| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 9.11 | 198609210_BOS_TOR |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 8.62 | 198609230_CLE_ANA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 4.51 | 198609210_SDN_HOU |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.03 | 198609230_SLN_NYN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 3.91 | 198609220_LAN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.83 | 198609210_MIN_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.68 | 198609210_CHA_ANA |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.98 | 198609220_TEX_SEA |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -2.85 | 198609230_KCA_MIN |
| Juan Nieves | MIL | -1.79 | 198609210_MIL_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.92 | Mike Scott | 259.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.4 | Roger Clemens | 243.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 7.99 | Rick Rhoden | 239.7 | PIT |
| +006+ | 7 | Mike Witt | 248.7 | ANA |
| +010+ | 6.43 | Teddy Higuera | 230 | MIL |
| +012+ | 5.71 | Fernando Valenzuela | 256 | LAN |
| +014+ | 5.59 | Bobby Ojeda | 202 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.39 | Dwight Gooden | 234.3 | NYN |
| +021+ | 5.05 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +023+ | 4.95 | Ron Darling | 218 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.88 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +025+ | 4.82 | Mike Krukow | 224.3 | SFN |
| +030+ | 4.56 | Bill Gullickson | 227.3 | CIN |
| +035+ | 4.36 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +038+ | 4.18 | Danny Cox | 195.7 | SLN |
| +040+ | 4.15 | Ricky Horton | 89.3 | SLN |
| +044+ | 4.06 | Bob Forsch | 217.3 | SLN |
| +048+ | 3.88 | Bruce Ruffin | 123.7 | PHI |
| +052+ | 3.74 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +070+ | 3.17 | Tom Candiotti | 227 | CLE |
| +072+ | 3.13 | Kirk McCaskill | 229.7 | ANA |
| +074+ | 3.09 | Jack Morris | 248.3 | DET |
| +080+ | 3 | Danny Jackson | 171.3 | KCA |
| +084+ | 2.85 | Rick Honeycutt | 157.3 | LAN |
| +087+ | 2.74 | Danny Darwin | 171 | TOT |
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