| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | HOU | 5.45 | 198609020_HOU_CHN |
| San Francisco Giants | SFN | 2 | 198609020_SFN_NYN |
| Atlanta Braves | ATL | 1.66 | 198609020_SLN_ATL |
| New York Mets | NYN | 1.52 | 198609020_SFN_NYN |
| Kansas City Royals | KCA | 1.05 | 198609020_CHA_KCA |
| Team | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | CHN | -4.01 | 198609030_HOU_CHN |
| Detroit Tigers | DET | -3.81 | 198609020_DET_SEA |
| Cleveland Indians | CLE | -3.25 | 198609040_CLE_MIL |
| Minnesota Twins | MIN | -1.88 | 198609020_MIL_MIN |
| Seattle Mariners | SEA | -1.77 | 198609030_DET_SEA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +005+ | 6.46 | Bob Knepper | 228.7 | HOU |
| +006+ | 6.36 | Mark Eichhorn | 127 | TOR |
| +031+ | 4.06 | Lance McCullers | 117.7 | SDN |
| +033+ | 4 | Todd Worrell | 89.7 | SLN |
| +034+ | 3.98 | Gene Garber | 71 | ATL |
| +046+ | 3.62 | Roger McDowell | 108.7 | NYN |
| +052+ | 3.5 | Steve Farr | 102.3 | KCA |
| +064+ | 3.17 | Craig Lefferts | 94.7 | SDN |
| +067+ | 3.08 | Tim Burke | 95.3 | WAS |
| +071+ | 3.01 | Johnny Franco | 87.3 | CIN |
| +074+ | 2.93 | Mark Clear | 62.7 | MIL |
| +076+ | 2.84 | Dave Righetti | 84 | NYA |
| +078+ | 2.81 | Kent Tekulve | 89.3 | PHI |
| +081+ | 2.64 | Andy McGaffigan | 118 | WAS |
| +083+ | 2.6 | Greg Harris | 95.7 | TEX |
| +084+ | 2.59 | Don Aase | 70 | BAL |
| +085+ | 2.58 | Frank Williams | 41.3 | SFN |
| +091+ | 2.41 | Rob Murphy | 33 | CIN |
| +092+ | 2.37 | Ricky Horton | 65 | SLN |
| +093+ | 2.35 | Dan Quisenberry | 67.7 | KCA |
| +097+ | 2.31 | Juan Berenguer | 65.7 | SFN |
| +100+ | 2.25 | Calvin Schiraldi | 35 | BOS |
| +099+ | 2.25 | Jeff Dedmon | 81.7 | ATL |
| +101+ | 2.18 | Doug Sisk | 60.7 | NYN |
| +103+ | 2.09 | Charlie Kerfeld | 79.3 | HOU |
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