| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 10.7 | 198607040_HOU_NYN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 7.61 | 198607040_PIT_LAN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 5.38 | 198607040_OAK_MIL |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 5.34 | 198607020_TOR_BOS |
| Mike Scott | HOU | 5.17 | 198607020_SDN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -2.81 | 198607020_WAS_CHN |
| LaMarr Hoyt | SDN | -2.48 | 198607030_CHN_SDN |
| Don Schulze | CLE | -2 | 198607020_CLE_OAK |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -1.85 | 198607040_NYA_CHA |
| Dennis Eckersley | CHN | -1.23 | 198607030_CHN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.05 | Mike Scott | 147.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.19 | Roger Clemens | 131 | BOS |
| +003+ | 4.67 | Teddy Higuera | 133 | MIL |
| +004+ | 4.46 | John Tudor | 134.3 | SLN |
| +007+ | 4.17 | Dwight Gooden | 132.7 | NYN |
| +008+ | 4.08 | Bob Knepper | 135.3 | HOU |
| +012+ | 3.85 | Rick Rhoden | 118.7 | PIT |
| +013+ | 3.79 | Shane Rawley | 134.7 | PHI |
| +014+ | 3.74 | Zane Smith | 134 | ATL |
| +016+ | 3.68 | Dave Dravecky | 114.3 | SDN |
| +017+ | 3.67 | Rick Honeycutt | 79 | LAN |
| +018+ | 3.58 | Mike LaCoss | 114 | SFN |
| +019+ | 3.48 | David Palmer | 120 | ATL |
| +026+ | 3.22 | Bobby Ojeda | 99.3 | NYN |
| +028+ | 3.19 | Lance McCullers | 57 | SDN |
| +027+ | 3.19 | Eric Show | 111.3 | SDN |
| +031+ | 3.15 | Bob Forsch | 112.7 | SLN |
| +032+ | 3.09 | Charlie Hough | 93.7 | TEX |
| +035+ | 2.91 | Fernando Valenzuela | 144 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.35 | Mike Krukow | 128 | SFN |
| +059+ | 2.23 | Sid Fernandez | 102.3 | NYN |
| +061+ | 2.16 | Danny Darwin | 75.7 | MIL |
| +070+ | 1.92 | Dennis Leonard | 109 | KCA |
| +071+ | 1.9 | Mike Witt | 126.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 1.88 | Ron Darling | 107.7 | NYN |
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