| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 3.15 | 197908070_WAS_PHI |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.98 | 197908081_TEX_DET |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.6 | 197908070_PIT_CHN |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 2.04 | 197908070_HOU_LAN |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.44 | 197908070_SDN_SFN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -9.58 | 197908070_MIN_SEA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -1.65 | 197908080_ANA_OAK |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -1.45 | 197908070_CLE_BOS |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.36 | 197908090_SLN_NYN |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -1.34 | 197908070_MIN_SEA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-08-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +006+ | 6.31 | Jim Kern | 101.3 | TEX |
| +019+ | 4.51 | Jim Slaton | 165.7 | MIL |
| +020+ | 4.45 | Bruce Sutter | 67 | CHN |
| +023+ | 4.2 | Mike Marshall | 105.3 | MIN |
| +024+ | 4.15 | Sid Monge | 94.7 | CLE |
| +028+ | 3.89 | Joe Sambito | 68 | HOU |
| +033+ | 3.72 | Elias Sosa | 78 | WAS |
| +037+ | 3.51 | Gary Lavelle | 79 | SFN |
| +055+ | 3.02 | Aurelio Lopez | 87 | DET |
| +056+ | 2.98 | Greg Minton | 44.7 | SFN |
| +057+ | 2.98 | Tom Hume | 127 | CIN |
| +058+ | 2.95 | Enrique Romo | 88 | PIT |
| +080+ | 2.35 | Joey McLaughlin | 44 | ATL |
| +101+ | 2.11 | Mark Clear | 86 | ANA |
| +102+ | 2.08 | Rudy May | 53.7 | WAS |
| +104+ | 1.91 | Ron Davis | 53.7 | NYA |
| +105+ | 1.91 | Tom Burgmeier | 56.3 | BOS |
| +106+ | 1.9 | Adrian Devine | 59 | ATL |
| +107+ | 1.9 | Tom Buskey | 50 | TOR |
| +110+ | 1.84 | Bill Castro | 37.3 | MIL |
| +115+ | 1.74 | Kent Tekulve | 84 | PIT |
| +118+ | 1.72 | Rick Williams | 85 | HOU |
| +120+ | 1.71 | Jack Billingham | 117.3 | DET |
| +124+ | 1.68 | Don Hood | 60 | TOT |
| +127+ | 1.66 | Ed Glynn | 38.3 | NYN |
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