| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 5.28 | 194005301_SFN_LAN |
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 5.05 | 194005301_BOS_NYA |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 4.21 | 194005290_CIN_PIT |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 3.83 | 194005290_DET_CLE |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | LAN | 2.89 | 194005280_PHI_LAN |
| 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 1940-05-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.19 | Bucky Walters | 80 | CIN |
| +003+ | 3.01 | Bob Feller | 77.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 2.89 | Kirby Higbe | 76 | PHI |
| +005+ | 2.68 | Mace Brown | 50.3 | PIT |
| +006+ | 2.59 | Red Ruffing | 70 | NYA |
| +009+ | 2.31 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 35.7 | LAN |
| +013+ | 2 | Carl Hubbell | 57 | SFN |
| +014+ | 1.91 | Bobo Newsom | 59.7 | DET |
| +015+ | 1.86 | Al Milnar | 61.7 | CLE |
| +016+ | 1.84 | Tex Carleton | 44 | LAN |
| +021+ | 1.48 | Hugh Mulcahy | 65.7 | PHI |
| +023+ | 1.45 | Chubby Dean | 65.7 | OAK |
| +022+ | 1.45 | Tommy Bridges | 59.3 | DET |
| +024+ | 1.43 | Al Smith | 31.7 | CLE |
| +029+ | 1.34 | Monte Pearson | 46.3 | NYA |
| +033+ | 1.33 | Joe Sullivan | 52 | ATL |
| +031+ | 1.33 | Claude Passeau | 70.7 | CHN |
| +034+ | 1.31 | Marv Breuer | 50.3 | NYA |
| +035+ | 1.29 | Spud Chandler | 39.3 | NYA |
| +041+ | 1.25 | Larry French | 67.7 | CHN |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Dutch Leonard | 76 | MIN |
| XXXXX | 1.2 | Luke Hamlin | 35 | LAN |
| XXXXX | 1.19 | Bill Posedel | 57 | ATL |
| XXXXX | 1.17 | Eddie Smith | 49.3 | CHA |
| XXXXX | 1.09 | Bob Harris | 30.3 | BAL |
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