| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 11.58 | 198607090_CIN_NYN |
| John Tudor | SLN | 8.61 | 198607100_SLN_SDN |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 6.25 | 198607100_SLN_SDN |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.18 | 198607090_HOU_WAS |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.83 | 198607090_SLN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.84 | 198607090_SEA_TOR |
| Ron Romanick | ANA | -1.78 | 198607100_ANA_BOS |
| LaMarr Hoyt | SDN | -1.62 | 198607080_PIT_SDN |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -1.12 | 198607090_CLE_CHA |
| Dennis Eckersley | CHN | -0.76 | 198607080_CHN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.56 | Mike Scott | 154.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 4.83 | Bob Knepper | 149.3 | HOU |
| +003+ | 4.66 | Rick Rhoden | 126.7 | PIT |
| +004+ | 4.59 | Bobby Ojeda | 116.3 | NYN |
| +005+ | 4.57 | Roger Clemens | 136 | BOS |
| +007+ | 4.18 | John Tudor | 148.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 4.07 | Teddy Higuera | 136.7 | MIL |
| +013+ | 3.96 | Shane Rawley | 142.7 | PHI |
| +015+ | 3.87 | Bob Forsch | 119.7 | SLN |
| +018+ | 3.72 | Dwight Gooden | 136.7 | NYN |
| +020+ | 3.67 | Dave Dravecky | 125.3 | SDN |
| +022+ | 3.64 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +023+ | 3.62 | Rick Honeycutt | 85 | LAN |
| +025+ | 3.51 | Mike LaCoss | 120 | SFN |
| +028+ | 3.37 | Fernando Valenzuela | 153 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.66 | Sid Fernandez | 109 | NYN |
| +051+ | 2.62 | Danny Darwin | 92.3 | MIL |
| +050+ | 2.62 | Mike Witt | 135.7 | ANA |
| +052+ | 2.61 | Lance McCullers | 62 | SDN |
| +054+ | 2.55 | David Palmer | 125 | ATL |
| +063+ | 2.34 | Ron Darling | 114.7 | NYN |
| +065+ | 2.25 | Mike Krukow | 136 | SFN |
| +070+ | 2.11 | Charlie Hough | 96.3 | TEX |
| +071+ | 2.08 | Dennis Rasmussen | 116.3 | NYA |
| +079+ | 1.91 | Eric King | 69 | DET |
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