| 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 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.46 | 198609270_LAN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.43 | 198609272_MIN_CHA |
| Juan Nieves | MIL | -1.51 | 198609270_BAL_MIL |
| Jerry Reuss | LAN | -1.51 | 198609252_SDN_LAN |
| Dennis Eckersley | CHN | -1.49 | 198609270_CHN_SLN |
| Walt Terrell | DET | -1.22 | 198609260_DET_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.66 | Mike Scott | 268.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 9.08 | Roger Clemens | 252.3 | BOS |
| +006+ | 6.94 | Rick Rhoden | 245.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 6.89 | Mike Witt | 248.7 | ANA |
| +011+ | 6.54 | Teddy Higuera | 239 | MIL |
| +015+ | 5.59 | Dwight Gooden | 242.3 | NYN |
| +017+ | 5.5 | Mike Krukow | 232.3 | SFN |
| +016+ | 5.5 | Bobby Ojeda | 202 | NYN |
| +022+ | 5.07 | Ron Darling | 225 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.95 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +028+ | 4.8 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +032+ | 4.7 | Danny Cox | 204.7 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.54 | Bob Forsch | 226 | SLN |
| +034+ | 4.48 | Bruce Hurst | 169.3 | BOS |
| +038+ | 4.41 | Fernando Valenzuela | 261 | LAN |
| +039+ | 4.39 | Bill Gullickson | 233.7 | CIN |
| +040+ | 4.29 | Bob Welch | 223.3 | LAN |
| +046+ | 4 | Ricky Horton | 95 | SLN |
| +047+ | 3.9 | Jack Morris | 258.3 | DET |
| +052+ | 3.68 | Bruce Ruffin | 128.7 | PHI |
| +070+ | 3.32 | Danny Darwin | 178 | TOT |
| +074+ | 3.14 | Kirk McCaskill | 237.7 | ANA |
| +079+ | 2.97 | Danny Jackson | 176.3 | KCA |
| +082+ | 2.94 | Rick Honeycutt | 165.7 | LAN |
| +085+ | 2.8 | Floyd Youmans | 210.7 | WAS |
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