| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 5.91 | 194005090_SFN_PIT |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 4.8 | 194005090_ATL_CIN |
| Larry French | CHN | 3.29 | 194005090_LAN_CHN |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 3.21 | 194005090_CHA_MIN |
| Lou Fette | ATL | 2.76 | 194005110_SFN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -3.29 | 194005100_BAL_CLE |
| Nels Potter | OAK | -2.44 | 194005110_MIN_OAK |
| Emerson Dickman | BOS | -1.44 | 194005110_BOS_NYA |
| Fred Hutchinson | DET | -0.91 | 194005090_DET_BOS |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | -0.56 | 194005110_PHI_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-05-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 2.95 | Bucky Walters | 45 | CIN |
| +002+ | 2.59 | Larry French | 47.7 | CHN |
| +004+ | 1.96 | Bob Feller | 47 | CLE |
| +005+ | 1.66 | Kirby Higbe | 40 | PHI |
| +006+ | 1.61 | Tex Carleton | 26 | LAN |
| +007+ | 1.53 | Chubby Dean | 45.7 | OAK |
| +008+ | 1.47 | Bob Harris | 24 | BAL |
| +010+ | 1.35 | Jack Knott | 20.3 | CHA |
| +011+ | 1.28 | Mace Brown | 27 | PIT |
| +012+ | 1.27 | Bill Posedel | 33 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.18 | Tommy Bridges | 39 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.01 | Luke Hamlin | 19.7 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1 | Hal Newhouser | 26 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1 | Bobo Newsom | 32.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 0.95 | Joe Sullivan | 29.7 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 0.9 | Hal Schumacher | 22.3 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Ike Pearson | 16 | PHI |
| XXXXX | 0.85 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 9 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Jack Wilson | 16.3 | BOS |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Emil Bildilli | 26 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Johnny Allen | 34.3 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 0.75 | Spud Chandler | 26.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.74 | Red Ruffing | 35.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Dutch Leonard | 41 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 0.66 | Eddie Smith | 28.3 | CHA |
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