| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | ANA | 8.61 | 198609010_BAL_ANA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.18 | 198608310_PIT_HOU |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 4.34 | 198609020_PIT_CIN |
| John Tudor | SLN | 4.18 | 198609020_SLN_ATL |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 3.8 | 198608310_LAN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.67 | 198608310_TEX_CHA |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.36 | 198609020_SLN_ATL |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -3.07 | 198609020_DET_SEA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.95 | 198609010_SDN_PHI |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.52 | 198608310_MIL_KCA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-02.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.27 | Mike Scott | 229.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.68 | Rick Rhoden | 209 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.33 | Roger Clemens | 213.3 | BOS |
| +005+ | 6.48 | Bob Knepper | 228.7 | HOU |
| +007+ | 6.37 | Mike Witt | 216 | ANA |
| +008+ | 6.35 | Teddy Higuera | 204.3 | MIL |
| +011+ | 5.9 | Bill Gullickson | 211.7 | CIN |
| +015+ | 5.51 | Bob Forsch | 193.3 | SLN |
| +016+ | 5.1 | Bobby Ojeda | 175.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 4.99 | Fernando Valenzuela | 223 | LAN |
| +020+ | 4.85 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +028+ | 4.2 | Dwight Gooden | 202.3 | NYN |
| +038+ | 3.75 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +045+ | 3.66 | Bruce Ruffin | 100.7 | PHI |
| +047+ | 3.64 | Ron Darling | 187 | NYN |
| +050+ | 3.54 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +063+ | 3.22 | Danny Cox | 166 | SLN |
| +065+ | 3.11 | Rick Honeycutt | 135 | LAN |
| +067+ | 3.09 | Bob Welch | 200.3 | LAN |
| +069+ | 3.02 | Mike Krukow | 193.3 | SFN |
| +071+ | 3 | Tim Burke | 94.3 | WAS |
| +073+ | 2.88 | David Palmer | 179.3 | ATL |
| +078+ | 2.72 | Vida Blue | 129 | SFN |
| +079+ | 2.65 | Andy McGaffigan | 115.7 | WAS |
| +082+ | 2.56 | Kirk McCaskill | 198 | ANA |
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