| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 10.05 | 198608080_SDN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.92 | 198608100_BOS_DET |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -6 | 198608100_CHA_MIL |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.14 | 198608080_TOR_TEX |
| Bill Swift | SEA | -1.59 | 198608080_SEA_ANA |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.39 | 198608100_CHA_MIL |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -1.33 | 198608100_NYN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.67 | Mike Scott | 200.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.78 | Rick Rhoden | 169 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.65 | Roger Clemens | 181.7 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.18 | Teddy Higuera | 177 | MIL |
| +006+ | 6 | Bob Knepper | 201.3 | HOU |
| +009+ | 5.16 | John Tudor | 187.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 5.09 | Bobby Ojeda | 147.3 | NYN |
| +014+ | 4.8 | Mike Witt | 183.3 | ANA |
| +017+ | 4.53 | Fernando Valenzuela | 191 | LAN |
| +019+ | 4.47 | Bob Forsch | 161.7 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.33 | Dave Dravecky | 151.3 | SDN |
| +023+ | 4.15 | Ron Darling | 160 | NYN |
| +038+ | 3.46 | Jack Morris | 179.3 | DET |
| +044+ | 3.35 | Dwight Gooden | 162.7 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.24 | Rick Honeycutt | 111.7 | LAN |
| +055+ | 3.03 | Eric Show | 117.3 | SDN |
| +057+ | 3 | Lance McCullers | 94.7 | SDN |
| +058+ | 2.92 | Mike LaCoss | 153.7 | SFN |
| +062+ | 2.7 | David Palmer | 152.7 | ATL |
| +065+ | 2.68 | Kirk McCaskill | 172 | ANA |
| +067+ | 2.59 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +068+ | 2.55 | Tom Candiotti | 163 | CLE |
| +072+ | 2.41 | Bill Gullickson | 162.7 | CIN |
| +076+ | 2.25 | Bruce Hurst | 101.7 | BOS |
| +090+ | 1.9 | Danny Darwin | 122.7 | MIL |
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