| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Butcher | CLE | -3.77 | 198607200_CLE_KCA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.81 | 198607190_SDN_PIT |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -2.01 | 198607180_BOS_SEA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -1.28 | 198607190_TOR_ANA |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -1.17 | 198607200_MIN_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.59 | Mike Scott | 169.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.44 | Bob Knepper | 166.3 | HOU |
| +004+ | 5.12 | Roger Clemens | 153 | BOS |
| +005+ | 5.11 | Bobby Ojeda | 122.3 | NYN |
| +007+ | 4.86 | Rick Rhoden | 139.7 | PIT |
| +009+ | 4.55 | John Tudor | 156.7 | SLN |
| +011+ | 4.5 | Bob Forsch | 133 | SLN |
| +012+ | 4.36 | Teddy Higuera | 143.7 | MIL |
| +015+ | 4.04 | Rick Honeycutt | 96 | LAN |
| +020+ | 3.8 | Mike LaCoss | 134 | SFN |
| +021+ | 3.68 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +024+ | 3.66 | Fernando Valenzuela | 160 | LAN |
| +025+ | 3.55 | Dave Dravecky | 130.3 | SDN |
| +031+ | 3.35 | Ron Darling | 130.7 | NYN |
| +032+ | 3.31 | Dwight Gooden | 141.7 | NYN |
| +035+ | 3.16 | Sid Fernandez | 124 | NYN |
| +036+ | 3.12 | Shane Rawley | 151.7 | PHI |
| +037+ | 3.11 | Mike Witt | 152 | ANA |
| +038+ | 3.11 | Lance McCullers | 69.3 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.07 | Danny Darwin | 99 | MIL |
| +055+ | 2.66 | Kirk McCaskill | 140.7 | ANA |
| +074+ | 2.01 | Dennis Rasmussen | 124.3 | NYA |
| +075+ | 2 | Eric King | 81.3 | DET |
| +076+ | 2 | Jack Morris | 150.3 | DET |
| +077+ | 1.99 | Zane Smith | 142.7 | ATL |
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