| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 3.83 | 197909070_SFN_HOU |
| Montreal Expos | WAS | 2.52 | 197909060_WAS_CHN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.77 | 197909050_PIT_SLN |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 1.42 | 197909070_TEX_MIN |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.82 | 197909070_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 | -1.34 | 197909050_TEX_SEA |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -0.64 | 197909060_TOR_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +004+ | 7.61 | Jim Kern | 124.3 | TEX |
| +026+ | 4.76 | Joe Sambito | 77.7 | HOU |
| +031+ | 4.43 | Bruce Sutter | 85 | CHN |
| +033+ | 4.34 | Sid Monge | 113 | CLE |
| +034+ | 4.25 | Tom Hume | 150.3 | CIN |
| +038+ | 4.09 | Aurelio Lopez | 110 | DET |
| +039+ | 4.06 | Elias Sosa | 88.7 | WAS |
| +042+ | 3.89 | Mike Marshall | 129.7 | MIN |
| +045+ | 3.86 | Gary Lavelle | 87.3 | SFN |
| +057+ | 3.49 | Joaquin Andujar | 189.7 | HOU |
| +066+ | 3.22 | Enrique Romo | 115.7 | PIT |
| +070+ | 3.06 | Greg Minton | 63.3 | SFN |
| +083+ | 2.79 | Kent Tekulve | 111 | PIT |
| +085+ | 2.71 | Tom Buskey | 67.7 | TOR |
| +092+ | 2.55 | Tom Burgmeier | 76.7 | BOS |
| +094+ | 2.52 | Joey McLaughlin | 61.7 | ATL |
| +101+ | 2.41 | Jack Billingham | 145.7 | DET |
| +106+ | 2.38 | Ed Farmer | 104.7 | TOT |
| +114+ | 2.23 | Mark Littell | 68 | SLN |
| +122+ | 2.06 | Rick Williams | 109.3 | HOU |
| +125+ | 2.01 | Dick Tidrow | 104 | TOT |
| +127+ | 1.98 | Dick Drago | 77.3 | BOS |
| +130+ | 1.96 | Tom Hausman | 60 | NYN |
| +136+ | 1.88 | Bill Castro | 42.3 | MIL |
| +141+ | 1.83 | Tippy Martinez | 67.3 | BAL |
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