| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 8.93 | 194008120_DET_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.17 | 194008120_CIN_PIT |
| Bill Lohrman | SFN | 2.22 | 194008130_SFN_ATL |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 2.14 | 194008130_MIN_OAK |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 1.77 | 194008141_SFN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -8.21 | 194008130_CHA_BAL |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.17 | 194008120_CIN_PIT |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -1.06 | 194008131_BOS_NYA |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -1 | 194008130_CHA_BAL |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -0.77 | 194008142_PHI_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-14.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.63 | Bob Feller | 230.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.63 | Bucky Walters | 221.7 | CIN |
| +007+ | 6.33 | Bobo Newsom | 177 | DET |
| +009+ | 6.13 | Paul Derringer | 217 | CIN |
| +010+ | 5.71 | Claude Passeau | 192.3 | CHN |
| +012+ | 5.37 | Vito Tamulis | 118.3 | LAN |
| +016+ | 4.72 | Dick Errickson | 176.3 | ATL |
| +017+ | 4.66 | Vern Olsen | 114.7 | CHN |
| +020+ | 4.43 | Hugh Mulcahy | 202 | PHI |
| +021+ | 4.42 | Al Milnar | 175.7 | CLE |
| +023+ | 4.3 | Jim Turner | 132.3 | CIN |
| +025+ | 4.13 | Ken Raffensberger | 92 | CHN |
| +026+ | 4.09 | Marius Russo | 135 | NYA |
| +027+ | 4.06 | Lon Warneke | 153.3 | SLN |
| +029+ | 3.85 | Al Smith | 134 | CLE |
| +031+ | 3.77 | Dutch Leonard | 202.7 | MIN |
| +032+ | 3.72 | Bill Lohrman | 132.3 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.67 | Johnny Rigney | 196.7 | CHA |
| +036+ | 3.62 | Hal Schumacher | 142 | SFN |
| +038+ | 3.59 | Larry French | 177 | CHN |
| +039+ | 3.58 | Whit Wyatt | 184.7 | LAN |
| +040+ | 3.56 | Johnny Allen | 99.3 | CLE |
| +041+ | 3.53 | Manny Salvo | 108.7 | ATL |
| +046+ | 3.09 | Ken Chase | 179 | MIN |
| +049+ | 3.04 | Carl Hubbell | 149 | SFN |
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