| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.64 | 198608060_WAS_PIT |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.74 | 198608050_HOU_LAN |
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.62 | 198608070_PHI_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.45 | 198608061_NYN_CHN |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 3.13 | 198608050_ANA_MIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -7.64 | 198608050_CHA_BOS |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -5.13 | 198608060_TEX_BAL |
| John Butcher | CLE | -4.35 | 198608052_CLE_DET |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -2.62 | 198608050_WAS_PIT |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -2.17 | 198608050_CIN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.84 | Mike Scott | 191.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.76 | Rick Rhoden | 169 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.73 | Roger Clemens | 175.7 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.41 | Bob Knepper | 194.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 5.38 | Teddy Higuera | 168 | MIL |
| +009+ | 5.25 | Bobby Ojeda | 142.3 | NYN |
| +010+ | 5.17 | John Tudor | 187.7 | SLN |
| +012+ | 4.98 | Fernando Valenzuela | 185 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.65 | Bob Forsch | 154.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.19 | Ron Darling | 153.7 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.06 | Mike Witt | 175.3 | ANA |
| +024+ | 3.96 | Dave Dravecky | 145.3 | SDN |
| +035+ | 3.59 | Mike LaCoss | 151.7 | SFN |
| +038+ | 3.48 | Jack Morris | 179.3 | DET |
| +042+ | 3.33 | Lance McCullers | 89.3 | SDN |
| +043+ | 3.33 | Dwight Gooden | 162.7 | NYN |
| +047+ | 3.22 | Rick Honeycutt | 111.7 | LAN |
| +050+ | 3.14 | Eric Show | 116.3 | SDN |
| +058+ | 2.8 | Dennis Rasmussen | 137 | NYA |
| +062+ | 2.7 | Kirk McCaskill | 172 | ANA |
| +064+ | 2.62 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +070+ | 2.37 | David Palmer | 146.7 | ATL |
| +072+ | 2.31 | Danny Darwin | 120 | MIL |
| +074+ | 2.26 | Bruce Hurst | 101.7 | BOS |
| +088+ | 1.79 | Moose Haas | 67.3 | OAK |
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