| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 8.36 | 194005080_ATL_CIN |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 5.91 | 194005090_SFN_PIT |
| Larry French | CHN | 3.29 | 194005090_LAN_CHN |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 3.21 | 194005090_CHA_MIN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 2.73 | 194005090_CLE_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ross | OAK | -3.32 | 194005080_BAL_OAK |
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -3.29 | 194005100_BAL_CLE |
| Cotton Pippen | DET | -1.39 | 194005080_DET_BOS |
| Al Smith | CLE | -1.12 | 194005080_CLE_NYA |
| Ken Chase | MIN | -1 | 194005080_CHA_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-05-10.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 2.98 | Bucky Walters | 45 | CIN |
| +002+ | 2.62 | Larry French | 47.7 | CHN |
| +004+ | 1.99 | Bob Feller | 47 | CLE |
| +005+ | 1.63 | Tex Carleton | 26 | LAN |
| +006+ | 1.56 | Chubby Dean | 45.7 | OAK |
| +007+ | 1.48 | Bob Harris | 24 | BAL |
| +010+ | 1.29 | Bill Posedel | 33 | ATL |
| +011+ | 1.28 | Mace Brown | 27 | PIT |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Luke Hamlin | 18 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.06 | Kirby Higbe | 33.3 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Hal Newhouser | 26 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Bobo Newsom | 32.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Joe Sullivan | 29.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Hal Schumacher | 22.3 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.89 | Ike Pearson | 16 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.87 | Jack Wilson | 16.3 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 9 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.8 | Red Ruffing | 35.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.79 | Spud Chandler | 26.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.74 | Dutch Leonard | 41 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 0.69 | Max Lanier | 9.3 | SLN |
| XXXXX | 0.68 | Eddie Smith | 28.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.65 | Junior Thompson | 27 | CIN |
| XXXXX | 0.62 | Carl Hubbell | 30 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.6 | Nels Potter | 31 | OAK |
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