| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | ANA | 7.17 | 198609060_NYA_ANA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.28 | 198609060_SLN_HOU |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 5.24 | 198609070_CHN_CIN |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | 4.67 | 198609060_SLN_HOU |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.47 | 198609080_WAS_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.68 | 198609070_TOR_CHA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -3.3 | 198609080_SDN_SFN |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.03 | 198609080_ATL_LAN |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.85 | 198609070_SEA_BAL |
| Ed Correa | TEX | -1.32 | 198609060_KCA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.49 | Mike Scott | 236.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.72 | Roger Clemens | 220.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.64 | Rick Rhoden | 217.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 6.77 | Mike Witt | 225 | ANA |
| +008+ | 5.97 | Bob Knepper | 234.7 | HOU |
| +014+ | 5.42 | Fernando Valenzuela | 232 | LAN |
| +016+ | 5.03 | Teddy Higuera | 206 | MIL |
| +018+ | 4.99 | Bill Gullickson | 213.3 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.89 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.85 | Bobby Ojeda | 191 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.81 | Dwight Gooden | 211.3 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.74 | Bob Forsch | 196 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.13 | Bruce Ruffin | 108 | PHI |
| +038+ | 3.94 | Bob Welch | 209.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 3.89 | Mike Krukow | 202.3 | SFN |
| +042+ | 3.78 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +045+ | 3.65 | Ron Darling | 194 | NYN |
| +050+ | 3.58 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +051+ | 3.56 | Rick Honeycutt | 142 | LAN |
| +061+ | 3.36 | Danny Cox | 178.7 | SLN |
| +070+ | 3.15 | Tim Burke | 98.3 | WAS |
| +073+ | 3.03 | David Palmer | 185.3 | ATL |
| +076+ | 2.97 | Kirk McCaskill | 207 | ANA |
| +078+ | 2.86 | Andy McGaffigan | 120.3 | WAS |
| +080+ | 2.79 | Vida Blue | 134 | SFN |
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