| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 13.97 | 198508040_NYN_CHN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 11.46 | 198508040_TEX_TOR |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 9.32 | 198508040_LAN_CIN |
| John Tudor | SLN | 6.37 | 198508080_CHN_SLN |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 4.93 | 198508040_SDN_HOU |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Young | SEA | -3.09 | 198508040_SEA_OAK |
| Neal Heaton | CLE | -2.68 | 198508040_BAL_CLE |
| Pascual Perez | ATL | -1.95 | 198508040_SFN_ATL |
| Tim Lollar | BOS | -1.43 | 198508082_BOS_CHA |
| Pete Vuckovich | MIL | -1.21 | 198508082_MIL_TEX |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-08-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.26 | Dwight Gooden | 188 | NYN |
| +002+ | 6.88 | John Tudor | 179.3 | SLN |
| +004+ | 6.65 | Fernando Valenzuela | 183 | LAN |
| +005+ | 6.36 | Dave Stieb | 177 | TOR |
| +007+ | 5.59 | Dave Dravecky | 146.3 | SDN |
| +013+ | 4.99 | Joaquin Andujar | 189 | SLN |
| +014+ | 4.91 | Orel Hershiser | 156 | LAN |
| +020+ | 4.04 | Joe Hesketh | 140.3 | WAS |
| +026+ | 3.84 | Jimmy Key | 143.7 | TOR |
| +028+ | 3.66 | Mike Scott | 147 | HOU |
| +031+ | 3.54 | Dennis Eckersley | 137.3 | CHN |
| +037+ | 3.38 | Bob Welch | 79 | LAN |
| +040+ | 3.25 | Bret Saberhagen | 157 | KCA |
| +041+ | 3.22 | Kevin Gross | 135.3 | PHI |
| +042+ | 3.12 | Ron Darling | 163 | NYN |
| +045+ | 3.02 | Bryn Smith | 152.7 | WAS |
| +046+ | 3 | Ron Guidry | 177.7 | NYA |
| +049+ | 2.94 | Tom Seaver | 164.7 | CHA |
| +050+ | 2.9 | Rick Sutcliffe | 123 | CHN |
| +055+ | 2.82 | Mike Witt | 173.7 | ANA |
| +058+ | 2.72 | Shane Rawley | 125 | PHI |
| +057+ | 2.72 | Ed Lynch | 141.3 | NYN |
| +061+ | 2.65 | Bert Blyleven | 195 | TOT |
| +065+ | 2.6 | Jack Morris | 181 | DET |
| +067+ | 2.53 | Danny Cox | 165.7 | SLN |
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