| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 10.05 | 198608080_SDN_HOU |
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.62 | 198608070_PHI_SLN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 6.59 | 198608090_LAN_CIN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.94 | 198608090_CHA_MIL |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.58 | 198608080_NYN_WAS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.14 | 198608080_TOR_TEX |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.9 | 198608070_SEA_ANA |
| Mark Thurmond | DET | -1.57 | 198608072_CLE_DET |
| Scott McGregor | BAL | -1.12 | 198608070_TEX_BAL |
| Ed Correa | TEX | -0.87 | 198608070_TEX_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.65 | Mike Scott | 200.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.74 | Rick Rhoden | 169 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.69 | Roger Clemens | 175.7 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.38 | Bob Knepper | 194.3 | HOU |
| +005+ | 6.19 | Teddy Higuera | 177 | MIL |
| +009+ | 5.14 | John Tudor | 187.7 | SLN |
| +011+ | 5.07 | Bobby Ojeda | 147.3 | NYN |
| +015+ | 4.62 | Bob Forsch | 154.3 | SLN |
| +016+ | 4.5 | Fernando Valenzuela | 191 | LAN |
| +021+ | 4.13 | Ron Darling | 160 | NYN |
| +026+ | 4.03 | Mike Witt | 175.3 | ANA |
| +027+ | 3.96 | Dave Dravecky | 145.3 | SDN |
| +039+ | 3.44 | Jack Morris | 179.3 | DET |
| +044+ | 3.32 | Dwight Gooden | 162.7 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.23 | Rick Honeycutt | 111.7 | LAN |
| +054+ | 3.02 | Eric Show | 117.3 | SDN |
| +055+ | 2.99 | Lance McCullers | 94.7 | SDN |
| +057+ | 2.9 | Mike LaCoss | 153.7 | SFN |
| +060+ | 2.77 | Dennis Rasmussen | 137 | NYA |
| +063+ | 2.68 | David Palmer | 152.7 | ATL |
| +064+ | 2.66 | Kirk McCaskill | 172 | ANA |
| +065+ | 2.57 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +066+ | 2.53 | Tom Candiotti | 163 | CLE |
| +073+ | 2.39 | Bill Gullickson | 162.7 | CIN |
| +077+ | 2.24 | Bruce Hurst | 101.7 | BOS |
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