| GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 2.68 |
| Detroit Express | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 1.50 |
| New England Tea Men | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 1.75 |
| Minnesota Kicks | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 1.14 |
| San Diego Sockers | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 1.19 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Washington Diplomats | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 1.26 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 0.92 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1.19 |
| Toronto Blizzard | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 1.17 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 0.71 |
| Portland Timbers | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 1.08 |
| Houston Hurricane | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 0.90 |
| Oakland Stompers | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 0.71 |
| Philadelphia Fury | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 0.57 |
| Seattle Sounders | NASL | 1978 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Memphis Rogues | NASL | 1978 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 0.76 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | NASL | 1978 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 0.65 |