| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 3.13 | 194006260_NYA_CLE |
| Luke Hamlin | LAN | 2.1 | 194006250_CHN_LAN |
| Larry French | CHN | 1.17 | 194006250_CHN_LAN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 1.01 | 194006270_DET_BAL |
| Cliff Melton | SFN | 0.98 | 194006260_SLN_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -5.44 | 194006250_MIN_CHA |
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -4.23 | 194006250_OAK_BAL |
| George Caster | OAK | -2.06 | 194006260_OAK_BAL |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -1.66 | 194006250_PIT_PHI |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -0.51 | 194006260_BOS_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-06-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 4.77 | Bob Feller | 127.7 | CLE |
| +002+ | 4.62 | Bucky Walters | 127 | CIN |
| +004+ | 4.08 | Al Smith | 76.7 | CLE |
| +005+ | 4.06 | Hugh Mulcahy | 122.7 | PHI |
| +006+ | 3.91 | Bobo Newsom | 115.7 | DET |
| +008+ | 3.81 | Claude Passeau | 117.7 | CHN |
| +010+ | 3.5 | Paul Derringer | 124 | CIN |
| +011+ | 3.49 | Al Milnar | 110.7 | CLE |
| +019+ | 2.51 | Hal Schumacher | 79 | SFN |
| +020+ | 2.42 | Larry French | 107.7 | CHN |
| +024+ | 2.33 | Junior Thompson | 109.3 | CIN |
| +025+ | 2.31 | Dutch Leonard | 119.7 | MIN |
| +026+ | 2.28 | Paul Dean | 36 | SFN |
| +028+ | 2.26 | Johnny Allen | 71 | CLE |
| +030+ | 2.23 | Jake Mooty | 34 | CHN |
| +031+ | 2.2 | Red Ruffing | 104.7 | NYA |
| +033+ | 2.06 | Mace Brown | 83.3 | PIT |
| +034+ | 2 | Vern Olsen | 57.7 | CHN |
| +035+ | 1.99 | Dick Errickson | 72.3 | ATL |
| +037+ | 1.9 | Lon Warneke | 76.3 | SLN |
| +038+ | 1.89 | Vito Tamulis | 52.3 | LAN |
| +039+ | 1.85 | Johnny Gorsica | 54.7 | DET |
| +041+ | 1.79 | Joe Sullivan | 85 | ATL |
| +043+ | 1.75 | Ken Raffensberger | 42 | CHN |
| +045+ | 1.67 | Jim Turner | 69 | CIN |
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