| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 9.44 | 198706150_CIN_HOU |
| Charlie Leibrandt | KCA | 8.11 | 198706150_OAK_KCA |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 4.27 | 198706150_NYN_WAS |
| Danny Cox | SLN | 4.11 | 198706140_CHN_SLN |
| Jimmy Key | TOR | 3.85 | 198706150_DET_TOR |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dixon | BAL | -3.02 | 198706160_BAL_NYA |
| Ken Schrom | CLE | -2.39 | 198706160_BOS_CLE |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -2.2 | 198706160_BOS_CLE |
| Jose Guzman | TEX | -1.08 | 198706160_TEX_ANA |
| Tim Conroy | SLN | -1.08 | 198706160_PIT_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1987-06-16.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.54 | Bret Saberhagen | 99 | KCA |
| +002+ | 5.32 | Mike Scott | 102.3 | HOU |
| +005+ | 4.83 | Charlie Leibrandt | 100.3 | KCA |
| +007+ | 4.25 | Sid Fernandez | 83 | NYN |
| +008+ | 3.85 | Orel Hershiser | 104 | LAN |
| +009+ | 3.68 | Rick Reuschel | 89.7 | PIT |
| +011+ | 3.39 | Mike Boddicker | 101 | BAL |
| +013+ | 3.21 | Jim Clancy | 94.7 | TOR |
| +014+ | 3.18 | Jimmy Key | 109 | TOR |
| +015+ | 3.17 | Bruce Hurst | 105.7 | BOS |
| +017+ | 3.13 | Nolan Ryan | 80.7 | HOU |
| +018+ | 3.07 | Curt Young | 102.7 | OAK |
| +022+ | 2.81 | Juan Berenguer | 61.3 | MIN |
| +025+ | 2.64 | Rick Honeycutt | 69.3 | LAN |
| +027+ | 2.59 | Dave Schmidt | 57.3 | BAL |
| +034+ | 2.45 | Danny Darwin | 84.3 | HOU |
| +035+ | 2.43 | Frank Viola | 101.3 | MIN |
| +036+ | 2.42 | Willie Fraser | 76.3 | ANA |
| +038+ | 2.39 | Terry Leach | 50.3 | NYN |
| +046+ | 2.29 | Joe Magrane | 49.7 | SLN |
| +053+ | 2.17 | Bob Welch | 95.7 | LAN |
| +060+ | 2.03 | Mike Dunne | 24 | PIT |
| +061+ | 2 | Roger Clemens | 100.3 | BOS |
| +064+ | 1.97 | Dennis Eckersley | 56.7 | OAK |
| +068+ | 1.9 | Guy Hoffman | 50 | CIN |
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