| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 14.04 | 198609250_SFN_HOU |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.11 | 198609250_WAS_PIT |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 8.62 | 198609230_CLE_ANA |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 6.18 | 198609250_BAL_MIL |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.03 | 198609230_SLN_NYN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | CHA | -3.67 | 198609230_CHA_OAK |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -2.85 | 198609230_KCA_MIN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.34 | 198609240_TOR_DET |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -2.05 | 198609240_ATL_CIN |
| Bill Swift | SEA | -1.9 | 198609230_TEX_SEA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.72 | Mike Scott | 268.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 8.37 | Roger Clemens | 243.3 | BOS |
| +006+ | 7.05 | Rick Rhoden | 245.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 6.97 | Mike Witt | 248.7 | ANA |
| +010+ | 6.62 | Teddy Higuera | 239 | MIL |
| +013+ | 5.67 | Fernando Valenzuela | 256 | LAN |
| +015+ | 5.59 | Bobby Ojeda | 202 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.38 | Dwight Gooden | 234.3 | NYN |
| +020+ | 5.16 | Ron Darling | 225 | NYN |
| +022+ | 5.03 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +024+ | 4.85 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +026+ | 4.83 | Mike Krukow | 224.3 | SFN |
| +028+ | 4.77 | Danny Cox | 204.7 | SLN |
| +034+ | 4.49 | Bill Gullickson | 233.7 | CIN |
| +037+ | 4.32 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +044+ | 4.04 | Bob Forsch | 217.3 | SLN |
| +045+ | 4.03 | Ricky Horton | 95 | SLN |
| +050+ | 3.73 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +052+ | 3.72 | Bruce Ruffin | 128.7 | PHI |
| +069+ | 3.22 | Kirk McCaskill | 237.7 | ANA |
| +072+ | 3.17 | Tom Candiotti | 227 | CLE |
| +076+ | 3.06 | Jack Morris | 248.3 | DET |
| +079+ | 2.98 | Danny Jackson | 171.3 | KCA |
| +081+ | 2.97 | Rick Honeycutt | 165.7 | LAN |
| +087+ | 2.72 | Danny Darwin | 171 | TOT |
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