| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 5.64 | 198505300_NYN_SFN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 5.09 | 198505300_PHI_LAN |
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 4.52 | 198505310_ATL_PIT |
| Jack Morris | DET | 4.05 | 198505310_ANA_DET |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 3.77 | 198505290_PIT_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -3.24 | 198505310_OAK_BAL |
| Chris Codiroli | OAK | -3.03 | 198505290_OAK_DET |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -2.56 | 198505300_SEA_BAL |
| Don Schulze | CLE | -2.22 | 198505290_CLE_MIL |
| Al Nipper | BOS | -1.29 | 198505310_TEX_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-05-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.91 | Fernando Valenzuela | 87.3 | LAN |
| +003+ | 3.57 | Dwight Gooden | 85 | NYN |
| +004+ | 3.44 | Mike Krukow | 76 | SFN |
| +006+ | 3.15 | Orel Hershiser | 68.7 | LAN |
| +008+ | 3 | Jack Morris | 92 | DET |
| +011+ | 2.86 | Joe Hesketh | 62 | WAS |
| +013+ | 2.63 | Mario Soto | 91 | CIN |
| +014+ | 2.61 | Dave LaPoint | 64 | SFN |
| +015+ | 2.57 | Dave Stieb | 73.7 | TOR |
| +020+ | 2.25 | Oil Can Boyd | 83.3 | BOS |
| +022+ | 2.19 | Scott Sanderson | 61.3 | CHN |
| +023+ | 2.17 | Rick Sutcliffe | 66 | CHN |
| +024+ | 2.12 | Steve Trout | 53.3 | CHN |
| +027+ | 2.03 | Steve Carlton | 54.7 | PHI |
| +029+ | 1.96 | Ron Darling | 73.3 | NYN |
| +031+ | 1.94 | Rick Honeycutt | 57 | LAN |
| +032+ | 1.9 | Dennis Eckersley | 75 | CHN |
| +034+ | 1.86 | Danny Cox | 70.3 | SLN |
| +035+ | 1.84 | Nolan Ryan | 80.7 | HOU |
| +036+ | 1.81 | Charlie Leibrandt | 77.7 | KCA |
| +041+ | 1.66 | Andy Hawkins | 69.7 | SDN |
| +042+ | 1.65 | Bryn Smith | 57.7 | WAS |
| +046+ | 1.63 | Moose Haas | 62.3 | MIL |
| +052+ | 1.53 | Ricky Mahler | 90 | ATL |
| +054+ | 1.51 | Tom Browning | 66 | CIN |
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