| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 3.14 | 197909220_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 | 1.23 | 197909241_HOU_ATL |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -6.12 | 197909220_CHA_SEA |
| California Angels | ANA | -5.21 | 197909220_TEX_ANA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -4.78 | 197909220_KCA_OAK |
| New York Mets | NYN | -1.2 | 197909221_SLN_NYN |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -1.15 | 197909240_SLN_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 7.89 | Jim Kern | 140.3 | TEX |
| +025+ | 5.06 | Aurelio Lopez | 124 | DET |
| +027+ | 4.97 | Sid Monge | 123 | CLE |
| +036+ | 4.45 | Tom Hume | 161 | CIN |
| +038+ | 4.42 | Joe Sambito | 88.3 | HOU |
| +040+ | 4.25 | Elias Sosa | 94.3 | WAS |
| +045+ | 4.05 | Mike Marshall | 138 | MIN |
| +048+ | 4 | Bruce Sutter | 97 | CHN |
| +056+ | 3.77 | Greg Minton | 76 | SFN |
| +067+ | 3.39 | Kent Tekulve | 128.3 | PIT |
| +082+ | 3.06 | Mark Littell | 78 | SLN |
| +085+ | 2.99 | Tim Stoddard | 55.3 | BAL |
| +103+ | 2.6 | Joey McLaughlin | 67.7 | ATL |
| +105+ | 2.55 | Jack Billingham | 155.7 | DET |
| +106+ | 2.49 | Ed Farmer | 111.7 | TOT |
| +108+ | 2.46 | Joaquin Andujar | 194 | HOU |
| +112+ | 2.36 | Enrique Romo | 124 | PIT |
| +117+ | 2.29 | Tom Burgmeier | 81.3 | BOS |
| +123+ | 2.23 | Sparky Lyle | 93.3 | TEX |
| +132+ | 2.1 | Ron Davis | 77 | NYA |
| +137+ | 2.06 | Tom Buskey | 75 | TOR |
| +136+ | 2.06 | Dick Tidrow | 121.3 | TOT |
| +138+ | 2.05 | Stan Bahnsen | 93.3 | WAS |
| +151+ | 1.94 | Pete Redfern | 106.3 | MIN |
| +152+ | 1.91 | Dave Roberts | 77.7 | TOT |
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