| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 6.96 | 194008070_CHN_CIN |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 2.24 | 194008070_CLE_CHA |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.13 | 194008060_DET_BAL |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 2.04 | 194008070_LAN_SFN |
| Lon Warneke | SLN | 1.85 | 194008071_SLN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -3.38 | 194008060_OAK_MIN |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -1.92 | 194008072_SLN_PIT |
| John Whitehead | BAL | -1.51 | 194008052_DET_BAL |
| Bill Posedel | ATL | -1.17 | 194008070_ATL_PHI |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -1.14 | 194008062_CLE_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-07.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.9 | Bob Feller | 212.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.22 | Bucky Walters | 204.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.67 | Claude Passeau | 190.3 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.29 | Bobo Newsom | 170 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.17 | Paul Derringer | 209 | CIN |
| +012+ | 5 | Hugh Mulcahy | 189 | PHI |
| +016+ | 4.61 | Vito Tamulis | 109.3 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.49 | Al Milnar | 166.7 | CLE |
| +019+ | 4.46 | Dutch Leonard | 190.7 | MIN |
| +020+ | 4.37 | Ken Raffensberger | 85.3 | CHN |
| +024+ | 4.17 | Jim Turner | 123.3 | CIN |
| +025+ | 4.07 | Bill Lohrman | 115 | SFN |
| +026+ | 3.99 | Larry French | 163 | CHN |
| +027+ | 3.84 | Vern Olsen | 105.7 | CHN |
| +028+ | 3.81 | Johnny Rigney | 190.7 | CHA |
| +029+ | 3.8 | Johnny Allen | 94.7 | CLE |
| +032+ | 3.66 | Al Smith | 122.7 | CLE |
| +034+ | 3.54 | Marius Russo | 126 | NYA |
| +035+ | 3.53 | Lon Warneke | 144.3 | SLN |
| +038+ | 3.34 | Hal Schumacher | 133 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.29 | Dick Errickson | 155.3 | ATL |
| +044+ | 3.06 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +046+ | 2.94 | Thornton Lee | 146 | CHA |
| +047+ | 2.87 | Whit Wyatt | 175.7 | LAN |
| +049+ | 2.76 | Jake Mooty | 90.3 | CHN |
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