| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 11.81 | 198608230_HOU_SLN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.4 | 198608240_KCA_MIL |
| John Tudor | SLN | 3.66 | 198608220_HOU_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 3.28 | 198608220_NYN_SFN |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 2.68 | 198608240_CIN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -5.04 | 198608230_CHA_TEX |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.83 | 198608240_TOR_MIN |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.59 | 198608220_PHI_SDN |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -2.53 | 198608220_ATL_PIT |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.15 | 198608240_SEA_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.95 | Mike Scott | 221.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.62 | Rick Rhoden | 193 | PIT |
| +003+ | 6.97 | Roger Clemens | 198.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.77 | Bob Knepper | 216.3 | HOU |
| +006+ | 6.16 | Mike Witt | 200.3 | ANA |
| +010+ | 5.68 | Teddy Higuera | 195.3 | MIL |
| +012+ | 5.22 | Bob Forsch | 176.7 | SLN |
| +017+ | 4.66 | John Tudor | 202.7 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.41 | Bill Gullickson | 193.7 | CIN |
| +021+ | 4.36 | Ron Darling | 174 | NYN |
| +022+ | 4.29 | Bobby Ojeda | 166.3 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.11 | Fernando Valenzuela | 205 | LAN |
| +025+ | 4.09 | Dave Dravecky | 160.3 | SDN |
| +027+ | 3.99 | Dwight Gooden | 188.3 | NYN |
| +037+ | 3.64 | Mike Krukow | 184.3 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.55 | Eric Show | 134.3 | SDN |
| +045+ | 3.45 | Lance McCullers | 108.7 | SDN |
| +051+ | 3.35 | Kirk McCaskill | 195 | ANA |
| +064+ | 2.99 | Bruce Ruffin | 86.7 | PHI |
| +065+ | 2.98 | Jack Morris | 199.3 | DET |
| +067+ | 2.91 | Rick Honeycutt | 128.7 | LAN |
| +074+ | 2.7 | David Palmer | 166.3 | ATL |
| +076+ | 2.59 | Danny Cox | 157 | SLN |
| +077+ | 2.49 | Tom Candiotti | 187.3 | CLE |
| +078+ | 2.48 | Tim Burke | 86.3 | WAS |
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