| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 9.88 | 194008081_CLE_BAL |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.01 | 194008080_CHN_CIN |
| Bill Lohrman | SFN | 2.41 | 194008080_LAN_SFN |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 2.24 | 194008070_CLE_CHA |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.13 | 194008060_DET_BAL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.17 | 194008081_CLE_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -3.38 | 194008060_OAK_MIN |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -1.92 | 194008072_SLN_PIT |
| Johnny Humphries | CLE | -1.46 | 194008082_CLE_BAL |
| George Caster | OAK | -1.27 | 194008080_OAK_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-08.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.96 | Bob Feller | 221.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.87 | Bucky Walters | 213.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.68 | Claude Passeau | 190.3 | CHN |
| +006+ | 6.28 | Bobo Newsom | 170 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.16 | Paul Derringer | 209 | CIN |
| +011+ | 5.06 | Hugh Mulcahy | 196 | PHI |
| +016+ | 4.58 | Vito Tamulis | 109.3 | LAN |
| +017+ | 4.5 | Al Milnar | 166.7 | CLE |
| +020+ | 4.42 | Dutch Leonard | 190.7 | MIN |
| +021+ | 4.37 | Ken Raffensberger | 85.3 | CHN |
| +023+ | 4.17 | Jim Turner | 123.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.15 | Larry French | 171 | CHN |
| +026+ | 3.95 | Bill Lohrman | 127 | SFN |
| +027+ | 3.84 | Vern Olsen | 105.7 | CHN |
| +028+ | 3.8 | Johnny Allen | 94.7 | CLE |
| +030+ | 3.79 | Johnny Rigney | 190.7 | CHA |
| +031+ | 3.66 | Al Smith | 122.7 | CLE |
| +034+ | 3.54 | Marius Russo | 126 | NYA |
| +036+ | 3.52 | Lon Warneke | 144.3 | SLN |
| +039+ | 3.28 | Dick Errickson | 155.3 | ATL |
| +038+ | 3.28 | Hal Schumacher | 133 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.05 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +046+ | 2.93 | Thornton Lee | 146 | CHA |
| +049+ | 2.82 | Whit Wyatt | 175.7 | LAN |
| +050+ | 2.76 | Jake Mooty | 90.3 | CHN |
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