| GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 44 | 1.73 |
| Chicago Sting | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 70 | 44 | 1.59 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 36 | 1.81 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 0.92 |
| Atlanta Chiefs | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 54 | 1.09 |
| San Diego Sockers | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 43 | 1.30 |
| Montreal Manic | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 50 | 1.20 |
| Seattle Sounders | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 54 | 1.02 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 1981 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 58 | 62 | 0.94 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 69 | 0.83 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 41 | 71 | 0.58 |
| Washington Diplomats | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.96 |
| Toronto Blizzard | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 75 | 0.48 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1981 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 67 | 0.37 |