| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 12.9 | 198609090_CIN_HOU |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 5.24 | 198609070_CHN_CIN |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.47 | 198609080_WAS_NYN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 3.97 | 198609090_MIL_DET |
| Bruce Ruffin | PHI | 2.08 | 198609070_LAN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.68 | 198609070_TOR_CHA |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -3.3 | 198609080_SDN_SFN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -3.25 | 198609090_NYA_TOR |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.03 | 198609080_ATL_LAN |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.85 | 198609070_SEA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-09.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.82 | Mike Scott | 244.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.73 | Roger Clemens | 220.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.64 | Rick Rhoden | 217.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 6.77 | Mike Witt | 225 | ANA |
| +009+ | 5.98 | Bob Knepper | 234.7 | HOU |
| +014+ | 5.48 | Teddy Higuera | 213 | MIL |
| +015+ | 5.43 | Fernando Valenzuela | 232 | LAN |
| +017+ | 5.01 | Bill Gullickson | 213.3 | CIN |
| +018+ | 4.9 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.85 | Bobby Ojeda | 191 | NYN |
| +021+ | 4.82 | Dwight Gooden | 211.3 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.74 | Bob Forsch | 196 | SLN |
| +034+ | 4.13 | Bruce Ruffin | 108 | PHI |
| +039+ | 3.95 | Bob Welch | 209.3 | LAN |
| +041+ | 3.89 | Mike Krukow | 202.3 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.8 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +047+ | 3.66 | Ron Darling | 194 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.61 | Kirk McCaskill | 216 | ANA |
| +051+ | 3.59 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +059+ | 3.36 | Danny Cox | 178.7 | SLN |
| +070+ | 3.19 | Rick Honeycutt | 147 | LAN |
| +073+ | 3.05 | David Palmer | 185.3 | ATL |
| +074+ | 3.05 | Andy McGaffigan | 122.3 | WAS |
| +075+ | 3.03 | Tim Burke | 99.3 | WAS |
| +077+ | 2.94 | Ricky Horton | 73.3 | SLN |
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