| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 6.55 | 194007060_CIN_CHN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 5.41 | 194007070_CHA_CLE |
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 3.18 | 194007060_NYA_OAK |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.17 | 194007061_BAL_DET |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.08 | 194007060_LAN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.2 | 194007061_BAL_DET |
| Nels Potter | OAK | -1.12 | 194007072_NYA_OAK |
| Rene Monteagudo | MIN | -1 | 194007072_BOS_MIN |
| Si Johnson | PHI | -0.89 | 194007072_PHI_SFN |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -0.78 | 194007050_BOS_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 5.84 | Bob Feller | 154.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 5.3 | Bucky Walters | 145 | CIN |
| +004+ | 5.15 | Bobo Newsom | 133.7 | DET |
| +007+ | 4.51 | Paul Derringer | 150 | CIN |
| +008+ | 4.5 | Al Milnar | 128.3 | CLE |
| +009+ | 4.02 | Al Smith | 91.7 | CLE |
| +010+ | 3.95 | Claude Passeau | 136.7 | CHN |
| +017+ | 3.07 | Vito Tamulis | 68 | LAN |
| +018+ | 3.05 | Johnny Gorsica | 70.7 | DET |
| +022+ | 2.9 | Dick Errickson | 98.3 | ATL |
| +023+ | 2.86 | Lon Warneke | 95.3 | SLN |
| +024+ | 2.72 | Jake Mooty | 54.3 | CHN |
| +028+ | 2.68 | Dutch Leonard | 145.7 | MIN |
| +026+ | 2.68 | Johnny Allen | 76 | CLE |
| +029+ | 2.65 | Marius Russo | 76 | NYA |
| +031+ | 2.48 | Hal Schumacher | 92 | SFN |
| +032+ | 2.45 | Jim Turner | 86 | CIN |
| +034+ | 2.39 | Larry French | 122.7 | CHN |
| +036+ | 2.32 | Junior Thompson | 122.3 | CIN |
| +037+ | 2.31 | Ted Lyons | 87 | CHA |
| +040+ | 2.12 | Tex Carleton | 92 | LAN |
| +041+ | 2.07 | Joe Sullivan | 107 | ATL |
| +043+ | 2.01 | Ken Raffensberger | 55.7 | CHN |
| +046+ | 1.95 | Bill Lohrman | 82.3 | SFN |
| +049+ | 1.82 | Carl Hubbell | 96 | SFN |
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