| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 11.54 | 198608290_PIT_HOU |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.99 | 198608290_MIL_KCA |
| John Tudor | SLN | 3.75 | 198608270_ATL_SLN |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 3.04 | 198608290_CIN_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 2.94 | 198608270_NYN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -5.12 | 198608280_TEX_CHA |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.84 | 198608270_ATL_SLN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -3.35 | 198608290_MIN_TOR |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.61 | 198608270_NYN_SDN |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -1.61 | 198608290_MIN_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.42 | Mike Scott | 229.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.42 | Rick Rhoden | 200 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.29 | Roger Clemens | 206.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.97 | Mike Witt | 209.3 | ANA |
| +005+ | 6.88 | Bob Knepper | 222.3 | HOU |
| +008+ | 6.27 | Teddy Higuera | 204.3 | MIL |
| +014+ | 5.28 | Bob Forsch | 184.3 | SLN |
| +015+ | 5.21 | Bill Gullickson | 202.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 5.07 | Bobby Ojeda | 175.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.04 | John Tudor | 209.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.73 | Fernando Valenzuela | 214 | LAN |
| +023+ | 4.51 | Ron Darling | 180.7 | NYN |
| +027+ | 4.38 | Dwight Gooden | 195.3 | NYN |
| +036+ | 3.72 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +044+ | 3.52 | Bruce Ruffin | 94.7 | PHI |
| +045+ | 3.5 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +046+ | 3.49 | Lance McCullers | 111.7 | SDN |
| +059+ | 3.18 | Danny Cox | 166 | SLN |
| +065+ | 3.07 | Rick Honeycutt | 135 | LAN |
| +070+ | 2.94 | David Palmer | 173.3 | ATL |
| +071+ | 2.89 | Tim Burke | 93.3 | WAS |
| +072+ | 2.87 | Vida Blue | 122 | SFN |
| +076+ | 2.73 | Mike Krukow | 186.3 | SFN |
| +079+ | 2.54 | Kirk McCaskill | 198 | ANA |
| +082+ | 2.48 | Tom Candiotti | 196.3 | CLE |
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