| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 8.42 | 198608020_HOU_SDN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 7.75 | 198608010_SLN_PIT |
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.57 | 198608020_SLN_PIT |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.46 | 198608010_WAS_NYN |
| Eric Show | SDN | 3.68 | 198608020_HOU_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -6.19 | 198608010_DET_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -6.18 | 198608011_TEX_MIL |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.99 | 198608020_ANA_SEA |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -1.73 | 198608010_ATL_SFN |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -1.67 | 198608020_OAK_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-03.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.73 | Mike Scott | 191.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.67 | Rick Rhoden | 162 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.16 | Bob Knepper | 188.3 | HOU |
| +005+ | 5.82 | Roger Clemens | 166.7 | BOS |
| +007+ | 5.37 | Teddy Higuera | 159.7 | MIL |
| +009+ | 5.2 | Bobby Ojeda | 142.3 | NYN |
| +011+ | 5.14 | John Tudor | 179 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.7 | Fernando Valenzuela | 176 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.66 | Bob Forsch | 146 | SLN |
| +016+ | 4.42 | Ron Darling | 147.7 | NYN |
| +022+ | 4 | Dave Dravecky | 137.3 | SDN |
| +034+ | 3.59 | Mike LaCoss | 151.7 | SFN |
| +036+ | 3.5 | Dwight Gooden | 153.7 | NYN |
| +042+ | 3.3 | Lance McCullers | 89.3 | SDN |
| +045+ | 3.15 | Mike Witt | 166.3 | ANA |
| +048+ | 3.1 | Rick Honeycutt | 106.3 | LAN |
| +049+ | 3.09 | Eric Show | 116.3 | SDN |
| +054+ | 2.75 | Jack Morris | 172.3 | DET |
| +061+ | 2.56 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +064+ | 2.45 | Eric King | 95.3 | DET |
| +065+ | 2.42 | Kirk McCaskill | 163 | ANA |
| +066+ | 2.4 | Dennis Rasmussen | 131 | NYA |
| +069+ | 2.32 | David Palmer | 146.7 | ATL |
| +071+ | 2.27 | Danny Darwin | 120 | MIL |
| +072+ | 2.25 | Sid Fernandez | 133 | NYN |
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