| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 14 | 198609140_HOU_SDN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.36 | 198609150_PIT_PHI |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 8.05 | 198609161_MIL_BOS |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.7 | 198609140_TOR_MIL |
| Bill Gullickson | CIN | 3.91 | 198609160_HOU_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -3.87 | 198609160_TEX_OAK |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -3.68 | 198609150_TOR_MIL |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -3.28 | 198609160_CHA_SEA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.53 | 198609140_TOR_MIL |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -1.88 | 198609140_BOS_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.03 | Mike Scott | 252.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.13 | Roger Clemens | 235.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.5 | Rick Rhoden | 231.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 7.02 | Mike Witt | 234 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.39 | Teddy Higuera | 222 | MIL |
| +015+ | 5.66 | Bob Knepper | 244 | HOU |
| +017+ | 5.32 | Bobby Ojeda | 196 | NYN |
| +019+ | 5.26 | Fernando Valenzuela | 239 | LAN |
| +021+ | 5.1 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 5.02 | Ron Darling | 211 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.99 | Bob Forsch | 204 | SLN |
| +024+ | 4.91 | Bill Gullickson | 223.3 | CIN |
| +028+ | 4.57 | Mike Krukow | 216.3 | SFN |
| +032+ | 4.45 | Dwight Gooden | 216.3 | NYN |
| +038+ | 4.16 | Bruce Ruffin | 115 | PHI |
| +044+ | 3.9 | Bob Welch | 215.3 | LAN |
| +046+ | 3.79 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +049+ | 3.7 | Danny Cox | 187.7 | SLN |
| +055+ | 3.59 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +057+ | 3.56 | Ricky Horton | 80.3 | SLN |
| +058+ | 3.55 | Rick Honeycutt | 153 | LAN |
| +065+ | 3.4 | Kirk McCaskill | 222.3 | ANA |
| +070+ | 3.15 | Bruce Hurst | 151.3 | BOS |
| +077+ | 3.02 | Jack Morris | 230.7 | DET |
| +080+ | 2.94 | Tom Candiotti | 219.3 | CLE |
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