| 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.27 | 198609110_HOU_LAN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 3.97 | 198609090_MIL_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.32 | 198609100_SEA_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -3.61 | 198609110_OAK_CHA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -3.25 | 198609090_NYA_TOR |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -2.59 | 198609100_MIL_DET |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -1.69 | 198609090_BOS_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.89 | Mike Scott | 244.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.91 | Rick Rhoden | 224.7 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.5 | Roger Clemens | 226.3 | BOS |
| +005+ | 6.72 | Mike Witt | 225 | ANA |
| +013+ | 5.54 | Teddy Higuera | 213 | MIL |
| +015+ | 5.37 | Bob Knepper | 238.7 | HOU |
| +018+ | 5.28 | Fernando Valenzuela | 239 | LAN |
| +019+ | 5.2 | Bill Gullickson | 219.3 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.93 | John Tudor | 216 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.89 | Bobby Ojeda | 191 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.86 | Dwight Gooden | 211.3 | NYN |
| +026+ | 4.77 | Bob Forsch | 196 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.21 | Ron Darling | 202 | NYN |
| +035+ | 4.16 | Bruce Ruffin | 108 | PHI |
| +038+ | 3.98 | Bob Welch | 209.3 | LAN |
| +040+ | 3.93 | Mike Krukow | 202.3 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.82 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.61 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +053+ | 3.56 | Kirk McCaskill | 216 | ANA |
| +059+ | 3.39 | Danny Cox | 178.7 | SLN |
| +066+ | 3.21 | Rick Honeycutt | 147 | LAN |
| +071+ | 3.06 | Tim Burke | 99.3 | WAS |
| +073+ | 3.03 | Jack Morris | 230.7 | DET |
| +074+ | 2.96 | Ricky Horton | 73.3 | SLN |
| +085+ | 2.72 | Bruce Hurst | 142.3 | BOS |
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