| 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 |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -2.03 | 194008041_OAK_BAL |
| Bill Posedel | ATL | -1.15 | 194008031_CIN_ATL |
| Fred Hutchinson | DET | -1.12 | 194008031_BOS_DET |
| Rene Monteagudo | MIN | -1.11 | 194008030_MIN_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-05.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.83 | Bob Feller | 212 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.22 | Bucky Walters | 204.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.6 | Claude Passeau | 189.7 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.25 | Paul Derringer | 199 | CIN |
| +007+ | 5.84 | Bobo Newsom | 161.3 | DET |
| +012+ | 4.99 | Hugh Mulcahy | 189 | PHI |
| +016+ | 4.53 | Vito Tamulis | 106.3 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.45 | Dutch Leonard | 190.7 | MIN |
| +018+ | 4.4 | Al Milnar | 159.7 | CLE |
| +020+ | 4.37 | Ken Raffensberger | 85.3 | CHN |
| +019+ | 4.37 | Johnny Rigney | 181.7 | CHA |
| +022+ | 4.17 | Jim Turner | 123.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.06 | Bill Lohrman | 115 | SFN |
| +026+ | 4.01 | Lon Warneke | 141.3 | SLN |
| +027+ | 3.99 | Larry French | 163 | CHN |
| +029+ | 3.84 | Vern Olsen | 105.7 | CHN |
| +031+ | 3.69 | Hal Schumacher | 130.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.67 | Al Smith | 116.7 | CLE |
| +038+ | 3.32 | Mace Brown | 116 | PIT |
| +040+ | 3.28 | Dick Errickson | 155.3 | ATL |
| +041+ | 3.24 | Marius Russo | 117 | NYA |
| +042+ | 3.05 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +044+ | 2.92 | Johnny Allen | 86 | CLE |
| +045+ | 2.85 | Whit Wyatt | 175.7 | LAN |
| +047+ | 2.76 | Jake Mooty | 90.3 | CHN |
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