| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 6.88 | 198505220_CHA_TOR |
| Mario Soto | CIN | 4.73 | 198505240_SLN_CIN |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 3.67 | 198505240_HOU_CHN |
| Orel Hershiser | LAN | 2.6 | 198505240_LAN_NYN |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | 1.51 | 198505220_ATL_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sutton | OAK | -3.82 | 198505220_BAL_OAK |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -3.68 | 198505240_DET_SEA |
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | -1.91 | 198505230_BOS_TEX |
| Bill Laskey | SFN | -1.29 | 198505240_SFN_WAS |
| Dick Ruthven | CHN | -1.26 | 198505240_HOU_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-05-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 3.3 | Fernando Valenzuela | 71.3 | LAN |
| +003+ | 3.13 | Mike Krukow | 61 | SFN |
| +004+ | 2.99 | Dwight Gooden | 69 | NYN |
| +010+ | 2.41 | Joe Hesketh | 55 | WAS |
| +011+ | 2.34 | Dave LaPoint | 56.7 | SFN |
| +012+ | 2.32 | Orel Hershiser | 59.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 2.14 | Jack Morris | 75.3 | DET |
| +015+ | 2.13 | Rick Sutcliffe | 66 | CHN |
| +016+ | 2.08 | Steve Trout | 53.3 | CHN |
| +017+ | 2.03 | Bryn Smith | 53 | WAS |
| +020+ | 1.9 | Scott Sanderson | 46.3 | CHN |
| +021+ | 1.86 | Nolan Ryan | 73.7 | HOU |
| +022+ | 1.83 | Jimmy Key | 46 | TOR |
| +024+ | 1.79 | Mario Soto | 82 | CIN |
| +027+ | 1.72 | Dave Stieb | 64.3 | TOR |
| +031+ | 1.67 | Mike Boddicker | 64.3 | BAL |
| +030+ | 1.67 | Buddy Black | 64.7 | KCA |
| +032+ | 1.65 | Tom Browning | 58.3 | CIN |
| +033+ | 1.64 | Steve Carlton | 48.3 | PHI |
| +037+ | 1.58 | Dennis Eckersley | 67 | CHN |
| +040+ | 1.54 | Ricky Mahler | 78 | ATL |
| +046+ | 1.44 | Oil Can Boyd | 74.3 | BOS |
| +054+ | 1.34 | Neal Heaton | 60.7 | CLE |
| +053+ | 1.34 | Ron Darling | 64.3 | NYN |
| +056+ | 1.31 | Moose Haas | 51.7 | MIL |
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