| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.74 | 198608050_HOU_LAN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 6.93 | 198608040_HOU_LAN |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 6.14 | 198608040_CHA_BOS |
| Ron Darling | NYN | 5.46 | 198608040_NYN_CHN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 5.33 | 198608040_MIL_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -7.64 | 198608050_CHA_BOS |
| John Butcher | CLE | -4.35 | 198608052_CLE_DET |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -2.62 | 198608050_WAS_PIT |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -2.17 | 198608050_CIN_SFN |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.97 | 198608050_MIL_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.78 | Mike Scott | 191.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.7 | Rick Rhoden | 162 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.69 | Roger Clemens | 175.7 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.35 | Bob Knepper | 194.3 | HOU |
| +007+ | 5.33 | Teddy Higuera | 168 | MIL |
| +008+ | 5.25 | Bobby Ojeda | 142.3 | NYN |
| +009+ | 5.17 | John Tudor | 179 | SLN |
| +012+ | 4.93 | Fernando Valenzuela | 185 | LAN |
| +015+ | 4.61 | Bob Forsch | 154.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.19 | Ron Darling | 153.7 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.05 | Mike Witt | 175.3 | ANA |
| +026+ | 3.93 | Dave Dravecky | 145.3 | SDN |
| +035+ | 3.62 | Mike LaCoss | 151.7 | SFN |
| +037+ | 3.56 | Dwight Gooden | 153.7 | NYN |
| +043+ | 3.31 | Lance McCullers | 89.3 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.12 | Rick Honeycutt | 106.3 | LAN |
| +050+ | 3.11 | Eric Show | 116.3 | SDN |
| +055+ | 2.78 | Jack Morris | 172.3 | DET |
| +056+ | 2.77 | Dennis Rasmussen | 137 | NYA |
| +061+ | 2.58 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +068+ | 2.45 | Kirk McCaskill | 163 | ANA |
| +071+ | 2.34 | David Palmer | 146.7 | ATL |
| +072+ | 2.28 | Danny Darwin | 120 | MIL |
| +086+ | 1.79 | Mike Krukow | 150 | SFN |
| +088+ | 1.77 | Moose Haas | 67.3 | OAK |
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