| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 4.07 | 197909040_LAN_HOU |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 2.52 | 197909060_WAS_CHN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.77 | 197909050_PIT_SLN |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 1.06 | 197909050_TEX_SEA |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.58 | 197909060_NYA_DET |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -6.33 | 197909060_CHA_ANA |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -5.99 | 197909050_KCA_MIN |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -2.21 | 197909050_MIL_OAK |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.38 | 197909040_TEX_SEA |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -0.64 | 197909060_TOR_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.52 | Jim Kern | 123.3 | TEX |
| +024+ | 4.76 | Joe Sambito | 77.7 | HOU |
| +029+ | 4.44 | Bruce Sutter | 85 | CHN |
| +032+ | 4.37 | Tom Hume | 149.3 | CIN |
| +034+ | 4.34 | Sid Monge | 113 | CLE |
| +036+ | 4.19 | Mike Marshall | 128.3 | MIN |
| +038+ | 4.09 | Aurelio Lopez | 110 | DET |
| +039+ | 4.05 | Elias Sosa | 88.7 | WAS |
| +040+ | 4.03 | Joaquin Andujar | 186.3 | HOU |
| +047+ | 3.87 | Gary Lavelle | 87.3 | SFN |
| +068+ | 3.14 | Enrique Romo | 114.3 | PIT |
| +072+ | 3.06 | Greg Minton | 63.3 | SFN |
| +081+ | 2.82 | Rudy May | 68.7 | WAS |
| +085+ | 2.65 | Tom Buskey | 67 | TOR |
| +091+ | 2.59 | Kent Tekulve | 108.3 | PIT |
| +093+ | 2.55 | Tom Burgmeier | 76.7 | BOS |
| +096+ | 2.53 | Joey McLaughlin | 61.7 | ATL |
| +105+ | 2.38 | Ed Farmer | 104.7 | TOT |
| +113+ | 2.2 | Mark Littell | 67.7 | SLN |
| +124+ | 2.01 | Dick Tidrow | 104 | TOT |
| +126+ | 1.99 | Tom Hausman | 60 | NYN |
| +130+ | 1.95 | Dick Drago | 77 | BOS |
| +134+ | 1.87 | Bill Castro | 42.3 | MIL |
| +140+ | 1.84 | Steve Mura | 65 | SDN |
| +141+ | 1.83 | Tippy Martinez | 67.3 | BAL |
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