| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 12.82 | 198609030_HOU_CHN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.33 | 198609050_PIT_ATL |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 8.2 | 198609050_MIN_BOS |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 6.43 | 198609030_MIL_MIN |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 3.93 | 198609030_SFN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.2 | 198609050_TOR_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.44 | 198609050_KCA_TEX |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -3.93 | 198609030_CLE_TOR |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.68 | 198609050_CLE_MIL |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -1.54 | 198609030_MIL_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.52 | Mike Scott | 236.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.79 | Roger Clemens | 220.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.65 | Rick Rhoden | 217.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 6.5 | Bob Knepper | 228.7 | HOU |
| +007+ | 6.38 | Mike Witt | 216 | ANA |
| +009+ | 5.9 | Bill Gullickson | 211.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 5.53 | Bob Forsch | 193.3 | SLN |
| +015+ | 5.51 | Bobby Ojeda | 184.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.06 | Teddy Higuera | 206 | MIL |
| +018+ | 5.03 | Fernando Valenzuela | 223 | LAN |
| +020+ | 4.87 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +031+ | 4.22 | Dwight Gooden | 202.3 | NYN |
| +038+ | 3.76 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +043+ | 3.67 | Bruce Ruffin | 100.7 | PHI |
| +044+ | 3.66 | Ron Darling | 187 | NYN |
| +047+ | 3.57 | Rick Honeycutt | 142 | LAN |
| +048+ | 3.55 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +054+ | 3.42 | Danny Cox | 172.7 | SLN |
| +066+ | 3.12 | Bob Welch | 200.3 | LAN |
| +070+ | 3.07 | Tim Burke | 97.3 | WAS |
| +071+ | 3.06 | Mike Krukow | 193.3 | SFN |
| +074+ | 3 | Kirk McCaskill | 207 | ANA |
| +077+ | 2.9 | David Palmer | 179.3 | ATL |
| +078+ | 2.87 | Andy McGaffigan | 120.3 | WAS |
| +080+ | 2.8 | Vida Blue | 134 | SFN |
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