| 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 |
| Bill Lohrman | SFN | 2.89 | 194008042_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 | -3.38 | 194008060_OAK_MIN |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -2.03 | 194008041_OAK_BAL |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -1.14 | 194008062_CLE_CHA |
| Si Johnson | PHI | -0.75 | 194008061_ATL_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-06.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.83 | Bob Feller | 212.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.17 | Bucky Walters | 204.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.56 | Claude Passeau | 189.7 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.24 | Bobo Newsom | 170 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.2 | Paul Derringer | 199 | CIN |
| +012+ | 4.94 | Hugh Mulcahy | 189 | PHI |
| +016+ | 4.5 | Vito Tamulis | 106.3 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.44 | Al Milnar | 166.7 | CLE |
| +018+ | 4.4 | Dutch Leonard | 190.7 | MIN |
| +019+ | 4.35 | Ken Raffensberger | 85.3 | CHN |
| +021+ | 4.32 | Johnny Rigney | 181.7 | CHA |
| +023+ | 4.14 | Jim Turner | 123.3 | CIN |
| +026+ | 4.03 | Bill Lohrman | 115 | SFN |
| +027+ | 3.99 | Lon Warneke | 141.3 | SLN |
| +028+ | 3.96 | Larry French | 163 | CHN |
| +029+ | 3.81 | Vern Olsen | 105.7 | CHN |
| +030+ | 3.77 | Johnny Allen | 94.7 | CLE |
| +032+ | 3.66 | Hal Schumacher | 130.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.65 | Al Smith | 116.7 | CLE |
| +039+ | 3.29 | Mace Brown | 116 | PIT |
| +040+ | 3.24 | Dick Errickson | 155.3 | ATL |
| +041+ | 3.22 | Marius Russo | 117 | NYA |
| +045+ | 3.02 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +047+ | 2.89 | Thornton Lee | 146 | CHA |
| +048+ | 2.81 | Whit Wyatt | 175.7 | LAN |
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