| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 14.04 | 198609250_SFN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 10.72 | 198609260_TOR_BOS |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.11 | 198609250_WAS_PIT |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 6.18 | 198609250_BAL_MIL |
| Ron Darling | NYN | 3.49 | 198609250_NYN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.34 | 198609240_TOR_DET |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -2.05 | 198609240_ATL_CIN |
| Jerry Reuss | LAN | -1.51 | 198609252_SDN_LAN |
| Rick Sutcliffe | CHN | -1.42 | 198609260_CHN_SLN |
| Walt Terrell | DET | -1.22 | 198609260_DET_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.71 | Mike Scott | 268.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 9.13 | Roger Clemens | 252.3 | BOS |
| +006+ | 7.02 | Rick Rhoden | 245.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 6.94 | Mike Witt | 248.7 | ANA |
| +010+ | 6.58 | Teddy Higuera | 239 | MIL |
| +013+ | 5.66 | Fernando Valenzuela | 256 | LAN |
| +015+ | 5.56 | Bobby Ojeda | 202 | NYN |
| +016+ | 5.54 | Mike Krukow | 232.3 | SFN |
| +020+ | 5.35 | Dwight Gooden | 234.3 | NYN |
| +022+ | 5.13 | Ron Darling | 225 | NYN |
| +025+ | 5 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +027+ | 4.84 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +028+ | 4.75 | Danny Cox | 204.7 | SLN |
| +035+ | 4.46 | Bill Gullickson | 233.7 | CIN |
| +037+ | 4.31 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +044+ | 4.02 | Ricky Horton | 95 | SLN |
| +045+ | 4.01 | Bob Forsch | 217.3 | SLN |
| +053+ | 3.7 | Bruce Ruffin | 128.7 | PHI |
| +055+ | 3.67 | Bruce Hurst | 160.3 | BOS |
| +072+ | 3.18 | Kirk McCaskill | 237.7 | ANA |
| +077+ | 3.03 | Jack Morris | 248.3 | DET |
| +079+ | 2.96 | Danny Jackson | 171.3 | KCA |
| +080+ | 2.96 | Rick Honeycutt | 165.7 | LAN |
| +085+ | 2.7 | Danny Darwin | 171 | TOT |
| +086+ | 2.62 | Juan Berenguer | 73.7 | SFN |
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