| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | -3.95 | 198506210_BOS_TOR |
| Steve McCatty | OAK | -3.59 | 198506220_CLE_OAK |
| Mike Smithson | MIN | -2.45 | 198506230_TEX_MIN |
| Mike Moore | SEA | -1.99 | 198506230_SEA_KCA |
| Frank Pastore | CIN | -1.49 | 198506230_ATL_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-06-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.45 | Dwight Gooden | 119 | NYN |
| +003+ | 4.28 | Dave Stieb | 112.3 | TOR |
| +004+ | 4.16 | Fernando Valenzuela | 119.3 | LAN |
| +007+ | 3.78 | Rick Sutcliffe | 96 | CHN |
| +008+ | 3.67 | Ron Darling | 110.3 | NYN |
| +010+ | 3.56 | Danny Cox | 102.3 | SLN |
| +013+ | 3.48 | Orel Hershiser | 94.3 | LAN |
| +015+ | 3.09 | Dave Dravecky | 88.7 | SDN |
| +016+ | 3.08 | Scott Sanderson | 78.3 | CHN |
| +019+ | 2.97 | Jimmy Key | 90 | TOR |
| +020+ | 2.83 | Dave LaPoint | 92.3 | SFN |
| +022+ | 2.81 | Joaquin Andujar | 110.7 | SLN |
| +023+ | 2.69 | Joe Hesketh | 84.7 | WAS |
| +025+ | 2.58 | Oil Can Boyd | 117.3 | BOS |
| +032+ | 2.45 | Ron Guidry | 112.7 | NYA |
| +035+ | 2.36 | Steve Carlton | 78 | PHI |
| +039+ | 2.29 | John Tudor | 104.7 | SLN |
| +040+ | 2.21 | Moose Haas | 85.3 | MIL |
| +042+ | 2.15 | Dennis Eckersley | 113.3 | CHN |
| +048+ | 2.08 | Steve Bedrosian | 97.7 | ATL |
| +047+ | 2.08 | David Palmer | 87.3 | WAS |
| +051+ | 1.98 | Steve Trout | 70.7 | CHN |
| +053+ | 1.96 | Mike Krukow | 99.3 | SFN |
| +057+ | 1.86 | Rick Honeycutt | 73 | LAN |
| +058+ | 1.84 | Charlie Leibrandt | 101.7 | KCA |
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