| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 11.43 | 198706250_HOU_SDN |
| Orel Hershiser | LAN | 5.98 | 198706250_ATL_LAN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 3.92 | 198706250_CHN_NYN |
| Danny Cox | SLN | 3.27 | 198706240_PHI_SLN |
| Jack Morris | DET | 2.39 | 198706240_TOR_DET |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.57 | 198706230_HOU_SDN |
| Bob Kipper | PIT | -1.6 | 198706230_WAS_PIT |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -1.52 | 198706230_CLE_MIN |
| Jeff Sellers | BOS | -1.42 | 198706230_MIL_BOS |
| Phil Niekro | CLE | -1 | 198706250_CLE_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1987-06-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 5.64 | Mike Scott | 118.3 | HOU |
| +004+ | 5.6 | Bret Saberhagen | 115.7 | KCA |
| +005+ | 5.27 | Charlie Leibrandt | 108.3 | KCA |
| +006+ | 5.11 | Orel Hershiser | 123 | LAN |
| +007+ | 4.6 | Rick Reuschel | 106.7 | PIT |
| +011+ | 3.9 | Jimmy Key | 118 | TOR |
| +012+ | 3.83 | Mike Boddicker | 115.3 | BAL |
| +013+ | 3.76 | Jim Clancy | 110.3 | TOR |
| +014+ | 3.49 | Dave Schmidt | 72.3 | BAL |
| +015+ | 3.38 | Roger Clemens | 118.3 | BOS |
| +016+ | 3.35 | Sid Fernandez | 92.7 | NYN |
| +018+ | 3.08 | Juan Berenguer | 68 | MIN |
| +020+ | 2.95 | Nolan Ryan | 91.7 | HOU |
| +023+ | 2.88 | Bruce Hurst | 119.7 | BOS |
| +036+ | 2.58 | Danny Darwin | 96.3 | HOU |
| +041+ | 2.47 | Frank Tanana | 97.7 | DET |
| +046+ | 2.42 | Rick Honeycutt | 73.7 | LAN |
| +053+ | 2.34 | Joe Magrane | 56.7 | SLN |
| +060+ | 2.25 | Curt Young | 113 | OAK |
| +063+ | 2.22 | Frank Viola | 107.3 | MIN |
| +061+ | 2.22 | Terry Leach | 50.7 | NYN |
| +062+ | 2.22 | Bob Welch | 109 | LAN |
| +069+ | 2.04 | Atlee Hammaker | 60 | SFN |
| +071+ | 1.99 | Jeff Musselman | 49 | TOR |
| +075+ | 1.95 | Dwight Gooden | 37.7 | NYN |
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