| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tudor | SLN | 7.91 | 198607270_SDN_SLN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 6.79 | 198607261_NYN_ATL |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 6.58 | 198607280_ATL_HOU |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 6.42 | 198607270_SFN_PIT |
| Rick Honeycutt | LAN | 4.54 | 198607260_LAN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -6.4 | 198607260_CLE_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.16 | 198607270_CHA_BAL |
| Steve Carlton | SFN | -3.46 | 198607260_SFN_PIT |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -2.13 | 198607280_SEA_MIN |
| Mark Thurmond | DET | -1.92 | 198607260_KCA_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-07-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.76 | Mike Scott | 176.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 5.85 | Rick Rhoden | 153 | PIT |
| +003+ | 5.8 | Roger Clemens | 162 | BOS |
| +004+ | 5.76 | Bob Knepper | 181.7 | HOU |
| +007+ | 5.09 | Bobby Ojeda | 134 | NYN |
| +009+ | 4.97 | John Tudor | 170.7 | SLN |
| +011+ | 4.71 | Bob Forsch | 140 | SLN |
| +013+ | 4.57 | Teddy Higuera | 150.7 | MIL |
| +017+ | 4.1 | Fernando Valenzuela | 167 | LAN |
| +020+ | 3.96 | Mike LaCoss | 146.7 | SFN |
| +023+ | 3.71 | Eric Show | 116 | SDN |
| +025+ | 3.62 | Ron Darling | 138.7 | NYN |
| +028+ | 3.6 | Mike Witt | 160 | ANA |
| +030+ | 3.58 | Dave Dravecky | 130.3 | SDN |
| +035+ | 3.48 | Kirk McCaskill | 158.7 | ANA |
| +042+ | 3.27 | Danny Darwin | 108 | MIL |
| +041+ | 3.27 | Dwight Gooden | 148.7 | NYN |
| +048+ | 3.17 | Jack Morris | 165.3 | DET |
| +051+ | 3.05 | Lance McCullers | 82 | SDN |
| +053+ | 2.88 | Rick Honeycutt | 99.3 | LAN |
| +055+ | 2.65 | Sid Fernandez | 128 | NYN |
| +061+ | 2.48 | Zane Smith | 155.3 | ATL |
| +062+ | 2.4 | Eric King | 88 | DET |
| +063+ | 2.39 | Dennis Rasmussen | 131 | NYA |
| +077+ | 1.99 | Tom Candiotti | 146 | CLE |
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