| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 4.21 | 194005290_CIN_PIT |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 3.83 | 194005290_DET_CLE |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | LAN | 2.89 | 194005280_PHI_LAN |
| Mace Brown | PIT | 2.67 | 194005271_CIN_PIT |
| Larry French | CHN | 2.06 | 194005290_SLN_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -3.04 | 194005281_CHA_BAL |
| Joe Haynes | MIN | -2.41 | 194005281_MIN_NYA |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.36 | 194005280_CIN_PIT |
| Nels Potter | OAK | -2.18 | 194005290_BOS_OAK |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -1.48 | 194005290_CHA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-05-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.2 | Bucky Walters | 80 | CIN |
| +003+ | 2.98 | Bob Feller | 77.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 2.65 | Mace Brown | 50.3 | PIT |
| +005+ | 2.33 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 35.7 | LAN |
| +006+ | 2.24 | Kirby Higbe | 67 | PHI |
| +012+ | 1.93 | Chubby Dean | 62.7 | OAK |
| +014+ | 1.88 | Bobo Newsom | 59.7 | DET |
| +016+ | 1.76 | Tex Carleton | 43 | LAN |
| +017+ | 1.68 | Red Ruffing | 61 | NYA |
| +021+ | 1.51 | Luke Hamlin | 33.7 | LAN |
| +022+ | 1.48 | Hugh Mulcahy | 65.7 | PHI |
| +023+ | 1.43 | Monte Pearson | 45.3 | NYA |
| +027+ | 1.29 | Marv Breuer | 50.3 | NYA |
| +028+ | 1.28 | Larry French | 67.7 | CHN |
| +029+ | 1.27 | Spud Chandler | 39.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 1.21 | Bill Posedel | 57 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Al Milnar | 52.7 | CLE |
| XXXXX | 1.16 | Carl Hubbell | 48 | SFN |
| XXXXX | 1.15 | Dutch Leonard | 76 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 1.08 | Claude Passeau | 65.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.06 | Bob Harris | 30.3 | BAL |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Charlie Root | 15 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 0.96 | Eddie Smith | 41.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 0.94 | Marius Russo | 29.3 | NYA |
| XXXXX | 0.87 | Harry Gumbert | 53.7 | SFN |
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