| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.34 | 194007211_CLE_BOS |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.85 | 194007200_SFN_CIN |
| Ted Lyons | CHA | 2.97 | 194007211_CHA_OAK |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 2.53 | 194007230_PIT_SFN |
| Red Ruffing | NYA | 2.3 | 194007200_DET_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -3.77 | 194007200_BAL_MIN |
| Elden Auker | BAL | -3.41 | 194007211_BAL_MIN |
| Willis Hudlin | SFN | -2.47 | 194007211_SFN_CIN |
| George Caster | OAK | -2.15 | 194007200_CHA_OAK |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -1.26 | 194007200_PHI_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-23.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.6 | Bob Feller | 185 | CLE |
| +002+ | 6.49 | Bucky Walters | 172 | CIN |
| +003+ | 5.96 | Bobo Newsom | 146.7 | DET |
| +005+ | 5.62 | Claude Passeau | 160.3 | CHN |
| +007+ | 4.86 | Paul Derringer | 177 | CIN |
| +010+ | 4.47 | Vito Tamulis | 84.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 3.97 | Hugh Mulcahy | 163 | PHI |
| +016+ | 3.76 | Al Smith | 100.7 | CLE |
| +018+ | 3.74 | Al Milnar | 147.7 | CLE |
| +021+ | 3.49 | Ken Raffensberger | 76.3 | CHN |
| +022+ | 3.46 | Jim Turner | 104 | CIN |
| +024+ | 3.33 | Jake Mooty | 79 | CHN |
| +026+ | 3.04 | Marius Russo | 102.7 | NYA |
| +029+ | 2.93 | Bill Lohrman | 97.3 | SFN |
| +030+ | 2.89 | Lon Warneke | 116.3 | SLN |
| +032+ | 2.85 | Carl Hubbell | 120.3 | SFN |
| +035+ | 2.74 | Vern Olsen | 92.7 | CHN |
| +040+ | 2.65 | Dutch Leonard | 166.7 | MIN |
| +038+ | 2.65 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 76.3 | LAN |
| +042+ | 2.63 | Tommy Bridges | 118.7 | DET |
| +043+ | 2.63 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +046+ | 2.51 | Ted Lyons | 105 | CHA |
| +047+ | 2.48 | Dick Errickson | 119.3 | ATL |
| +048+ | 2.46 | Larry French | 142.7 | CHN |
| +051+ | 2.4 | Red Ruffing | 130.7 | NYA |
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