| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 5.35 | 194007041_PIT_CIN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 4.82 | 194007030_BAL_CLE |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 3.13 | 194007030_LAN_SFN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 2.1 | 194007030_PIT_CHN |
| Marius Russo | NYA | 1.24 | 194007042_NYA_BOS |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -6.07 | 194007041_OAK_MIN |
| George Caster | OAK | -3.9 | 194007041_OAK_MIN |
| Elden Auker | BAL | -1.61 | 194007050_BAL_CHA |
| Lefty Smoll | PHI | -1.57 | 194007042_ATL_PHI |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -0.91 | 194007042_PIT_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.7 | Bob Feller | 145.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 5.39 | Bucky Walters | 145 | CIN |
| +006+ | 4.6 | Al Milnar | 128.3 | CLE |
| +007+ | 4.58 | Bobo Newsom | 124.7 | DET |
| +008+ | 4.09 | Al Smith | 91.7 | CLE |
| +009+ | 3.95 | Claude Passeau | 135.7 | CHN |
| +010+ | 3.75 | Paul Derringer | 141 | CIN |
| +015+ | 3.08 | Vito Tamulis | 68 | LAN |
| +020+ | 2.73 | Jake Mooty | 45.3 | CHN |
| +022+ | 2.7 | Marius Russo | 76 | NYA |
| +023+ | 2.68 | Johnny Allen | 75.3 | CLE |
| +024+ | 2.64 | Mace Brown | 88.7 | PIT |
| +025+ | 2.63 | Dutch Leonard | 137.7 | MIN |
| +029+ | 2.51 | Jim Turner | 86 | CIN |
| +027+ | 2.51 | Dick Errickson | 89.3 | ATL |
| +030+ | 2.49 | Hal Schumacher | 85 | SFN |
| +031+ | 2.47 | Larry French | 122.7 | CHN |
| +032+ | 2.39 | Junior Thompson | 122.3 | CIN |
| +033+ | 2.38 | Lon Warneke | 85.3 | SLN |
| +036+ | 2.24 | Red Ruffing | 113.7 | NYA |
| +037+ | 2.23 | Johnny Gorsica | 61.7 | DET |
| +040+ | 2.15 | Joe Sullivan | 107 | ATL |
| +041+ | 2.07 | Hugh Mulcahy | 130 | PHI |
| +043+ | 2.05 | Ken Raffensberger | 55.7 | CHN |
| +044+ | 2.03 | Bill Lohrman | 80.3 | SFN |
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