| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.91 | 198607270_SDN_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 6.79 | 198607261_NYN_ATL |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 6.42 | 198607270_SFN_PIT |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 4.74 | 198607250_BOS_ANA |
| Rick Honeycutt | LAN | 4.54 | 198607260_LAN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -6.4 | 198607260_CLE_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.16 | 198607270_CHA_BAL |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -3.46 | 198607260_SFN_PIT |
| John Butcher | CLE | -3.2 | 198607250_CLE_TEX |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -2.37 | 198607250_WAS_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.79 | Mike Scott | 176.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.87 | Rick Rhoden | 153 | PIT |
| +003+ | 5.83 | Roger Clemens | 162 | BOS |
| +005+ | 5.46 | Bob Knepper | 173.7 | HOU |
| +008+ | 4.99 | John Tudor | 170.7 | SLN |
| +009+ | 4.91 | Bobby Ojeda | 127.3 | NYN |
| +011+ | 4.73 | Bob Forsch | 140 | SLN |
| +014+ | 4.59 | Teddy Higuera | 150.7 | MIL |
| +017+ | 4.12 | Fernando Valenzuela | 167 | LAN |
| +022+ | 3.73 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +023+ | 3.64 | Ron Darling | 138.7 | NYN |
| +025+ | 3.63 | Mike Witt | 160 | ANA |
| +027+ | 3.6 | Dave Dravecky | 130.3 | SDN |
| +030+ | 3.53 | Mike LaCoss | 139.7 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.29 | Dwight Gooden | 148.7 | NYN |
| +041+ | 3.29 | Danny Darwin | 108 | MIL |
| +045+ | 3.17 | Kirk McCaskill | 150.7 | ANA |
| +046+ | 3.06 | Lance McCullers | 82 | SDN |
| +049+ | 2.9 | Rick Honeycutt | 99.3 | LAN |
| +053+ | 2.75 | Jack Morris | 158.3 | DET |
| +055+ | 2.66 | Sid Fernandez | 128 | NYN |
| +060+ | 2.5 | Zane Smith | 155.3 | ATL |
| +062+ | 2.42 | Eric King | 88 | DET |
| +063+ | 2.4 | Dennis Rasmussen | 131 | NYA |
| +077+ | 2.02 | Tom Candiotti | 146 | CLE |
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