| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 4.43 | 197909110_HOU_CIN |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 2.5 | 197909120_SLN_PIT |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.13 | 197909100_SEA_TEX |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.52 | 197909100_BAL_BOS |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.04 | 197909120_ATL_SFN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -4.96 | 197909110_ANA_CHA |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | -3.28 | 197909101_MIN_KCA |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -2.92 | 197909120_CLE_DET |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -1.6 | 197909110_OAK_MIL |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.24 | 197909120_SEA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 8.01 | Jim Kern | 129 | TEX |
| +030+ | 4.54 | Sid Monge | 115.3 | CLE |
| +031+ | 4.5 | Tom Hume | 155.7 | CIN |
| +033+ | 4.4 | Aurelio Lopez | 113.7 | DET |
| +034+ | 4.34 | Elias Sosa | 92 | WAS |
| +035+ | 4.31 | Joe Sambito | 82 | HOU |
| +040+ | 4.06 | Bruce Sutter | 90 | CHN |
| +043+ | 4.01 | Mike Marshall | 134 | MIN |
| +054+ | 3.63 | Joaquin Andujar | 191.3 | HOU |
| +058+ | 3.58 | Gary Lavelle | 89 | SFN |
| +072+ | 3.12 | Kent Tekulve | 115.3 | PIT |
| +071+ | 3.12 | Enrique Romo | 117.7 | PIT |
| +073+ | 3.08 | Ken Forsch | 147.3 | HOU |
| +074+ | 3.07 | Greg Minton | 68 | SFN |
| +084+ | 2.79 | Joey McLaughlin | 64.7 | ATL |
| +088+ | 2.72 | Tim Stoddard | 52 | BAL |
| +089+ | 2.7 | Ed Farmer | 108.3 | TOT |
| +101+ | 2.43 | Jim Bibby | 112.3 | PIT |
| +102+ | 2.41 | Mark Littell | 70 | SLN |
| +106+ | 2.37 | Jack Billingham | 145.7 | DET |
| +109+ | 2.32 | Tom Burgmeier | 76.7 | BOS |
| +119+ | 2.15 | Dick Drago | 79.3 | BOS |
| +120+ | 2.14 | Tom Hausman | 62.3 | NYN |
| +123+ | 2.07 | Steve Mura | 67.7 | SDN |
| +125+ | 2.04 | Rick Williams | 109.3 | HOU |
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