| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | ANA | 8.61 | 198609010_BAL_ANA |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 8.36 | 198608300_PIT_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.62 | 198608300_CLE_BOS |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.18 | 198608310_PIT_HOU |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | 4.09 | 198608310_CIN_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.67 | 198608310_TEX_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.54 | 198608300_TEX_CHA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.95 | 198609010_SDN_PHI |
| Bill Swift | SEA | -1.89 | 198608301_NYA_SEA |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.52 | 198608310_MIL_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.42 | Mike Scott | 229.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.65 | Rick Rhoden | 209 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.32 | Roger Clemens | 213.3 | BOS |
| +005+ | 6.44 | Bob Knepper | 226.7 | HOU |
| +007+ | 6.36 | Mike Witt | 216 | ANA |
| +008+ | 6.32 | Teddy Higuera | 204.3 | MIL |
| +013+ | 5.48 | Bob Forsch | 193.3 | SLN |
| +015+ | 5.26 | Bill Gullickson | 202.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 5.09 | Bobby Ojeda | 175.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.06 | John Tudor | 209.3 | SLN |
| +018+ | 4.98 | Fernando Valenzuela | 223 | LAN |
| +024+ | 4.39 | Dwight Gooden | 195.3 | NYN |
| +037+ | 3.75 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +042+ | 3.65 | Bruce Ruffin | 100.7 | PHI |
| +045+ | 3.63 | Ron Darling | 187 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.53 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +064+ | 3.2 | Danny Cox | 166 | SLN |
| +067+ | 3.1 | Rick Honeycutt | 135 | LAN |
| +068+ | 2.99 | Tim Burke | 94.3 | WAS |
| +070+ | 2.88 | David Palmer | 179.3 | ATL |
| +074+ | 2.78 | Mike Krukow | 186.3 | SFN |
| +076+ | 2.72 | Vida Blue | 129 | SFN |
| +077+ | 2.64 | Andy McGaffigan | 115.7 | WAS |
| +080+ | 2.56 | Kirk McCaskill | 198 | ANA |
| +083+ | 2.52 | Tom Candiotti | 196.3 | CLE |
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