| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 10.05 | 198608080_SDN_HOU |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.64 | 198608060_WAS_PIT |
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.62 | 198608070_PHI_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.45 | 198608061_NYN_CHN |
| Rick Honeycutt | LAN | 2.61 | 198608060_HOU_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -5.13 | 198608060_TEX_BAL |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.14 | 198608080_TOR_TEX |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.9 | 198608070_SEA_ANA |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -1.77 | 198608060_ATL_SDN |
| Mark Thurmond | DET | -1.57 | 198608072_CLE_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.64 | Mike Scott | 200.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.74 | Rick Rhoden | 169 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.69 | Roger Clemens | 175.7 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.37 | Bob Knepper | 194.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 5.34 | Teddy Higuera | 168 | MIL |
| +009+ | 5.13 | John Tudor | 187.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 5.06 | Bobby Ojeda | 147.3 | NYN |
| +012+ | 4.97 | Fernando Valenzuela | 185 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.61 | Bob Forsch | 154.3 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.17 | Ron Darling | 153.7 | NYN |
| +025+ | 4.02 | Mike Witt | 175.3 | ANA |
| +026+ | 3.94 | Dave Dravecky | 145.3 | SDN |
| +038+ | 3.44 | Jack Morris | 179.3 | DET |
| +045+ | 3.31 | Dwight Gooden | 162.7 | NYN |
| +046+ | 3.21 | Rick Honeycutt | 111.7 | LAN |
| +052+ | 3 | Eric Show | 117.3 | SDN |
| +054+ | 2.98 | Lance McCullers | 94.7 | SDN |
| +056+ | 2.91 | Mike LaCoss | 153.7 | SFN |
| +060+ | 2.77 | Dennis Rasmussen | 137 | NYA |
| +062+ | 2.65 | Kirk McCaskill | 172 | ANA |
| +065+ | 2.58 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +067+ | 2.53 | Tom Candiotti | 163 | CLE |
| +072+ | 2.38 | Bill Gullickson | 162.7 | CIN |
| +073+ | 2.34 | David Palmer | 146.7 | ATL |
| +075+ | 2.23 | Bruce Hurst | 101.7 | BOS |
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