| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy John | NYA | 6.98 | 198005200_NYA_DET |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 6.76 | 198005190_CIN_PHI |
| Craig Swan | NYN | 5.08 | 198005200_HOU_NYN |
| Gaylord Perry | TEX | 4.78 | 198005190_ANA_TEX |
| Pete Vuckovich | SLN | 3.69 | 198005200_SLN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | KCA | -3.34 | 198005200_OAK_KCA |
| Glenn Abbott | SEA | -2.3 | 198005190_MIL_SEA |
| Ken Kravec | CHA | -2.02 | 198005190_MIN_CHA |
| Dan Spillner | CLE | -1.7 | 198005180_BOS_CLE |
| Milt Wilcox | DET | -1.54 | 198005190_NYA_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1980-05-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.25 | Mike Norris | 68.7 | OAK |
| +002+ | 3.15 | Matt Keough | 66.3 | OAK |
| +003+ | 2.96 | Britt Burns | 53.3 | CHA |
| +004+ | 2.88 | Randy Jones | 58.7 | SDN |
| +006+ | 2.63 | Larry Gura | 59.7 | KCA |
| +007+ | 2.53 | Steve Carlton | 69 | PHI |
| +008+ | 2.5 | Rick Matula | 48 | ATL |
| +009+ | 2.4 | Dave Stieb | 60.3 | TOR |
| +010+ | 2.32 | Pete Redfern | 57.7 | MIN |
| +011+ | 2.31 | Tommy John | 69.7 | NYA |
| +015+ | 2.18 | Jon Matlack | 63 | TEX |
| +017+ | 1.99 | Don Sutton | 48 | LAN |
| +020+ | 1.88 | Tom Underwood | 46.3 | NYA |
| +023+ | 1.83 | David Palmer | 36.7 | WAS |
| +024+ | 1.82 | Paul Mirabella | 51.3 | TOR |
| +026+ | 1.73 | Pete Vuckovich | 66.7 | SLN |
| +030+ | 1.67 | Don Aase | 51.3 | ANA |
| +033+ | 1.62 | J.R. Richard | 55 | HOU |
| +034+ | 1.61 | Mike Krukow | 61.3 | CHN |
| +035+ | 1.6 | Bob Welch | 53 | LAN |
| +036+ | 1.58 | Ken Forsch | 59.3 | HOU |
| +044+ | 1.41 | Ray Burris | 47 | NYN |
| +045+ | 1.39 | Rick Honeycutt | 57.7 | SEA |
| +051+ | 1.31 | Bob Forsch | 53 | SLN |
| +058+ | 1.27 | John Candelaria | 56.3 | PIT |
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