| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.61 | 194007282_CIN_PHI |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 3.43 | 194007290_CIN_SFN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.26 | 194007290_CHN_PHI |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.87 | 194007280_OAK_DET |
| Ted Lyons | CHA | 1.92 | 194007281_NYA_CHA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.26 | 194007270_BOS_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -3.6 | 194007282_MIN_CLE |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -1.79 | 194007282_PIT_ATL |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -1.69 | 194007271_SLN_LAN |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -1.38 | 194007290_OAK_DET |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.41 | Bob Feller | 194 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.17 | Bucky Walters | 188 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.16 | Claude Passeau | 177.3 | CHN |
| +006+ | 5.53 | Bobo Newsom | 157 | DET |
| +007+ | 5.22 | Paul Derringer | 183 | CIN |
| +010+ | 4.76 | Vito Tamulis | 93.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.53 | Hugh Mulcahy | 172 | PHI |
| +015+ | 4.48 | Al Milnar | 156.7 | CLE |
| +018+ | 4.15 | Jim Turner | 113 | CIN |
| +019+ | 3.96 | Bill Lohrman | 106 | SFN |
| +023+ | 3.68 | Lon Warneke | 123.3 | SLN |
| +024+ | 3.66 | Ken Raffensberger | 76.3 | CHN |
| +027+ | 3.45 | Larry French | 151.7 | CHN |
| +028+ | 3.42 | Vern Olsen | 99.7 | CHN |
| +031+ | 3.23 | Johnny Rigney | 163.7 | CHA |
| +032+ | 3.21 | Dutch Leonard | 172.7 | MIN |
| +033+ | 3.2 | Carl Hubbell | 128 | SFN |
| +035+ | 3.11 | Hal Schumacher | 114.3 | SFN |
| +040+ | 2.97 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +043+ | 2.88 | Jake Mooty | 83.3 | CHN |
| +044+ | 2.86 | Al Smith | 106.7 | CLE |
| +046+ | 2.8 | Johnny Allen | 85 | CLE |
| +049+ | 2.72 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 85.3 | LAN |
| +050+ | 2.61 | Dick Errickson | 135.3 | ATL |
| +055+ | 2.38 | Tommy Bridges | 122.7 | DET |
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