| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | ANA | 8.62 | 198609230_CLE_ANA |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.03 | 198609230_SLN_NYN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 3.91 | 198609220_LAN_HOU |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | 3.19 | 198609220_SLN_NYN |
| Danny Darwin | HOU | 1.01 | 198609220_LAN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.67 | 198609230_CHA_OAK |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.98 | 198609220_TEX_SEA |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -2.85 | 198609230_KCA_MIN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.34 | 198609240_TOR_DET |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -2.05 | 198609240_ATL_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.88 | Mike Scott | 259.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.36 | Roger Clemens | 243.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 7.96 | Rick Rhoden | 239.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 6.96 | Mike Witt | 248.7 | ANA |
| +011+ | 6.4 | Teddy Higuera | 230 | MIL |
| +013+ | 5.68 | Fernando Valenzuela | 256 | LAN |
| +015+ | 5.58 | Bobby Ojeda | 202 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.37 | Dwight Gooden | 234.3 | NYN |
| +021+ | 5.02 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +022+ | 4.93 | Ron Darling | 218 | NYN |
| +025+ | 4.84 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +026+ | 4.8 | Mike Krukow | 224.3 | SFN |
| +027+ | 4.76 | Danny Cox | 204.7 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.53 | Bill Gullickson | 227.3 | CIN |
| +036+ | 4.33 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +042+ | 4.14 | Ricky Horton | 89.3 | SLN |
| +045+ | 4.03 | Bob Forsch | 217.3 | SLN |
| +047+ | 3.87 | Bruce Ruffin | 123.7 | PHI |
| +052+ | 3.72 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +070+ | 3.14 | Tom Candiotti | 227 | CLE |
| +074+ | 3.09 | Kirk McCaskill | 229.7 | ANA |
| +078+ | 3.05 | Jack Morris | 248.3 | DET |
| +080+ | 2.97 | Danny Jackson | 171.3 | KCA |
| +085+ | 2.83 | Rick Honeycutt | 157.3 | LAN |
| +088+ | 2.72 | Danny Darwin | 171 | TOT |
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