| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 11.7 | 198507300_WAS_NYN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 11.51 | 198507300_TOR_BAL |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 8.65 | 198507300_SFN_LAN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 6.26 | 198507310_SLN_CHN |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 4.01 | 198507310_SDN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beattie | SEA | -4.68 | 198507310_MIN_SEA |
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -3.74 | 198507310_TOR_BAL |
| Neal Heaton | CLE | -2.82 | 198507301_NYA_CLE |
| Tim Lollar | BOS | -1.81 | 198508012_CHA_BOS |
| Mike Mason | TEX | -1.8 | 198507310_TEX_MIL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-08-01.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.36 | Dwight Gooden | 179 | NYN |
| +002+ | 7.1 | Dave Stieb | 170 | TOR |
| +004+ | 6.8 | Fernando Valenzuela | 176 | LAN |
| +006+ | 5.63 | John Tudor | 161.3 | SLN |
| +007+ | 5.51 | Joaquin Andujar | 181.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 5.16 | Dave Dravecky | 138.3 | SDN |
| +012+ | 4.51 | Orel Hershiser | 142.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.48 | Joe Hesketh | 132 | WAS |
| +027+ | 3.58 | Bryn Smith | 148.3 | WAS |
| +028+ | 3.55 | Jimmy Key | 141.3 | TOR |
| +030+ | 3.44 | Danny Cox | 162.7 | SLN |
| +031+ | 3.41 | Scott Sanderson | 115.3 | CHN |
| +037+ | 3.13 | Dennis Eckersley | 131.3 | CHN |
| +038+ | 3.07 | Mike Scott | 139 | HOU |
| +039+ | 3.05 | Bret Saberhagen | 148 | KCA |
| +042+ | 2.86 | Andy Hawkins | 148 | SDN |
| +045+ | 2.82 | Rick Sutcliffe | 123 | CHN |
| +049+ | 2.77 | Ron Guidry | 168.7 | NYA |
| +050+ | 2.74 | Lamarr Hoyt | 161 | SDN |
| +055+ | 2.67 | Dave LaPoint | 133.3 | SFN |
| +057+ | 2.59 | Ron Darling | 155.7 | NYN |
| +059+ | 2.58 | Bert Blyleven | 179.3 | CLE |
| +062+ | 2.56 | Jack Morris | 175 | DET |
| +061+ | 2.56 | Bob Welch | 70 | LAN |
| +063+ | 2.54 | Joe Niekro | 157 | HOU |
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