| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 14.19 | 198609200_SDN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 9.11 | 198609210_BOS_TOR |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 8.07 | 198609200_PIT_CHN |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 5.59 | 198609190_MIL_BAL |
| Ron Darling | NYN | 3.61 | 198609200_PHI_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.83 | 198609210_MIN_TEX |
| Bill Wegman | MIL | -4.81 | 198609200_MIL_BAL |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.68 | 198609210_CHA_ANA |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -2.93 | 198609200_BOS_TOR |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.48 | 198609190_BOS_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-21.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.94 | Mike Scott | 259.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.4 | Roger Clemens | 243.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 8.01 | Rick Rhoden | 239.7 | PIT |
| +006+ | 7.14 | Mike Witt | 241 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.45 | Teddy Higuera | 230 | MIL |
| +016+ | 5.27 | Bobby Ojeda | 196 | NYN |
| +019+ | 5.09 | Fernando Valenzuela | 247 | LAN |
| +020+ | 5.03 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.96 | Ron Darling | 218 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.9 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +024+ | 4.82 | Mike Krukow | 224.3 | SFN |
| +026+ | 4.79 | Dwight Gooden | 225.3 | NYN |
| +030+ | 4.58 | Bill Gullickson | 227.3 | CIN |
| +032+ | 4.54 | Bob Forsch | 211.3 | SLN |
| +037+ | 4.36 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 4.17 | Danny Cox | 195.7 | SLN |
| +040+ | 4.14 | Ricky Horton | 89.3 | SLN |
| +048+ | 3.88 | Bruce Ruffin | 123.7 | PHI |
| +051+ | 3.75 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +072+ | 3.18 | Tom Candiotti | 227 | CLE |
| +074+ | 3.15 | Kirk McCaskill | 229.7 | ANA |
| +083+ | 2.85 | Rick Honeycutt | 157.3 | LAN |
| +089+ | 2.63 | Danny Darwin | 167.3 | TOT |
| +095+ | 2.48 | Jack Morris | 239.3 | DET |
| +098+ | 2.42 | Floyd Bannister | 149.7 | CHA |
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