| 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 |
| Bill Lohrman | SFN | 2.22 | 194008130_SFN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -8.21 | 194008130_CHA_BAL |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -2.36 | 194008110_BOS_MIN |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.17 | 194008120_CIN_PIT |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -1.06 | 194008131_BOS_NYA |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -1 | 194008130_CHA_BAL |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-13.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.61 | Bob Feller | 230.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.6 | Bucky Walters | 221.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 6.31 | Bobo Newsom | 177 | DET |
| +009+ | 6.11 | Paul Derringer | 217 | CIN |
| +010+ | 5.69 | Claude Passeau | 192.3 | CHN |
| +011+ | 5.35 | Vito Tamulis | 118.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.65 | Vern Olsen | 114.7 | CHN |
| +020+ | 4.4 | Al Milnar | 175.7 | CLE |
| +021+ | 4.39 | Hugh Mulcahy | 202 | PHI |
| +023+ | 4.29 | Jim Turner | 132.3 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.12 | Ken Raffensberger | 92 | CHN |
| +025+ | 4.08 | Marius Russo | 135 | NYA |
| +026+ | 4.07 | Lon Warneke | 153.3 | SLN |
| +028+ | 3.79 | Dick Errickson | 164.3 | ATL |
| +030+ | 3.75 | Dutch Leonard | 202.7 | MIN |
| +031+ | 3.74 | Bill Lohrman | 132.3 | SFN |
| +034+ | 3.64 | Hal Schumacher | 142 | SFN |
| +035+ | 3.63 | Johnny Rigney | 196.7 | CHA |
| +037+ | 3.57 | Larry French | 177 | CHN |
| +038+ | 3.55 | Whit Wyatt | 184.7 | LAN |
| +039+ | 3.55 | Johnny Allen | 99.3 | CLE |
| +048+ | 2.96 | Junior Thompson | 155.7 | CIN |
| +049+ | 2.95 | Al Smith | 125 | CLE |
| +051+ | 2.81 | Ken Chase | 170 | MIN |
| +053+ | 2.71 | Mace Brown | 124 | PIT |
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