| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.25 | 198608250_CIN_PIT |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.28 | 198608250_CHN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.17 | 198608250_BOS_TEX |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 6.9 | 198608260_ANA_NYA |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | 3.87 | 198608250_ATL_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -5.03 | 198608250_BOS_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.83 | 198608260_KCA_CHA |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | -3.84 | 198608270_ATL_SLN |
| Ed Whitson | SDN | -2.61 | 198608270_NYN_SDN |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -1.48 | 198608260_WAS_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.91 | Mike Scott | 221.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.4 | Rick Rhoden | 200 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.28 | Roger Clemens | 206.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.97 | Mike Witt | 209.3 | ANA |
| +005+ | 6.87 | Bob Knepper | 222.3 | HOU |
| +010+ | 5.63 | Teddy Higuera | 195.3 | MIL |
| +011+ | 5.27 | Bob Forsch | 184.3 | SLN |
| +013+ | 5.03 | John Tudor | 209.3 | SLN |
| +019+ | 4.7 | Fernando Valenzuela | 214 | LAN |
| +020+ | 4.5 | Ron Darling | 180.7 | NYN |
| +022+ | 4.38 | Bill Gullickson | 193.7 | CIN |
| +023+ | 4.36 | Dwight Gooden | 195.3 | NYN |
| +026+ | 4.24 | Bobby Ojeda | 166.3 | NYN |
| +036+ | 3.71 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.57 | Mike Krukow | 184.3 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.51 | Bruce Ruffin | 94.7 | PHI |
| +045+ | 3.5 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +046+ | 3.48 | Lance McCullers | 111.7 | SDN |
| +055+ | 3.31 | Kirk McCaskill | 195 | ANA |
| +069+ | 2.93 | David Palmer | 173.3 | ATL |
| +073+ | 2.89 | Tim Burke | 93.3 | WAS |
| +072+ | 2.89 | Rick Honeycutt | 128.7 | LAN |
| +075+ | 2.86 | Vida Blue | 122 | SFN |
| +079+ | 2.56 | Danny Cox | 157 | SLN |
| +082+ | 2.42 | Bob Welch | 191.7 | LAN |
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