| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 7.38 | 198607290_ATL_HOU |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 6.23 | 198607290_SFN_LAN |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 5.85 | 198607300_BOS_CHA |
| Ron Darling | NYN | 4.42 | 198607291_CHN_NYN |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 4.34 | 198607290_CIN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Butcher | CLE | -3.57 | 198607300_DET_CLE |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -2.5 | 198607310_ATL_SFN |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.12 | 198607300_CIN_SDN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -1.73 | 198607290_TOR_KCA |
| Dave Stewart | OAK | -1.09 | 198607290_ANA_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.24 | Mike Scott | 184.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.82 | Rick Rhoden | 153 | PIT |
| +003+ | 5.8 | Roger Clemens | 166.7 | BOS |
| +005+ | 5.7 | Bob Knepper | 181.7 | HOU |
| +006+ | 5.36 | Teddy Higuera | 159.7 | MIL |
| +008+ | 5.05 | Bobby Ojeda | 134 | NYN |
| +009+ | 4.94 | John Tudor | 170.7 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.67 | Fernando Valenzuela | 176 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.6 | Bob Forsch | 146 | SLN |
| +015+ | 4.41 | Ron Darling | 147.7 | NYN |
| +022+ | 3.98 | Dave Dravecky | 137.3 | SDN |
| +023+ | 3.95 | Mike LaCoss | 146.7 | SFN |
| +028+ | 3.68 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +032+ | 3.44 | Kirk McCaskill | 158.7 | ANA |
| +042+ | 3.24 | Dwight Gooden | 148.7 | NYN |
| +049+ | 3.11 | Mike Witt | 166.3 | ANA |
| +047+ | 3.11 | Danny Darwin | 115.7 | MIL |
| +050+ | 3.1 | Jack Morris | 165.3 | DET |
| +053+ | 3.03 | Lance McCullers | 82 | SDN |
| +054+ | 2.85 | Rick Honeycutt | 99.3 | LAN |
| +060+ | 2.51 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +064+ | 2.42 | Eric King | 95.3 | DET |
| +065+ | 2.38 | Dennis Rasmussen | 131 | NYA |
| +069+ | 2.23 | Sid Fernandez | 133 | NYN |
| +075+ | 2.03 | David Palmer | 139.7 | ATL |
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