| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.28 | 197909210_PIT_CHN |
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.06 | 197909230_TEX_ANA |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 1.67 | 197909220_CLE_BAL |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 1.26 | 197909220_SFN_ATL |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 0.65 | 197909210_CIN_HOU |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -6.52 | 197909210_CHA_SEA |
| California Angels | ANA | -5.43 | 197909210_TEX_ANA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -4.78 | 197909220_KCA_OAK |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.2 | 197909221_SLN_NYN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -1.07 | 197909230_WAS_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.9 | Jim Kern | 140.3 | TEX |
| +024+ | 5.06 | Aurelio Lopez | 124 | DET |
| +026+ | 4.98 | Sid Monge | 123 | CLE |
| +034+ | 4.56 | Joe Sambito | 87.7 | HOU |
| +038+ | 4.45 | Tom Hume | 161 | CIN |
| +040+ | 4.21 | Elias Sosa | 94 | WAS |
| +045+ | 4.06 | Mike Marshall | 138 | MIN |
| +047+ | 4 | Bruce Sutter | 97 | CHN |
| +056+ | 3.77 | Greg Minton | 76 | SFN |
| +059+ | 3.68 | Gary Lavelle | 90.7 | SFN |
| +065+ | 3.51 | Kent Tekulve | 125 | PIT |
| +067+ | 3.43 | Joaquin Andujar | 193.3 | HOU |
| +084+ | 3.07 | Mark Littell | 78 | SLN |
| +087+ | 2.99 | Tim Stoddard | 55.3 | BAL |
| +096+ | 2.79 | Joey McLaughlin | 67.3 | ATL |
| +103+ | 2.56 | Jack Billingham | 155.7 | DET |
| +106+ | 2.5 | Ed Farmer | 111.7 | TOT |
| +113+ | 2.36 | Dick Drago | 84.3 | BOS |
| +118+ | 2.29 | Tom Burgmeier | 81.3 | BOS |
| +120+ | 2.28 | Enrique Romo | 123 | PIT |
| +123+ | 2.23 | Sparky Lyle | 93.3 | TEX |
| +129+ | 2.12 | Dave Roberts | 77.7 | TOT |
| +132+ | 2.11 | Ron Davis | 77 | NYA |
| +134+ | 2.06 | Tom Buskey | 75 | TOR |
| +145+ | 1.97 | Dick Tidrow | 120.3 | TOT |
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