| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | HOU | 11.43 | 198706250_HOU_SDN |
| Bret Saberhagen | KCA | 8.27 | 198706270_SEA_KCA |
| Rick Reuschel | PIT | 6.48 | 198706270_CHN_PIT |
| Orel Hershiser | LAN | 5.98 | 198706250_ATL_LAN |
| Jimmy Key | TOR | 5.16 | 198706260_TOR_MIL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Correa | TEX | -4.52 | 198706271_MIN_TEX |
| Ken Schrom | CLE | -3.36 | 198706270_OAK_CLE |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -1.35 | 198706260_ATL_SDN |
| Floyd Bannister | CHA | -0.9 | 198706270_ANA_CHA |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | -0.67 | 198706260_HOU_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1987-06-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.51 | Bret Saberhagen | 124.7 | KCA |
| +004+ | 5.63 | Mike Scott | 118.3 | HOU |
| +005+ | 5.5 | Rick Reuschel | 115.7 | PIT |
| +006+ | 5.08 | Orel Hershiser | 123 | LAN |
| +007+ | 4.82 | Charlie Leibrandt | 114.3 | KCA |
| +009+ | 4.46 | Jim Clancy | 119.3 | TOR |
| +011+ | 4.09 | Jimmy Key | 124 | TOR |
| +012+ | 4.09 | Mike Boddicker | 122 | BAL |
| +014+ | 3.5 | Dave Schmidt | 72.3 | BAL |
| +018+ | 3.29 | Juan Berenguer | 74 | MIN |
| +021+ | 2.94 | Nolan Ryan | 91.7 | HOU |
| +023+ | 2.89 | Frank Tanana | 106 | DET |
| +024+ | 2.88 | Bruce Hurst | 119.7 | BOS |
| +026+ | 2.86 | Frank Viola | 115.3 | MIN |
| +033+ | 2.72 | Sid Fernandez | 96.7 | NYN |
| +034+ | 2.69 | Rick Honeycutt | 80.7 | LAN |
| +037+ | 2.62 | Terry Leach | 58.7 | NYN |
| +046+ | 2.49 | Mike Witt | 114.7 | ANA |
| +055+ | 2.26 | Danny Darwin | 97.3 | HOU |
| +057+ | 2.24 | Curt Young | 113 | OAK |
| +058+ | 2.24 | Ron Robinson | 68 | CIN |
| +061+ | 2.2 | Bob Welch | 109 | LAN |
| +067+ | 2.04 | Atlee Hammaker | 60 | SFN |
| +070+ | 1.96 | Joe Magrane | 63.3 | SLN |
| +073+ | 1.95 | Dwight Gooden | 37.7 | NYN |
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