270_CIN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keough | OAK | -5.08 | 197907280_SEA_OAK |
| Mickey Mahler | ATL | -4.62 | 197907282_CIN_ATL |
| Mike Paxton | CLE | -4.3 | 197907280_CLE_CHA |
| Phil Huffman | TOR | -4.24 | 197907270_DET_TOR |
| Vida Blue | SFN | -3.2 | 197907270_SFN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-07-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 6.07 | Gaylord Perry | 184 | SDN |
| +005+ | 6.01 | Steve Rogers | 164 | WAS |
| +009+ | 5.32 | Ron Guidry | 144.3 | NYA |
| +010+ | 5.19 | Tommy John | 174.3 | NYA |
| +011+ | 4.78 | Nolan Ryan | 150.3 | ANA |
| +013+ | 4.7 | Mike LaCoss | 139 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4 | Jim Slaton | 143.3 | MIL |
| +022+ | 3.9 | Dennis Eckersley | 164.3 | BOS |
| +028+ | 3.72 | Joaquin Andujar | 131.7 | HOU |
| +029+ | 3.71 | Burt Hooton | 158.7 | LAN |
| +033+ | 3.47 | Bob Shirley | 118 | SDN |
| +037+ | 3.34 | Craig Swan | 167.7 | NYN |
| +047+ | 3.06 | Silvio Martinez | 129.3 | SLN |
| +048+ | 2.91 | Ken Forsch | 125.3 | HOU |
| +053+ | 2.67 | Rick Wise | 141.7 | CLE |
| +054+ | 2.64 | Phil Niekro | 210 | ATL |
| +061+ | 2.5 | Joe Niekro | 168 | HOU |
| +063+ | 2.47 | Dave Lemanczyk | 141.3 | TOR |
| +069+ | 2.28 | Steve Comer | 153 | TEX |
| +072+ | 2.21 | Tom Hume | 117 | CIN |
| +074+ | 2.2 | Tom Seaver | 128 | CIN |
| +076+ | 2.17 | Mike Caldwell | 166.3 | MIL |
| +079+ | 2.11 | Lary Sorensen | 168 | MIL |
| +082+ | 2.09 | Bill Travers | 123 | MIL |
| +083+ | 2.06 | Jim Palmer | 107 | BAL |
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