| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 5.47 | 194005230_NYA_DET |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 4.17 | 194005251_SLN_CIN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 3.51 | 194005240_CLE_BAL |
| Larry French | CHN | 2.88 | 194005250_CHN_PIT |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 1.81 | 194005250_OAK_MIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Coffman | BAL | -2.02 | 194005230_MIN_BAL |
| Walt Masterson | MIN | -0.34 | 194005230_MIN_BAL |
| Dizzy Trout | DET | -0.33 | 194005250_DET_CHA |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | -0.26 | 194005230_CHN_PHI |
| Joe Bowman | PIT | -0.24 | 194005250_CHN_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-05-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 3.38 | Bucky Walters | 71 | CIN |
| +003+ | 3.02 | Bob Feller | 68.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 2.5 | Larry French | 62.3 | CHN |
| +007+ | 2.05 | Mace Brown | 41.3 | PIT |
| +008+ | 2.04 | Chubby Dean | 62.7 | OAK |
| +011+ | 1.94 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 26.7 | LAN |
| +013+ | 1.83 | Tex Carleton | 43 | LAN |
| +014+ | 1.76 | Red Ruffing | 61 | NYA |
| +015+ | 1.71 | Kirby Higbe | 57 | PHI |
| +018+ | 1.55 | Hugh Mulcahy | 59.7 | PHI |
| +019+ | 1.53 | Bob Harris | 24 | BAL |
| +023+ | 1.4 | Hal Schumacher | 37.3 | SFN |
| +027+ | 1.27 | Bobo Newsom | 50.7 | DET |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Carl Hubbell | 48 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Johnny Allen | 41.7 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Marius Russo | 22 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.1 | Luke Hamlin | 26.7 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.07 | Johnny Rigney | 63 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 1.04 | Charlie Root | 15 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.02 | Monte Pearson | 38.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1 | Eddie Smith | 41.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.93 | Harry Gumbert | 53.7 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Jack Knott | 29.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Dutch Leonard | 68 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Vern Olsen | 25.7 | CHN |
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