| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.54 | 194006110_PHI_CIN |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 6.38 | 194006091_SFN_SLN |
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 5.78 | 194006090_CLE_NYA |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 3.68 | 194006110_CLE_BOS |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 2.36 | 194006110_BAL_MIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.52 | 194006110_BAL_MIN |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -3.55 | 194006100_BAL_MIN |
| Buck Ross | OAK | -2.57 | 194006110_CHA_OAK |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -0.82 | 194006092_PHI_PIT |
| Mort Cooper | SLN | -0.63 | 194006091_SFN_SLN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-06-11.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.07 | Bucky Walters | 109 | CIN |
| +003+ | 3.81 | Al Milnar | 80.7 | CLE |
| +004+ | 3.37 | Hugh Mulcahy | 89.7 | PHI |
| +005+ | 2.91 | Red Ruffing | 86 | NYA |
| +007+ | 2.85 | Bob Feller | 100.7 | CLE |
| +009+ | 2.35 | Tex Carleton | 58 | LAN |
| +010+ | 2.34 | Larry French | 85.7 | CHN |
| +013+ | 2.25 | Claude Passeau | 95.7 | CHN |
| +017+ | 2.07 | Bobo Newsom | 75.7 | DET |
| +018+ | 2.07 | Al Smith | 48.3 | CLE |
| +019+ | 2.04 | Carl Hubbell | 72 | SFN |
| +020+ | 2.03 | Kirby Higbe | 80.3 | PHI |
| +023+ | 1.9 | Mace Brown | 61.3 | PIT |
| +026+ | 1.83 | Vern Olsen | 49.7 | CHN |
| +025+ | 1.83 | Marv Breuer | 66.3 | NYA |
| +027+ | 1.81 | Boom-Boom Beck | 44 | PHI |
| +028+ | 1.79 | Elden Auker | 78.3 | BAL |
| +030+ | 1.74 | Paul Derringer | 98 | CIN |
| +033+ | 1.66 | Vito Tamulis | 39.7 | LAN |
| +035+ | 1.63 | Johnny Gorsica | 35.3 | DET |
| +036+ | 1.61 | Dutch Leonard | 102 | MIN |
| +037+ | 1.6 | Joe Sullivan | 68 | ATL |
| +040+ | 1.57 | Dick Errickson | 57.3 | ATL |
| +042+ | 1.54 | Walt Masterson | 41.3 | MIN |
| +043+ | 1.52 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 40.3 | LAN |
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