| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 7.55 | 198608161_PIT_PHI |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.45 | 198608150_DET_BOS |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.72 | 198608150_HOU_ATL |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 6.4 | 198608140_MIL_TEX |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 5.47 | 198608160_OAK_ANA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.97 | 198608150_MIL_CHA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.41 | 198608160_SDN_CIN |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -1.96 | 198608160_HOU_ATL |
| Bill Swift | SEA | -1.85 | 198608160_MIN_SEA |
| Ed Correa | TEX | -1.43 | 198608150_TEX_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.08 | Mike Scott | 205.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 6.99 | Rick Rhoden | 184 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.83 | Bob Knepper | 210.3 | HOU |
| +004+ | 6.36 | Roger Clemens | 189.3 | BOS |
| +008+ | 5.38 | Mike Witt | 192.3 | ANA |
| +011+ | 5.18 | Teddy Higuera | 178 | MIL |
| +012+ | 4.98 | Bob Forsch | 169.7 | SLN |
| +015+ | 4.7 | Fernando Valenzuela | 199 | LAN |
| +019+ | 4.37 | Ron Darling | 167 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.17 | Bobby Ojeda | 153.3 | NYN |
| +026+ | 3.85 | Dwight Gooden | 179.7 | NYN |
| +030+ | 3.77 | John Tudor | 188.7 | SLN |
| +032+ | 3.71 | Jack Morris | 195.3 | DET |
| +033+ | 3.7 | Dave Dravecky | 155.3 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.41 | Bill Gullickson | 178 | CIN |
| +048+ | 3.26 | Eric Show | 128.3 | SDN |
| +052+ | 3.11 | Rick Honeycutt | 116.7 | LAN |
| +054+ | 3.04 | Lance McCullers | 103.7 | SDN |
| +061+ | 2.86 | Kirk McCaskill | 179 | ANA |
| +065+ | 2.78 | Tim Burke | 85 | WAS |
| +071+ | 2.66 | David Palmer | 159 | ATL |
| +072+ | 2.61 | Zane Smith | 167.3 | ATL |
| +075+ | 2.48 | Tom Candiotti | 171 | CLE |
| +078+ | 2.39 | Mike Krukow | 165.7 | SFN |
| +080+ | 2.3 | Sid Fernandez | 151.3 | NYN |
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