| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 11.79 | 198010010_CHN_PHI |
| Mike Norris | OAK | 8.83 | 198010010_OAK_CHA |
| Don Sutton | LAN | 7.7 | 198010030_HOU_LAN |
| Larry Gura | KCA | 4.79 | 198010030_MIN_KCA |
| Britt Burns | CHA | 4.03 | 198010030_ANA_CHA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lamp | CHN | -5.21 | 198010010_CHN_PHI |
| Jesse Jefferson | PIT | -2.7 | 198010030_CHN_PIT |
| Larry McWilliams | ATL | -1.7 | 198010020_ATL_HOU |
| Bob Walk | PHI | -1.28 | 198010020_CHN_PHI |
| Geoff Zahn | MIN | -0.83 | 198010021_MIN_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1980-10-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.2 | Steve Carlton | 304 | PHI |
| +004+ | 8.53 | Mike Norris | 285 | OAK |
| +006+ | 7.96 | Don Sutton | 212 | LAN |
| +016+ | 6.36 | Jerry Reuss | 220 | LAN |
| +019+ | 5.76 | Larry Gura | 283.3 | KCA |
| +020+ | 5.73 | Steve Rogers | 274.7 | WAS |
| +021+ | 5.57 | Britt Burns | 238 | CHA |
| +022+ | 5.54 | Rudy May | 168.3 | NYA |
| +026+ | 5.21 | Matt Keough | 250 | OAK |
| +029+ | 5.11 | Vern Ruhle | 158 | HOU |
| +033+ | 4.73 | Bill Caudill | 127.7 | CHN |
| +039+ | 4.52 | Vida Blue | 224.3 | SFN |
| +043+ | 4.39 | Moose Haas | 246.3 | MIL |
| +057+ | 3.84 | Eddie Whitson | 207.3 | SFN |
| +058+ | 3.68 | Rick Langford | 280 | OAK |
| +062+ | 3.62 | Roger Erickson | 191.3 | MIN |
| +060+ | 3.62 | Scott Sanderson | 211.3 | WAS |
| +070+ | 3.4 | Mario Soto | 191 | CIN |
| +072+ | 3.31 | Steve Stone | 243.3 | BAL |
| +071+ | 3.31 | Jim Clancy | 250.3 | TOR |
| +074+ | 3.22 | Pat Zachry | 164.7 | NYN |
| +077+ | 3.1 | Ken Forsch | 223.3 | HOU |
| +085+ | 2.84 | Jim Bibby | 238.7 | PIT |
| +088+ | 2.77 | Bill Gullickson | 141 | WAS |
| +089+ | 2.75 | Tommy John | 265.3 | NYA |
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