- In a hitter's year like 1977 it was rare to see low ERAs (especially in the American League).
- John Candelaria led the NL in ERA for the only time in his career in 1977. He had some nice years in his long career, but none of them was as good as his 1977 season.
- Frank Tanana also had his only ERA title in 1977. He had three really nice years in a row (1975-1977) during the fastball phase of his career. After an arm injury in 1979, Frank reinvented himself as an off-speed pitcher and enjoyed a long career.
- Hall of Fame count
- National League: 2 - Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton
- American League: 5 - Bert Blyleven, Nolan Ryan, Jim Palmer, Gaylord Perry, Dennis Eckersley
- After shutting out the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day it appeared that John Candelaria was on his way to repeating his 20-5 season from 1977. John was roughed up in his next four starts and he finished the month of April with a 1-3 record. Candelaria improved in May (4-3) and in June (2-1, 1 save) before having a tough July (1-4). It looks like he was hurt for a short time in late July - there is an 18 day gap from July 28 to August 16. From August 16 to the end of the season John was 4-0 in seven starts.
- John's relatively poor year was blamed on a few things: a divorce before the season, the loss of his curveball for much of the season, and some tendinitis in his elbow. There were also some rumors of a drinking problem stemming from the divorce.
- 1978 Stats: 12-11, 1 save, 3.24 ERA in 30 games (29 starts)
- 1978 Highlights:
- April 7 - Pitched a 1-0 shutout against the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day.
- June 21 - Allowed 1 run in a complete game 2-1 victory against the Cubs.
