| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.83 | 198505120_SEA_TOR |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 5.32 | 198505110_HOU_CIN |
| Mike Boddicker | BAL | 5.29 | 198505110_MIN_BAL |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 4.59 | 198505100_PHI_NYN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 3.18 | 198505100_PIT_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -4.32 | 198505100_MIN_BAL |
| Don Sutton | OAK | -2.4 | 198505120_OAK_BOS |
| Dick Ruthven | CHN | -1.68 | 198505120_CHN_SDN |
| Don Schulze | CLE | -1.62 | 198505100_CLE_TEX |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | -1.54 | 198505120_SLN_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-05-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.33 | Fernando Valenzuela | 60.3 | LAN |
| +003+ | 2.86 | Dwight Gooden | 54.7 | NYN |
| +005+ | 2.34 | Mike Krukow | 47 | SFN |
| +006+ | 2.23 | Steve Trout | 48 | CHN |
| +007+ | 2.2 | Rick Sutcliffe | 55 | CHN |
| +008+ | 2.16 | Dennis Eckersley | 57 | CHN |
| +014+ | 1.85 | Dave LaPoint | 43.7 | SFN |
| +013+ | 1.85 | Tom Browning | 36 | CIN |
| +016+ | 1.78 | Bryn Smith | 45 | WAS |
| +018+ | 1.73 | Danny Cox | 45 | SLN |
| +021+ | 1.68 | Orel Hershiser | 48 | LAN |
| +023+ | 1.61 | Joe Hesketh | 35.7 | WAS |
| +025+ | 1.59 | Neal Heaton | 44.3 | CLE |
| +026+ | 1.53 | Jimmy Key | 32.7 | TOR |
| +027+ | 1.5 | Mario Soto | 66 | CIN |
| +028+ | 1.42 | Joe Niekro | 46.3 | HOU |
| +034+ | 1.36 | Ron Darling | 49.3 | NYN |
| +036+ | 1.35 | Nolan Ryan | 48 | HOU |
| +040+ | 1.3 | Ricky Mahler | 56 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Oil Can Boyd | 55.7 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Geoff Zahn | 24.3 | ANA |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Jack Morris | 61.3 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.12 | Charlie Leibrandt | 46.3 | KCA |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | John Tudor | 42.3 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Andy Hawkins | 41 | SDN |
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