| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.36 | 194007240_CIN_LAN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.34 | 194007211_CLE_BOS |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.26 | 194007240_CHN_ATL |
| Ted Lyons | CHA | 2.97 | 194007211_CHA_OAK |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 2.53 | 194007230_PIT_SFN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -6.5 | 194007240_NYA_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -2.91 | 194007240_MIN_DET |
| Willis Hudlin | SFN | -2.47 | 194007211_SFN_CIN |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -1.4 | 194007240_OAK_CLE |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -0.89 | 194007211_CLE_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.7 | Bob Feller | 185 | CLE |
| +002+ | 6.81 | Bucky Walters | 181 | CIN |
| +003+ | 6.05 | Bobo Newsom | 146.7 | DET |
| +005+ | 5.66 | Claude Passeau | 168.3 | CHN |
| +007+ | 4.96 | Paul Derringer | 177 | CIN |
| +009+ | 4.52 | Vito Tamulis | 84.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.07 | Hugh Mulcahy | 163 | PHI |
| +016+ | 3.82 | Al Milnar | 147.7 | CLE |
| +021+ | 3.55 | Ken Raffensberger | 76.3 | CHN |
| +022+ | 3.52 | Jim Turner | 104 | CIN |
| +023+ | 3.38 | Jake Mooty | 79 | CHN |
| +024+ | 3.29 | Al Smith | 106 | CLE |
| +026+ | 2.98 | Bill Lohrman | 97.3 | SFN |
| +028+ | 2.95 | Lon Warneke | 116.3 | SLN |
| +031+ | 2.92 | Carl Hubbell | 120.3 | SFN |
| +032+ | 2.81 | Dick Errickson | 128.3 | ATL |
| +033+ | 2.8 | Vern Olsen | 92.7 | CHN |
| +037+ | 2.77 | Dutch Leonard | 166.7 | MIN |
| +038+ | 2.76 | Marius Russo | 103.3 | NYA |
| +040+ | 2.71 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +042+ | 2.7 | Tommy Bridges | 118.7 | DET |
| +043+ | 2.7 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 76.3 | LAN |
| +048+ | 2.57 | Ted Lyons | 105 | CHA |
| +049+ | 2.56 | Larry French | 142.7 | CHN |
| +050+ | 2.49 | Red Ruffing | 130.7 | NYA |
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