| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 11.76 | 198608130_LAN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.45 | 198608150_DET_BOS |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 6.4 | 198608140_MIL_TEX |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.23 | 198608140_LAN_HOU |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 4.54 | 198608151_SDN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.97 | 198608150_MIL_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -5.54 | 198608130_MIL_TEX |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.44 | 198608130_TOR_BAL |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -1.62 | 198608140_MIN_SEA |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -1.4 | 198608151_CHN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-15.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.09 | Mike Scott | 205.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.85 | Bob Knepper | 210.3 | HOU |
| +003+ | 6.37 | Roger Clemens | 189.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.36 | Rick Rhoden | 175 | PIT |
| +010+ | 5.19 | Teddy Higuera | 178 | MIL |
| +011+ | 5.02 | Bob Forsch | 169.7 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.75 | Mike Witt | 183.3 | ANA |
| +014+ | 4.72 | Fernando Valenzuela | 199 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.41 | Ron Darling | 167 | NYN |
| +019+ | 4.33 | Jack Morris | 188.3 | DET |
| +020+ | 4.2 | Bobby Ojeda | 153.3 | NYN |
| +028+ | 3.81 | John Tudor | 188.7 | SLN |
| +032+ | 3.7 | Dave Dravecky | 155.3 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.36 | Dwight Gooden | 171.7 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.26 | Eric Show | 128.3 | SDN |
| +051+ | 3.12 | Rick Honeycutt | 116.7 | LAN |
| +059+ | 2.87 | Kirk McCaskill | 179 | ANA |
| +060+ | 2.86 | Bill Gullickson | 169.7 | CIN |
| +061+ | 2.85 | Lance McCullers | 101.7 | SDN |
| +064+ | 2.78 | Tim Burke | 85 | WAS |
| +067+ | 2.67 | David Palmer | 159 | ATL |
| +068+ | 2.62 | Zane Smith | 167.3 | ATL |
| +070+ | 2.61 | Mike LaCoss | 156.7 | SFN |
| +072+ | 2.5 | Tom Candiotti | 171 | CLE |
| +075+ | 2.4 | Mike Krukow | 165.7 | SFN |
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