| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 4.58 | 194006180_CIN_PHI |
| Luke Hamlin | LAN | 2.4 | 194006180_SLN_LAN |
| Mace Brown | PIT | 2.03 | 194006172_PIT_ATL |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 1.96 | 194006180_MIN_CLE |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 1.89 | 194006190_PIT_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Potter | OAK | -1.78 | 194006191_OAK_DET |
| Bob Harris | BAL | -1.29 | 194006190_BOS_BAL |
| Joe Bowman | PIT | -0.9 | 194006190_PIT_ATL |
| Bill Posedel | ATL | -0.34 | 194006171_PIT_ATL |
| Ken Chase | MIN | -0.31 | 194006190_MIN_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-06-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 4.26 | Bucky Walters | 120.3 | CIN |
| +003+ | 4.22 | Hugh Mulcahy | 105.7 | PHI |
| +005+ | 3.39 | Al Milnar | 96.7 | CLE |
| +006+ | 3.24 | Al Smith | 67.3 | CLE |
| +007+ | 3.22 | Paul Derringer | 116 | CIN |
| +008+ | 3.19 | Bob Feller | 109.7 | CLE |
| +010+ | 2.85 | Claude Passeau | 104.7 | CHN |
| +013+ | 2.65 | Bobo Newsom | 97.7 | DET |
| +015+ | 2.46 | Johnny Gorsica | 44.3 | DET |
| +016+ | 2.31 | Larry French | 94.7 | CHN |
| +021+ | 2.13 | Johnny Allen | 71 | CLE |
| +023+ | 2.04 | Dutch Leonard | 110.7 | MIN |
| +024+ | 2 | Dick Errickson | 71.3 | ATL |
| +027+ | 1.88 | Paul Dean | 28 | SFN |
| +028+ | 1.87 | Marius Russo | 56 | NYA |
| +029+ | 1.84 | Vern Olsen | 56.7 | CHN |
| +030+ | 1.83 | Lon Warneke | 70.3 | SLN |
| +032+ | 1.81 | Red Ruffing | 90 | NYA |
| +034+ | 1.76 | Jake Mooty | 25 | CHN |
| +036+ | 1.71 | Carl Hubbell | 78 | SFN |
| +037+ | 1.66 | Luke Hamlin | 71.3 | LAN |
| +041+ | 1.61 | Hal Schumacher | 64 | SFN |
| +045+ | 1.54 | Vito Tamulis | 47.7 | LAN |
| +047+ | 1.53 | Tex Carleton | 61 | LAN |
| +048+ | 1.51 | Joe Sullivan | 77 | ATL |
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