| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Boddicker | BAL | 6.23 | 198505160_BAL_CHA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.11 | 198505170_TOR_MIN |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 6.02 | 198505150_NYN_HOU |
| Bryn Smith | WAS | 4.35 | 198505150_CIN_WAS |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 4.01 | 198505150_PIT_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -5.63 | 198505150_BAL_CHA |
| Don Sutton | OAK | -2.36 | 198505170_DET_OAK |
| Don Schulze | CLE | -2.22 | 198505150_KCA_CLE |
| John Stuper | CIN | -1.17 | 198505170_CIN_PIT |
| Ken Schrom | MIN | -1 | 198505160_DET_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-05-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 2.88 | Mike Krukow | 56 | SFN |
| +003+ | 2.85 | Fernando Valenzuela | 64 | LAN |
| +005+ | 2.77 | Dwight Gooden | 61 | NYN |
| +008+ | 2.36 | Rick Sutcliffe | 64 | CHN |
| +009+ | 2.18 | Dennis Eckersley | 57 | CHN |
| +011+ | 2.07 | Steve Trout | 53.3 | CHN |
| +013+ | 2.06 | Bryn Smith | 53 | WAS |
| +014+ | 2.01 | Dave LaPoint | 50.7 | SFN |
| +017+ | 1.82 | Nolan Ryan | 56 | HOU |
| +018+ | 1.79 | Joe Hesketh | 42.7 | WAS |
| +021+ | 1.72 | Orel Hershiser | 48 | LAN |
| +024+ | 1.71 | Jack Morris | 67.3 | DET |
| +023+ | 1.71 | Tom Browning | 44 | CIN |
| +022+ | 1.71 | Ron Darling | 58.3 | NYN |
| +028+ | 1.69 | Charlie Leibrandt | 55.3 | KCA |
| +031+ | 1.62 | Britt Burns | 45 | CHA |
| +033+ | 1.51 | Mario Soto | 66 | CIN |
| +035+ | 1.48 | Ricky Mahler | 63 | ATL |
| +042+ | 1.38 | Ray Burris | 40.3 | MIL |
| +043+ | 1.37 | Neal Heaton | 48.7 | CLE |
| +044+ | 1.37 | Mark Langston | 55.7 | SEA |
| +046+ | 1.32 | Scott Sanderson | 37.3 | CHN |
| +050+ | 1.27 | Jimmy Key | 37 | TOR |
| +051+ | 1.27 | Steve Carlton | 41.3 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.25 | Mike Boddicker | 54.3 | BAL |
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