| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | ANA | 7.93 | 198609280_TEX_ANA |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 4.46 | 198609270_LAN_SFN |
| Bob Ojeda | NYN | 4.16 | 198609280_NYN_PIT |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | 2.29 | 198609270_CHN_SLN |
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | 2.13 | 198609270_TOR_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.43 | 198609272_MIN_CHA |
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -4.3 | 198609280_TEX_ANA |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -3.31 | 198609290_BAL_BOS |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.44 | 198609280_CLE_SEA |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -2.14 | 198609280_MIN_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-09-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.64 | Mike Scott | 268.3 | HOU |
| +002+ | 9.06 | Roger Clemens | 252.3 | BOS |
| +006+ | 6.89 | Rick Rhoden | 245.7 | PIT |
| +007+ | 6.88 | Mike Witt | 257.7 | ANA |
| +011+ | 6.52 | Teddy Higuera | 239 | MIL |
| +012+ | 6.07 | Bobby Ojeda | 211 | NYN |
| +016+ | 5.54 | Dwight Gooden | 242.3 | NYN |
| +019+ | 5.37 | Mike Krukow | 232.3 | SFN |
| +023+ | 5.03 | Ron Darling | 225 | NYN |
| +024+ | 4.94 | John Tudor | 219 | SLN |
| +029+ | 4.78 | Bob Knepper | 248 | HOU |
| +032+ | 4.69 | Danny Cox | 204.7 | SLN |
| +034+ | 4.61 | Bob Welch | 230.3 | LAN |
| +035+ | 4.53 | Bob Forsch | 226 | SLN |
| +036+ | 4.46 | Bruce Hurst | 169.3 | BOS |
| +039+ | 4.38 | Bill Gullickson | 233.7 | CIN |
| +041+ | 4.28 | Fernando Valenzuela | 261 | LAN |
| +046+ | 3.99 | Ricky Horton | 95 | SLN |
| +049+ | 3.89 | Jack Morris | 258.3 | DET |
| +054+ | 3.67 | Bruce Ruffin | 128.7 | PHI |
| +069+ | 3.32 | Kirk McCaskill | 239.7 | ANA |
| +071+ | 3.3 | Danny Darwin | 178 | TOT |
| +081+ | 2.96 | Danny Jackson | 176.3 | KCA |
| +085+ | 2.85 | Rick Honeycutt | 165.7 | LAN |
| +086+ | 2.79 | Floyd Youmans | 210.7 | WAS |
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