| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 12.9 | 198609090_CIN_HOU |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 8.73 | 198609100_SLN_PIT |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 8.65 | 198609100_BOS_BAL |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.47 | 198609080_WAS_NYN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 3.97 | 198609090_MIL_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.32 | 198609100_SEA_TEX |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -3.3 | 198609080_SDN_SFN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -3.25 | 198609090_NYA_TOR |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.03 | 198609080_ATL_LAN |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -2.59 | 198609100_MIL_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.87 | Mike Scott | 244.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.91 | Rick Rhoden | 224.7 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.48 | Roger Clemens | 226.3 | BOS |
| +005+ | 6.72 | Mike Witt | 225 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.03 | Bob Knepper | 234.7 | HOU |
| +014+ | 5.53 | Teddy Higuera | 213 | MIL |
| +016+ | 5.46 | Fernando Valenzuela | 232 | LAN |
| +019+ | 5.05 | Bill Gullickson | 213.3 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.93 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.88 | Bobby Ojeda | 191 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.86 | Dwight Gooden | 211.3 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.77 | Bob Forsch | 196 | SLN |
| +032+ | 4.21 | Ron Darling | 202 | NYN |
| +033+ | 4.16 | Bruce Ruffin | 108 | PHI |
| +040+ | 3.98 | Bob Welch | 209.3 | LAN |
| +041+ | 3.92 | Mike Krukow | 202.3 | SFN |
| +045+ | 3.82 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.61 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +053+ | 3.56 | Kirk McCaskill | 216 | ANA |
| +060+ | 3.39 | Danny Cox | 178.7 | SLN |
| +067+ | 3.21 | Rick Honeycutt | 147 | LAN |
| +071+ | 3.09 | David Palmer | 185.3 | ATL |
| +072+ | 3.06 | Tim Burke | 99.3 | WAS |
| +075+ | 2.96 | Ricky Horton | 73.3 | SLN |
| +082+ | 2.71 | Bruce Hurst | 142.3 | BOS |
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