| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.33 | 194007110_LAN_CIN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 5.78 | 194007120_CLE_OAK |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.5 | 194007112_ATL_CHN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 2.18 | 194007111_ATL_CHN |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 1.92 | 194007071_BOS_MIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -5.02 | 194007110_DET_MIN |
| Elden Auker | BAL | -2.35 | 194007110_BAL_NYA |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -1.6 | 194007110_CLE_OAK |
| Si Johnson | PHI | -0.89 | 194007072_PHI_SFN |
| Joe Bowman | PIT | -0.84 | 194007120_PHI_PIT |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.66 | Bob Feller | 163.7 | CLE |
| +003+ | 5.46 | Bucky Walters | 154 | CIN |
| +004+ | 5.12 | Bobo Newsom | 133.7 | DET |
| +007+ | 4.74 | Claude Passeau | 145.7 | CHN |
| +008+ | 4.45 | Paul Derringer | 150 | CIN |
| +009+ | 4.12 | Al Milnar | 133.7 | CLE |
| +010+ | 3.98 | Al Smith | 91.7 | CLE |
| +012+ | 3.64 | Dick Errickson | 108.3 | ATL |
| +018+ | 3.12 | Vito Tamulis | 68.7 | LAN |
| +020+ | 3.05 | Marius Russo | 84.7 | NYA |
| +021+ | 3.03 | Johnny Gorsica | 70.7 | DET |
| +025+ | 2.87 | Larry French | 132.7 | CHN |
| +026+ | 2.79 | Lon Warneke | 95.3 | SLN |
| +029+ | 2.7 | Jake Mooty | 54.3 | CHN |
| +030+ | 2.65 | Johnny Allen | 76 | CLE |
| +031+ | 2.61 | Dutch Leonard | 145.7 | MIN |
| +032+ | 2.45 | Vern Olsen | 78 | CHN |
| +033+ | 2.42 | Jim Turner | 86 | CIN |
| +034+ | 2.41 | Hal Schumacher | 92 | SFN |
| +037+ | 2.35 | Hugh Mulcahy | 145 | PHI |
| +038+ | 2.27 | Junior Thompson | 122.3 | CIN |
| +040+ | 2.23 | Ted Lyons | 87 | CHA |
| +043+ | 2.1 | Tex Carleton | 92 | LAN |
| +047+ | 1.98 | Joe Sullivan | 110.7 | ATL |
| +045+ | 1.98 | Ken Raffensberger | 55.7 | CHN |
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