| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | NYN | 15.67 | 198508150_PHI_NYN |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAN | 9.93 | 198508150_ATL_LAN |
| John Tudor | SLN | 8.65 | 198508170_WAS_SLN |
| Jimmy Key | TOR | 1.94 | 198508160_KCA_TOR |
| Mike Scott | HOU | 1.91 | 198508150_HOU_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Young | SEA | -3.79 | 198508150_SEA_MIN |
| Dennis Martinez | BAL | -2.96 | 198508160_TEX_BAL |
| Ken Schrom | MIN | -2.47 | 198508160_SEA_MIN |
| Juan Berenguer | DET | -1.64 | 198508160_CLE_DET |
| Neal Heaton | CLE | -1.53 | 198508160_CLE_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1985-08-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.91 | Dwight Gooden | 202 | NYN |
| +003+ | 7.41 | Fernando Valenzuela | 200 | LAN |
| +004+ | 7.4 | John Tudor | 194.3 | SLN |
| +005+ | 7.08 | Dave Stieb | 193.7 | TOR |
| +008+ | 6.15 | Dave Dravecky | 161.7 | SDN |
| +013+ | 5.6 | Orel Hershiser | 163 | LAN |
| +014+ | 5.46 | Joaquin Andujar | 203.3 | SLN |
| +017+ | 4.8 | Bob Welch | 97 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.67 | Mike Scott | 162 | HOU |
| +021+ | 4.53 | Joe Hesketh | 147.3 | WAS |
| +028+ | 3.92 | Bryn Smith | 166.7 | WAS |
| +029+ | 3.89 | Ron Guidry | 191.7 | NYA |
| +031+ | 3.71 | Bert Blyleven | 213 | TOT |
| +033+ | 3.63 | Dennis Eckersley | 137.3 | CHN |
| +034+ | 3.62 | Jimmy Key | 157 | TOR |
| +038+ | 3.48 | Danny Cox | 178.3 | SLN |
| +043+ | 3.3 | Ron Darling | 176 | NYN |
| +047+ | 3.18 | Kevin Gross | 145.7 | PHI |
| +048+ | 3.17 | Bret Saberhagen | 162.7 | KCA |
| +050+ | 3.15 | Jerry Reuss | 156.7 | LAN |
| +051+ | 3.09 | Charlie Leibrandt | 171.3 | KCA |
| +059+ | 2.9 | Jack Morris | 196 | DET |
| +068+ | 2.76 | Ed Lynch | 155.3 | NYN |
| +072+ | 2.71 | Shane Rawley | 138 | PHI |
| +075+ | 2.58 | Steve Carlton | 78 | PHI |
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