| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.72 | 198607170_LAN_SLN |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.55 | 198607130_PHI_HOU |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 5.75 | 198607120_PIT_SFN |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.03 | 198607170_NYN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 3.86 | 198607120_ANA_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -3.8 | 198607120_CIN_WAS |
| John Butcher | CLE | -2.38 | 198607120_TEX_CLE |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.36 | 198607120_SLN_SDN |
| Dave Stewart | OAK | -2.24 | 198607120_OAK_TOR |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.85 | 198607130_SEA_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.56 | Mike Scott | 161.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.18 | Roger Clemens | 145 | BOS |
| +003+ | 5.16 | Bobby Ojeda | 122.3 | NYN |
| +005+ | 4.85 | Rick Rhoden | 139.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 4.62 | Bob Knepper | 156.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 4.54 | John Tudor | 156.7 | SLN |
| +012+ | 4.08 | Teddy Higuera | 136.7 | MIL |
| +016+ | 4.04 | Bob Forsch | 125.7 | SLN |
| +018+ | 3.89 | Rick Honeycutt | 90 | LAN |
| +021+ | 3.75 | Dwight Gooden | 136.7 | NYN |
| +023+ | 3.68 | Dave Dravecky | 125.3 | SDN |
| +024+ | 3.65 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +025+ | 3.54 | Mike LaCoss | 127 | SFN |
| +026+ | 3.5 | Sid Fernandez | 118 | NYN |
| +027+ | 3.41 | Fernando Valenzuela | 153 | LAN |
| +028+ | 3.37 | Shane Rawley | 145.7 | PHI |
| +032+ | 3.18 | Ron Darling | 123.7 | NYN |
| +034+ | 3.09 | Lance McCullers | 69.3 | SDN |
| +042+ | 2.89 | Mike Krukow | 145 | SFN |
| +048+ | 2.77 | Mike Witt | 143.7 | ANA |
| +055+ | 2.62 | Danny Darwin | 92.3 | MIL |
| +063+ | 2.35 | Kirk McCaskill | 132.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 2.01 | Dennis Rasmussen | 124.3 | NYA |
| +074+ | 1.98 | Zane Smith | 142.7 | ATL |
| +084+ | 1.75 | Tom Candiotti | 130 | CLE |
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