| GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 32 | 2.59 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 28 | 2.07 |
| Detroit Express | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 33 | 1.94 |
| New England Tea Men | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 1.74 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 1.25 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 42 | 1.14 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 58 | 0.81 |
| San Diego Sockers | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 53 | 1.08 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Oakland Stompers | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 54 | 0.56 |
| Colorado Caribous | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 0.56 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | NASL | 1978 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 69 | 0.46 |