| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | TEX | 2.55 | 197909280_ANA_TEX |
| St. Louis Cardinals | SLN | 2.49 | 197909300_NYN_SLN |
| Baltimore Orioles | BAL | 2.4 | 197909290_BAL_CLE |
| New York Yankees | NYA | 0.78 | 197909290_TOR_NYA |
| Cincinnati Reds | CIN | 0.74 | 197909300_ATL_CIN |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | ANA | -8 | 197909290_ANA_TEX |
| Oakland Athletics | OAK | -3.83 | 197909300_OAK_KCA |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -3.81 | 197909280_SEA_CHA |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | -1.82 | 197909280_PHI_WAS |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TOR | -1.42 | 197909300_TOR_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1979-09-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +006+ | 8.14 | Jim Kern | 143 | TEX |
| +025+ | 5.1 | Sid Monge | 131 | CLE |
| +032+ | 4.71 | Joe Sambito | 91.3 | HOU |
| +036+ | 4.64 | Tom Hume | 163 | CIN |
| +038+ | 4.61 | John Fulgham | 146 | SLN |
| +043+ | 4.51 | Aurelio Lopez | 127 | DET |
| +048+ | 4.26 | Mike Marshall | 142.7 | MIN |
| +049+ | 4.26 | Elias Sosa | 96.7 | WAS |
| +054+ | 4.11 | Greg Minton | 79.7 | SFN |
| +057+ | 3.97 | Bruce Sutter | 101.3 | CHN |
| +073+ | 3.39 | Gary Lavelle | 96.7 | SFN |
| +079+ | 3.25 | Mark Littell | 82.3 | SLN |
| +081+ | 3.24 | Tim Stoddard | 58 | BAL |
| +084+ | 3.11 | John Candelaria | 207 | PIT |
| +086+ | 3.07 | Kent Tekulve | 134.3 | PIT |
| +096+ | 2.78 | Jack Billingham | 158 | DET |
| +097+ | 2.73 | Ed Farmer | 114.3 | TOT |
| +102+ | 2.59 | Dick Drago | 89 | BOS |
| +106+ | 2.52 | Joey McLaughlin | 69 | ATL |
| +110+ | 2.46 | Ron Davis | 85.3 | NYA |
| +115+ | 2.41 | Enrique Romo | 129.3 | PIT |
| +119+ | 2.35 | Tom Burgmeier | 88.7 | BOS |
| +136+ | 2.05 | Rich Gossage | 58.3 | NYA |
| +143+ | 1.97 | Sparky Lyle | 95 | TEX |
| +144+ | 1.96 | Dave Roberts | 80.7 | TOT |
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