| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 12.02 | 198507250_HOU_NYN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 10.51 | 198507250_ANA_TOR |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 8.65 | 198507250_CHN_LAN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 4.68 | 198507260_SLN_SDN |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 3.24 | 198507260_SLN_SDN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beattie | SEA | -3.87 | 198507260_SEA_BOS |
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -3.1 | 198507260_BAL_CHA |
| Chris Codiroli | OAK | -2.28 | 198507270_OAK_MIL |
| Pete Vuckovich | MIL | -1.39 | 198507270_OAK_MIL |
| Mike Mason | TEX | -1.12 | 198507260_NYA_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-07-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.55 | Dwight Gooden | 170 | NYN |
| +002+ | 6.82 | Dave Stieb | 162 | TOR |
| +004+ | 6.37 | Fernando Valenzuela | 169 | LAN |
| +005+ | 5.94 | Joaquin Andujar | 176.7 | SLN |
| +007+ | 5.35 | John Tudor | 153 | SLN |
| +010+ | 4.57 | Dave Dravecky | 131.3 | SDN |
| +012+ | 4.49 | Orel Hershiser | 142.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.46 | Danny Cox | 159.7 | SLN |
| +024+ | 3.67 | Scott Sanderson | 108.3 | CHN |
| +026+ | 3.64 | Joe Hesketh | 123 | WAS |
| +028+ | 3.48 | Jimmy Key | 133.3 | TOR |
| +030+ | 3.34 | Ron Guidry | 162 | NYA |
| +031+ | 3.32 | Bryn Smith | 141.3 | WAS |
| +033+ | 3.26 | Ron Darling | 151.7 | NYN |
| +035+ | 3.23 | Rick Sutcliffe | 122.3 | CHN |
| +037+ | 3.18 | Dennis Eckersley | 131.3 | CHN |
| +039+ | 2.98 | Lamarr Hoyt | 154 | SDN |
| +042+ | 2.84 | Jack Morris | 169 | DET |
| +043+ | 2.83 | Mike Scott | 132 | HOU |
| +048+ | 2.7 | Bert Blyleven | 170.7 | CLE |
| +053+ | 2.65 | Bob Welch | 64 | LAN |
| +055+ | 2.64 | Dave LaPoint | 133.3 | SFN |
| +058+ | 2.6 | Charlie Leibrandt | 145.7 | KCA |
| +061+ | 2.54 | Joe Niekro | 148 | HOU |
| +062+ | 2.51 | Jerry Reuss | 132 | LAN |
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