| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.55 | 197909280_ANA_TEX |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 2.38 | 197909280_BAL_CLE |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | PIT | 1.76 | 197909260_WAS_PIT |
| Houston Astros | HOU | 1.28 | 197909260_HOU_ATL |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.76 | 197909280_TOR_NYA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -5.36 | 197909260_KCA_ANA |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -4.75 | 197909270_OAK_TEX |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.81 | 197909280_SEA_CHA |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -1.82 | 197909280_PHI_WAS |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | -0.45 | 197909280_ATL_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 8.11 | Jim Kern | 142.7 | TEX |
| +024+ | 5.16 | Aurelio Lopez | 125 | DET |
| +034+ | 4.59 | Sid Monge | 125.3 | CLE |
| +036+ | 4.55 | Tom Hume | 162 | CIN |
| +044+ | 4.25 | Elias Sosa | 94.3 | WAS |
| +048+ | 4.17 | Mike Marshall | 141.7 | MIN |
| +054+ | 4.01 | Bruce Sutter | 99.3 | CHN |
| +056+ | 3.89 | Greg Minton | 77.3 | SFN |
| +064+ | 3.63 | Gary Lavelle | 94.7 | SFN |
| +075+ | 3.28 | Mark Littell | 80.3 | SLN |
| +079+ | 3.24 | Tim Stoddard | 58 | BAL |
| +081+ | 3.16 | John Candelaria | 207 | PIT |
| +084+ | 3.07 | Kent Tekulve | 129.3 | PIT |
| +094+ | 2.79 | Jack Billingham | 158 | DET |
| +095+ | 2.74 | Ed Farmer | 114.3 | TOT |
| +099+ | 2.64 | Dick Drago | 87.3 | BOS |
| +101+ | 2.62 | Enrique Romo | 129 | PIT |
| +107+ | 2.53 | Joey McLaughlin | 69 | ATL |
| +115+ | 2.39 | Ron Davis | 82.3 | NYA |
| +119+ | 2.34 | Tom Burgmeier | 88.7 | BOS |
| +131+ | 2.16 | Dick Tidrow | 122.3 | TOT |
| +137+ | 2.07 | Jerry Augustine | 83.3 | MIL |
| +138+ | 2.05 | Rich Gossage | 58.3 | NYA |
| +139+ | 2.04 | Rick Williams | 121.3 | HOU |
| +146+ | 1.97 | Dave Roberts | 80.7 | TOT |
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