| GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 33 | 2.58 |
| Detroit Express | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 33 | 1.97 |
| New England Tea Men | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 35 | 1.69 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 1.33 |
| Minnesota Kicks | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 40 | 1.40 |
| Portland Timbers | NASL | 1978 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 1.25 |
| Toronto Blizzard | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 46 | 1.22 |
| Washington Diplomats | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 1.23 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 0.93 |
| Rochester Lancers | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 49 | 0.92 |
| Chicago Sting | NASL | 1978 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 0.89 |
| Philadelphia Fury | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 56 | 0.66 |
| Seattle Sounders | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 1.02 |
| Oakland Stompers | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 0.56 |
| Memphis Rogues | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 0.74 |
| Colorado Caribous | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 62 | 0.55 |
| Houston Hurricane | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 57 | 0.58 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | NASL | 1978 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 66 | 0.48 |