| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -3.87 | 198609160_TEX_OAK |
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.35 | 198609180_CHA_SEA |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.89 | 198609170_CHA_SEA |
| Juan Nieves | MIL | -1.87 | 198609161_MIL_BOS |
| Walt Terrell | DET | -1.44 | 198609160_DET_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10 | Mike Scott | 252.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.1 | Roger Clemens | 235.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.48 | Rick Rhoden | 231.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Mike Witt | 241 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.39 | Teddy Higuera | 222 | MIL |
| +015+ | 5.63 | Bob Knepper | 244 | HOU |
| +017+ | 5.3 | Bobby Ojeda | 196 | NYN |
| +019+ | 5.11 | Fernando Valenzuela | 247 | LAN |
| +020+ | 5.09 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.99 | Ron Darling | 211 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.89 | Bill Gullickson | 223.3 | CIN |
| +025+ | 4.83 | Dwight Gooden | 225.3 | NYN |
| +030+ | 4.6 | Bob Forsch | 211.3 | SLN |
| +031+ | 4.54 | Mike Krukow | 216.3 | SFN |
| +035+ | 4.38 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +044+ | 3.86 | Bruce Ruffin | 118.7 | PHI |
| +047+ | 3.76 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +052+ | 3.7 | Danny Cox | 187.7 | SLN |
| +056+ | 3.56 | Ricky Horton | 80.3 | SLN |
| +057+ | 3.55 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +058+ | 3.51 | Rick Honeycutt | 153 | LAN |
| +069+ | 3.36 | Kirk McCaskill | 222.3 | ANA |
| +078+ | 2.92 | Tom Candiotti | 219.3 | CLE |
| +086+ | 2.67 | Danny Darwin | 167.3 | TOT |
| +090+ | 2.58 | Tim Burke | 101.3 | WAS |
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