| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Schulze | CLE | -4.48 | 198506200_ANA_CLE |
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | -3.95 | 198506210_BOS_TOR |
| Steve McCatty | OAK | -3.59 | 198506220_CLE_OAK |
| Bob Forsch | SLN | -1.23 | 198506220_CHN_SLN |
| Ken Schrom | MIN | -1.12 | 198506210_TEX_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-06-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.46 | Dwight Gooden | 119 | NYN |
| +003+ | 4.16 | Fernando Valenzuela | 119.3 | LAN |
| +005+ | 3.81 | Dave Stieb | 104.3 | TOR |
| +007+ | 3.78 | Rick Sutcliffe | 96 | CHN |
| +008+ | 3.67 | Ron Darling | 110.3 | NYN |
| +010+ | 3.57 | Danny Cox | 102.3 | SLN |
| +012+ | 3.49 | Orel Hershiser | 94.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 3.07 | Scott Sanderson | 78.3 | CHN |
| +017+ | 2.98 | Jimmy Key | 90 | TOR |
| +020+ | 2.83 | Dave LaPoint | 92.3 | SFN |
| +021+ | 2.82 | Joaquin Andujar | 110.7 | SLN |
| +023+ | 2.7 | Joe Hesketh | 84.7 | WAS |
| +025+ | 2.58 | Oil Can Boyd | 117.3 | BOS |
| +028+ | 2.52 | Dave Dravecky | 79.7 | SDN |
| +031+ | 2.44 | Ron Guidry | 112.7 | NYA |
| +035+ | 2.36 | Steve Carlton | 78 | PHI |
| +041+ | 2.22 | Ed Lynch | 95.7 | NYN |
| +042+ | 2.14 | Dennis Eckersley | 113.3 | CHN |
| +045+ | 2.09 | David Palmer | 87.3 | WAS |
| +046+ | 2.05 | Moose Haas | 78.7 | MIL |
| +049+ | 1.98 | Steve Trout | 70.7 | CHN |
| +050+ | 1.95 | Mike Krukow | 99.3 | SFN |
| +054+ | 1.85 | Charlie Leibrandt | 101.7 | KCA |
| +061+ | 1.77 | Mario Soto | 119.7 | CIN |
| +063+ | 1.75 | Eric Show | 97.3 | SDN |
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