| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Richard | HOU | 9.92 | 198007030_HOU_ATL |
| Larry Gura | KCA | 5.97 | 198007030_SEA_KCA |
| Bob Welch | LAN | 4.03 | 198007050_SFN_LAN |
| Ron Guidry | NYA | 3.67 | 198007040_NYA_CLE |
| David Palmer | WAS | 3.24 | 198007041_WAS_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beattie | SEA | -4.95 | 198007030_SEA_KCA |
| Chris Knapp | ANA | -3.86 | 198007050_ANA_MIL |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | -2.62 | 198007050_WAS_NYN |
| Bob Sykes | SLN | -2.49 | 198007040_PHI_SLN |
| Lynn McGlothen | CHN | -2.04 | 198007041_CHN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1980-07-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.61 | Steve Carlton | 147.3 | PHI |
| +002+ | 5.18 | Larry Gura | 145.3 | KCA |
| +003+ | 4.8 | J.R. Richard | 110.3 | HOU |
| +004+ | 4.78 | Britt Burns | 118 | CHA |
| +005+ | 4.77 | Jerry Reuss | 98.3 | LAN |
| +010+ | 4.03 | Bob Welch | 118.3 | LAN |
| +011+ | 4 | Mike Norris | 137.3 | OAK |
| +016+ | 3.42 | Don Sutton | 95 | LAN |
| +020+ | 3.25 | Jim Clancy | 113.7 | TOR |
| +022+ | 3.11 | Craig Swan | 107.7 | NYN |
| +024+ | 3.02 | Rudy May | 68.3 | NYA |
| +029+ | 2.8 | David Palmer | 89 | WAS |
| +039+ | 2.68 | Steve Rogers | 135.3 | WAS |
| +040+ | 2.68 | Pete Vuckovich | 126.7 | SLN |
| +044+ | 2.57 | Vida Blue | 133.7 | SFN |
| +047+ | 2.45 | Tommy John | 131.7 | NYA |
| +048+ | 2.42 | Eddie Whitson | 134.3 | SFN |
| +054+ | 2.31 | Steve Stone | 119 | BAL |
| +053+ | 2.31 | Jim Bibby | 122.7 | PIT |
| +056+ | 2.3 | Moose Haas | 116.7 | MIL |
| +057+ | 2.26 | Rick Honeycutt | 114.3 | SEA |
| +058+ | 2.22 | Jim Palmer | 106.3 | BAL |
| +060+ | 2.13 | Dave Stieb | 124.7 | TOR |
| +068+ | 1.94 | Ferguson Jenkins | 114 | TEX |
| +086+ | 1.67 | Glenn Abbott | 98.3 | SEA |
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