| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.35 | 198609180_CHA_SEA |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.89 | 198609170_CHA_SEA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.48 | 198609190_BOS_TOR |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -2.01 | 198609190_SFN_ATL |
| Ed Correa | TEX | -1.76 | 198609170_TEX_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10 | Mike Scott | 252.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.11 | Roger Clemens | 235.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.49 | Rick Rhoden | 231.7 | PIT |
| +005+ | 7.2 | Mike Witt | 241 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.52 | Teddy Higuera | 230 | MIL |
| +014+ | 5.62 | Bob Knepper | 244 | HOU |
| +018+ | 5.3 | Bobby Ojeda | 196 | NYN |
| +020+ | 5.11 | Fernando Valenzuela | 247 | LAN |
| +021+ | 5.07 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.99 | Ron Darling | 211 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.88 | Bill Gullickson | 223.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.83 | Dwight Gooden | 225.3 | NYN |
| +030+ | 4.58 | Bob Forsch | 211.3 | SLN |
| +034+ | 4.53 | Mike Krukow | 216.3 | SFN |
| +036+ | 4.38 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +038+ | 4.2 | Danny Cox | 195.7 | SLN |
| +046+ | 3.86 | Bruce Ruffin | 118.7 | PHI |
| +047+ | 3.77 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +057+ | 3.56 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +058+ | 3.55 | Ricky Horton | 80.3 | SLN |
| +069+ | 3.2 | Kirk McCaskill | 229.7 | ANA |
| +076+ | 2.93 | Tom Candiotti | 219.3 | CLE |
| +080+ | 2.86 | Rick Honeycutt | 157.3 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.67 | Danny Darwin | 167.3 | TOT |
| +094+ | 2.53 | Jack Morris | 239.3 | DET |
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