| 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 3.91 | 198609220_LAN_HOU |
| 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 |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.98 | 198609220_TEX_SEA |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -2.93 | 198609200_BOS_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.91 | Mike Scott | 259.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.37 | Roger Clemens | 243.3 | BOS |
| +003+ | 7.98 | Rick Rhoden | 239.7 | PIT |
| +006+ | 7.11 | Mike Witt | 241 | ANA |
| +009+ | 6.42 | Teddy Higuera | 230 | MIL |
| +012+ | 5.68 | Fernando Valenzuela | 256 | LAN |
| +017+ | 5.37 | Dwight Gooden | 234.3 | NYN |
| +019+ | 5.24 | Bobby Ojeda | 196 | NYN |
| +021+ | 5.02 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.94 | Ron Darling | 218 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.87 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +026+ | 4.8 | Mike Krukow | 224.3 | SFN |
| +029+ | 4.55 | Bill Gullickson | 227.3 | CIN |
| +036+ | 4.33 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +038+ | 4.16 | Danny Cox | 195.7 | SLN |
| +039+ | 4.14 | Ricky Horton | 89.3 | SLN |
| +044+ | 4.03 | Bob Forsch | 217.3 | SLN |
| +046+ | 3.87 | Bruce Ruffin | 123.7 | PHI |
| +051+ | 3.73 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +071+ | 3.17 | Tom Candiotti | 227 | CLE |
| +073+ | 3.12 | Kirk McCaskill | 229.7 | ANA |
| +075+ | 3.08 | Jack Morris | 248.3 | DET |
| +079+ | 2.98 | Danny Jackson | 171.3 | KCA |
| +085+ | 2.83 | Rick Honeycutt | 157.3 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.74 | Danny Darwin | 171 | TOT |
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