| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 9.06 | 194008040_NYA_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.54 | 194008041_CIN_ATL |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.67 | 194008042_CHN_LAN |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 3.18 | 194008030_SLN_SFN |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 2.32 | 194008041_MIN_CHA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.4 | 194008041_OAK_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -2.34 | 194008020_MIN_CHA |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -2.03 | 194008041_OAK_BAL |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -1.71 | 194008022_SLN_SFN |
| Nick Strincevich | ATL | -1.38 | 194008021_CIN_ATL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-04.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.87 | Bob Feller | 212 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.25 | Bucky Walters | 204.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.64 | Claude Passeau | 189.7 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.28 | Paul Derringer | 199 | CIN |
| +007+ | 5.8 | Bobo Newsom | 161.3 | DET |
| +012+ | 5.02 | Hugh Mulcahy | 189 | PHI |
| +014+ | 4.54 | Vito Tamulis | 106.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.48 | Dutch Leonard | 190.7 | MIN |
| +017+ | 4.42 | Al Milnar | 159.7 | CLE |
| +018+ | 4.4 | Johnny Rigney | 181.7 | CHA |
| +019+ | 4.38 | Ken Raffensberger | 85.3 | CHN |
| +022+ | 4.19 | Jim Turner | 123.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.06 | Bill Lohrman | 115 | SFN |
| +025+ | 4.03 | Lon Warneke | 141.3 | SLN |
| +027+ | 4.02 | Larry French | 163 | CHN |
| +029+ | 3.86 | Vern Olsen | 105.7 | CHN |
| +031+ | 3.7 | Hal Schumacher | 130.3 | SFN |
| +032+ | 3.69 | Al Smith | 116.7 | CLE |
| +039+ | 3.34 | Mace Brown | 116 | PIT |
| +040+ | 3.3 | Dick Errickson | 155.3 | ATL |
| +041+ | 3.25 | Marius Russo | 117 | NYA |
| +043+ | 3.08 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +044+ | 2.93 | Johnny Allen | 86 | CLE |
| +046+ | 2.77 | Jake Mooty | 90.3 | CHN |
| +053+ | 2.47 | Carl Hubbell | 130.7 | SFN |
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