| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 15.67 | 198508150_PHI_NYN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 9.93 | 198508150_ATL_LAN |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | 8.46 | 198508140_TOR_TEX |
| Dave Dravecky | SDN | 5.18 | 198508140_CIN_SDN |
| Joaquin Andujar | SLN | 5.09 | 198508130_PIT_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beattie | SEA | -4.78 | 198508142_ANA_SEA |
| Steve McCatty | OAK | -2.83 | 198508142_OAK_MIN |
| Storm Davis | BAL | -2.76 | 198508150_TEX_BAL |
| Bruce Hurst | BOS | -2.61 | 198508140_KCA_BOS |
| John Butcher | MIN | -1.94 | 198508150_SEA_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-08-15.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.88 | Dwight Gooden | 202 | NYN |
| +002+ | 7.41 | John Tudor | 187.3 | SLN |
| +003+ | 7.38 | Fernando Valenzuela | 200 | LAN |
| +005+ | 7.07 | Dave Stieb | 193.7 | TOR |
| +007+ | 6.14 | Dave Dravecky | 161.7 | SDN |
| +012+ | 5.58 | Orel Hershiser | 163 | LAN |
| +014+ | 5.45 | Joaquin Andujar | 203.3 | SLN |
| +017+ | 4.79 | Bob Welch | 97 | LAN |
| +019+ | 4.67 | Mike Scott | 162 | HOU |
| +022+ | 4.52 | Joe Hesketh | 147.3 | WAS |
| +025+ | 4.07 | Jimmy Key | 152.7 | TOR |
| +030+ | 3.9 | Bryn Smith | 166.7 | WAS |
| +032+ | 3.62 | Dennis Eckersley | 137.3 | CHN |
| +035+ | 3.52 | Ron Guidry | 185 | NYA |
| +037+ | 3.47 | Danny Cox | 178.3 | SLN |
| +039+ | 3.38 | Shane Rawley | 134 | PHI |
| +040+ | 3.27 | Ron Darling | 176 | NYN |
| +046+ | 3.17 | Kevin Gross | 145.7 | PHI |
| +047+ | 3.16 | Bret Saberhagen | 162.7 | KCA |
| +048+ | 3.15 | Ed Lynch | 150.3 | NYN |
| +059+ | 2.89 | Jack Morris | 196 | DET |
| +061+ | 2.87 | Bert Blyleven | 204 | TOT |
| +064+ | 2.81 | Jerry Reuss | 150.7 | LAN |
| +066+ | 2.73 | Mike Witt | 181.3 | ANA |
| +068+ | 2.71 | Charlie Leibrandt | 162.3 | KCA |
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