| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 8.93 | 194008120_DET_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.17 | 194008120_CIN_PIT |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.77 | 194008112_CHN_PIT |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.63 | 194008111_DET_CHA |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | 2.04 | 194008112_SFN_PHI |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | BAL | -2.43 | 194008120_CHA_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -2.36 | 194008110_BOS_MIN |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.17 | 194008120_CIN_PIT |
| Bill Posedel | ATL | -0.98 | 194008111_LAN_ATL |
| Si Johnson | PHI | -0.61 | 194008100_SFN_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-12.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.59 | Bob Feller | 230.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.6 | Bucky Walters | 221.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.28 | Bobo Newsom | 177 | DET |
| +007+ | 6.1 | Paul Derringer | 217 | CIN |
| +010+ | 5.67 | Claude Passeau | 192.3 | CHN |
| +011+ | 5.34 | Vito Tamulis | 118.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.63 | Vern Olsen | 114.7 | CHN |
| +020+ | 4.38 | Al Milnar | 175.7 | CLE |
| +021+ | 4.37 | Hugh Mulcahy | 202 | PHI |
| +022+ | 4.29 | Jim Turner | 132.3 | CIN |
| +025+ | 4.05 | Lon Warneke | 153.3 | SLN |
| +026+ | 4.02 | Larry French | 171 | CHN |
| +027+ | 4.01 | Ken Raffensberger | 91 | CHN |
| +028+ | 3.96 | Dutch Leonard | 194.7 | MIN |
| +029+ | 3.82 | Bill Lohrman | 127 | SFN |
| +031+ | 3.77 | Dick Errickson | 164.3 | ATL |
| +033+ | 3.61 | Johnny Rigney | 196.7 | CHA |
| +034+ | 3.6 | Hal Schumacher | 142 | SFN |
| +036+ | 3.54 | Johnny Allen | 99.3 | CLE |
| +037+ | 3.53 | Whit Wyatt | 184.7 | LAN |
| +038+ | 3.36 | Marius Russo | 126 | NYA |
| +039+ | 3.36 | Junior Thompson | 153.3 | CIN |
| +048+ | 2.93 | Al Smith | 125 | CLE |
| +052+ | 2.78 | Ken Chase | 170 | MIN |
| +053+ | 2.71 | Mace Brown | 124 | PIT |
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