| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McDowell | CLE | 7.15 | 196509080_BOS_CLE |
| Bob Shaw | SFN | 4.08 | 196509070_SFN_LAN |
| Jim Maloney | CIN | 3.23 | 196509062_PIT_CIN |
| Milt Pappas | BAL | 3.05 | 196509061_BAL_NYA |
| Don Drysdale | LAN | 1.74 | 196509060_SFN_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Sadecki | SLN | -7.02 | 196509080_PIT_SLN |
| Jim O'Toole | CIN | -6.31 | 196509080_NYN_CIN |
| Jim Bouton | NYA | -2.68 | 196509080_TEX_NYA |
| Bo Belinsky | PHI | -1.02 | 196509061_PHI_SLN |
| Joe Gibbon | PIT | -1.01 | 196509062_PIT_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1965-09-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.79 | Juan Marichal | 253 | SFN |
| +003+ | 8.64 | Sandy Koufax | 281.7 | LAN |
| +007+ | 7.35 | Sam McDowell | 230.3 | CLE |
| +008+ | 7.03 | Vern Law | 208.3 | PIT |
| +013+ | 5.57 | Bob Shaw | 202 | SFN |
| +018+ | 5.18 | Sonny Siebert | 149.3 | CLE |
| +024+ | 4.85 | Mel Stottlemyre | 248 | NYA |
| +029+ | 4.62 | Jim Bunning | 239 | PHI |
| +027+ | 4.62 | Jim Maloney | 215.3 | CIN |
| +028+ | 4.62 | Milt Pappas | 189.3 | BAL |
| +036+ | 4.32 | George Brunet | 166 | ANA |
| +044+ | 3.77 | Jim Kaat | 224 | MIN |
| +049+ | 3.65 | Bob Gibson | 253.7 | SLN |
| +050+ | 3.57 | Jim Perry | 141 | MIN |
| +051+ | 3.55 | Marcelino Lopez | 211.7 | ANA |
| +052+ | 3.51 | Pete Richert | 158 | TEX |
| +054+ | 3.38 | Denny McLain | 186.3 | DET |
| +059+ | 3.15 | Joe Horlen | 194.3 | CHA |
| +064+ | 3.09 | Steve Barber | 181 | BAL |
| +065+ | 3.07 | Claude Osteen | 242 | LAN |
| +069+ | 2.93 | Bob Veale | 230 | PIT |
| +072+ | 2.86 | Al McBean | 106.3 | PIT |
| +077+ | 2.79 | Don Drysdale | 269.3 | LAN |
| +084+ | 2.59 | Bobby Bolin | 130.3 | SFN |
| +089+ | 2.33 | Joe Sparma | 141 | DET |
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