| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.89 | 194008200_CLE_BOS |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.59 | 194008181_CIN_SLN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.92 | 194008200_PHI_CHN |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.25 | 194008190_ATL_PIT |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | 2.04 | 194008200_PHI_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.09 | 194008180_BAL_CLE |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -1.93 | 194008200_CLE_BOS |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -1.82 | 194008182_CIN_SLN |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -1.18 | 194008200_BAL_MIN |
| Steve Sundra | NYA | -1.03 | 194008181_NYA_OAK |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-20.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.33 | Bob Feller | 246.3 | CLE |
| +004+ | 7.85 | Bucky Walters | 229.7 | CIN |
| +005+ | 7.78 | Claude Passeau | 214.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 6.82 | Bobo Newsom | 186 | DET |
| +010+ | 6.09 | Vito Tamulis | 130.3 | LAN |
| +011+ | 5.75 | Paul Derringer | 229.7 | CIN |
| +012+ | 5.6 | Dick Errickson | 185.3 | ATL |
| +019+ | 4.69 | Hugh Mulcahy | 217 | PHI |
| +021+ | 4.26 | Whit Wyatt | 200.7 | LAN |
| +022+ | 4.21 | Vern Olsen | 117 | CHN |
| +023+ | 4.2 | Al Smith | 143 | CLE |
| +024+ | 4.19 | Larry French | 186 | CHN |
| +025+ | 4.13 | Ken Raffensberger | 92.3 | CHN |
| +026+ | 4.12 | Lon Warneke | 171.3 | SLN |
| +027+ | 4.1 | Marius Russo | 135 | NYA |
| +029+ | 4.02 | Al Milnar | 181.7 | CLE |
| +030+ | 3.98 | Jim Turner | 139.3 | CIN |
| +031+ | 3.96 | Bill Lohrman | 141 | SFN |
| +032+ | 3.92 | Johnny Rigney | 205.7 | CHA |
| +033+ | 3.89 | Hal Schumacher | 151 | SFN |
| +038+ | 3.76 | Johnny Allen | 104.3 | CLE |
| +042+ | 3.52 | Carl Hubbell | 158 | SFN |
| +043+ | 3.47 | Manny Salvo | 116.7 | ATL |
| +050+ | 3.17 | Junior Thompson | 168 | CIN |
| +052+ | 2.99 | Ken Chase | 186 | MIN |
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