| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 7.75 | 198608010_SLN_PIT |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.96 | 198608010_HOU_SDN |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 5.85 | 198607300_BOS_CHA |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.46 | 198608010_WAS_NYN |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 4.06 | 198607310_ANA_OAK |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -6.19 | 198608010_DET_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -6.18 | 198608011_TEX_MIL |
| John Butcher | CLE | -3.57 | 198607300_DET_CLE |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -2.5 | 198607310_ATL_SFN |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.12 | 198607300_CIN_SDN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.23 | Mike Scott | 184.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.64 | Rick Rhoden | 162 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.1 | Bob Knepper | 188.3 | HOU |
| +005+ | 5.79 | Roger Clemens | 166.7 | BOS |
| +006+ | 5.35 | Teddy Higuera | 159.7 | MIL |
| +009+ | 5.05 | Bobby Ojeda | 134 | NYN |
| +010+ | 4.96 | John Tudor | 170.7 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.66 | Fernando Valenzuela | 176 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.61 | Bob Forsch | 146 | SLN |
| +016+ | 4.4 | Ron Darling | 147.7 | NYN |
| +021+ | 3.98 | Dave Dravecky | 137.3 | SDN |
| +023+ | 3.94 | Mike LaCoss | 146.7 | SFN |
| +028+ | 3.67 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +032+ | 3.48 | Dwight Gooden | 153.7 | NYN |
| +036+ | 3.43 | Kirk McCaskill | 158.7 | ANA |
| +049+ | 3.1 | Mike Witt | 166.3 | ANA |
| +048+ | 3.1 | Danny Darwin | 115.7 | MIL |
| +050+ | 3.09 | Jack Morris | 165.3 | DET |
| +051+ | 3.08 | Lance McCullers | 82.7 | SDN |
| +052+ | 3.07 | Rick Honeycutt | 106.3 | LAN |
| +063+ | 2.52 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +067+ | 2.41 | Eric King | 95.3 | DET |
| +069+ | 2.38 | Dennis Rasmussen | 131 | NYA |
| +071+ | 2.23 | Sid Fernandez | 133 | NYN |
| +076+ | 2.04 | David Palmer | 139.7 | ATL |
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