| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 6.55 | 194007060_CIN_CHN |
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 3.18 | 194007060_NYA_OAK |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.17 | 194007061_BAL_DET |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.08 | 194007060_LAN_ATL |
| Bill McGee | SLN | 1.46 | 194007061_PIT_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -6.07 | 194007041_OAK_MIN |
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.2 | 194007061_BAL_DET |
| George Caster | OAK | -3.9 | 194007041_OAK_MIN |
| 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 1940-07-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.68 | Bob Feller | 145.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 5.38 | Bucky Walters | 145 | CIN |
| +004+ | 5.24 | Bobo Newsom | 133.7 | DET |
| +006+ | 4.59 | Paul Derringer | 150 | CIN |
| +007+ | 4.58 | Al Milnar | 128.3 | CLE |
| +009+ | 4.08 | Al Smith | 91.7 | CLE |
| +010+ | 3.94 | Claude Passeau | 135.7 | CHN |
| +017+ | 3.1 | Mace Brown | 93.7 | PIT |
| +018+ | 3.1 | Johnny Gorsica | 70.7 | DET |
| +019+ | 3.08 | Vito Tamulis | 68 | LAN |
| +021+ | 2.96 | Dick Errickson | 98.3 | ATL |
| +022+ | 2.91 | Lon Warneke | 95.3 | SLN |
| +024+ | 2.76 | Jake Mooty | 54.3 | CHN |
| +025+ | 2.73 | Johnny Allen | 76 | CLE |
| +027+ | 2.69 | Marius Russo | 76 | NYA |
| +028+ | 2.61 | Dutch Leonard | 137.7 | MIN |
| +030+ | 2.5 | Jim Turner | 86 | CIN |
| +033+ | 2.48 | Hal Schumacher | 85 | SFN |
| +034+ | 2.46 | Larry French | 122.7 | CHN |
| +035+ | 2.38 | Junior Thompson | 122.3 | CIN |
| +038+ | 2.14 | Joe Sullivan | 107 | ATL |
| +039+ | 2.06 | Hugh Mulcahy | 130 | PHI |
| +041+ | 2.05 | Ken Raffensberger | 55.7 | CHN |
| +042+ | 2.02 | Bill Lohrman | 80.3 | SFN |
| +046+ | 1.88 | Carl Hubbell | 96 | SFN |
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