| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.33 | 198609050_PIT_ATL |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 8.2 | 198609050_MIN_BOS |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 7.17 | 198609060_NYA_ANA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.28 | 198609060_SLN_HOU |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 5.24 | 198609070_CHN_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -5.2 | 198609050_TOR_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.44 | 198609050_KCA_TEX |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.85 | 198609070_SEA_BAL |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -1.68 | 198609050_CLE_MIL |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -1.12 | 198609060_SFN_WAS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.5 | Mike Scott | 236.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.77 | Roger Clemens | 220.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.65 | Rick Rhoden | 217.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 6.78 | Mike Witt | 225 | ANA |
| +008+ | 5.99 | Bob Knepper | 234.7 | HOU |
| +014+ | 5.51 | Bobby Ojeda | 184.3 | NYN |
| +015+ | 5.44 | Fernando Valenzuela | 232 | LAN |
| +016+ | 5.04 | Teddy Higuera | 206 | MIL |
| +019+ | 4.99 | Bill Gullickson | 213.3 | CIN |
| +021+ | 4.88 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +023+ | 4.82 | Dwight Gooden | 211.3 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.73 | Bob Forsch | 196 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.13 | Bruce Ruffin | 108 | PHI |
| +037+ | 3.9 | Mike Krukow | 202.3 | SFN |
| +042+ | 3.78 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +044+ | 3.66 | Ron Darling | 194 | NYN |
| +051+ | 3.57 | Rick Honeycutt | 142 | LAN |
| +050+ | 3.57 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +053+ | 3.43 | Danny Cox | 172.7 | SLN |
| +067+ | 3.15 | Tim Burke | 98.3 | WAS |
| +068+ | 3.12 | Bob Welch | 200.3 | LAN |
| +073+ | 3.03 | David Palmer | 185.3 | ATL |
| +077+ | 2.98 | Kirk McCaskill | 207 | ANA |
| +078+ | 2.86 | Andy McGaffigan | 120.3 | WAS |
| +079+ | 2.8 | Vida Blue | 134 | SFN |
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