| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.88 | 198505220_CHA_TOR |
| Mike Boddicker | BAL | 6.84 | 198505210_BAL_OAK |
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.35 | 198505200_SDN_NYN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 4.28 | 198505200_HOU_PIT |
| Rick Honeycutt | LAN | 3.08 | 198505210_LAN_WAS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sutton | OAK | -3.82 | 198505220_BAL_OAK |
| LaMarr Hoyt | SDN | -1.42 | 198505200_SDN_NYN |
| Ken Schrom | MIN | -1.33 | 198505210_BOS_MIN |
| John Stuper | CIN | -1.17 | 198505210_CIN_CHN |
| Luis Leal | TOR | -0.92 | 198505210_CHA_TOR |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-05-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 3.31 | Fernando Valenzuela | 71.3 | LAN |
| +003+ | 3.12 | Mike Krukow | 61 | SFN |
| +004+ | 2.99 | Dwight Gooden | 69 | NYN |
| +009+ | 2.32 | Dave LaPoint | 56.7 | SFN |
| +011+ | 2.18 | Jack Morris | 75.3 | DET |
| +012+ | 2.13 | Rick Sutcliffe | 66 | CHN |
| +014+ | 2.09 | Steve Trout | 53.3 | CHN |
| +013+ | 2.09 | Mario Soto | 75 | CIN |
| +015+ | 2.04 | Bryn Smith | 53 | WAS |
| +017+ | 1.94 | Orel Hershiser | 52.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 1.9 | Scott Sanderson | 46.3 | CHN |
| +021+ | 1.83 | Jimmy Key | 46 | TOR |
| +023+ | 1.79 | Joe Hesketh | 47.7 | WAS |
| +027+ | 1.72 | Neal Heaton | 55.3 | CLE |
| +026+ | 1.72 | Dave Stieb | 64.3 | TOR |
| +028+ | 1.69 | Tom Browning | 58.3 | CIN |
| +029+ | 1.67 | Buddy Black | 64.7 | KCA |
| +030+ | 1.66 | Mike Boddicker | 64.3 | BAL |
| +031+ | 1.64 | Steve Carlton | 48.3 | PHI |
| +034+ | 1.59 | Dennis Eckersley | 67 | CHN |
| +039+ | 1.54 | Ricky Mahler | 78 | ATL |
| +041+ | 1.52 | Nolan Ryan | 64.7 | HOU |
| +047+ | 1.41 | Britt Burns | 49.7 | CHA |
| +051+ | 1.35 | Steve Bedrosian | 51.7 | ATL |
| +053+ | 1.34 | Ron Darling | 64.3 | NYN |
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