| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.16 | 198608110_PIT_CHN |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.92 | 198608100_BOS_DET |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.92 | 198608100_SDN_HOU |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 6.59 | 198608090_LAN_CIN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.94 | 198608090_CHA_MIL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -6 | 198608100_CHA_MIL |
| Eric Plunk | OAK | -1.79 | 198608110_SEA_OAK |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.68 | 198608110_SEA_OAK |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -1.53 | 198608110_SDN_ATL |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.39 | 198608100_CHA_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.7 | Mike Scott | 200.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.7 | Roger Clemens | 181.7 | BOS |
| +003+ | 6.31 | Rick Rhoden | 175 | PIT |
| +004+ | 6.21 | Teddy Higuera | 177 | MIL |
| +006+ | 6.04 | Bob Knepper | 201.3 | HOU |
| +009+ | 5.2 | John Tudor | 187.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 5.12 | Bobby Ojeda | 147.3 | NYN |
| +013+ | 4.83 | Mike Witt | 183.3 | ANA |
| +017+ | 4.57 | Fernando Valenzuela | 191 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.5 | Bob Forsch | 161.7 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.37 | Dave Dravecky | 151.3 | SDN |
| +022+ | 4.34 | Jack Morris | 188.3 | DET |
| +025+ | 4.18 | Ron Darling | 160 | NYN |
| +043+ | 3.36 | Dwight Gooden | 171.7 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.27 | Rick Honeycutt | 111.7 | LAN |
| +054+ | 3.03 | Lance McCullers | 94.7 | SDN |
| +061+ | 2.73 | David Palmer | 152.7 | ATL |
| +063+ | 2.7 | Kirk McCaskill | 172 | ANA |
| +064+ | 2.62 | Eric Show | 119.3 | SDN |
| +065+ | 2.62 | Zane Smith | 160.3 | ATL |
| +067+ | 2.6 | Mike LaCoss | 156.7 | SFN |
| +069+ | 2.58 | Tom Candiotti | 163 | CLE |
| +071+ | 2.44 | Bill Gullickson | 162.7 | CIN |
| +076+ | 2.27 | Bruce Hurst | 101.7 | BOS |
| +086+ | 1.92 | Danny Darwin | 122.7 | MIL |
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