| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.89 | 194008200_CLE_BOS |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.26 | 194008220_ATL_CIN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.92 | 194008200_PHI_CHN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.9 | 194008220_DET_BOS |
| Vito Tamulis | LAN | 2.78 | 194008210_LAN_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Mills | BAL | -2.77 | 194008210_BAL_MIN |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -1.93 | 194008200_CLE_BOS |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -1.18 | 194008200_BAL_MIN |
| Bob Klinger | PIT | -0.77 | 194008221_SFN_PIT |
| Nick Strincevich | ATL | -0.75 | 194008220_ATL_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-22.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.28 | Bob Feller | 246.3 | CLE |
| +002+ | 8.19 | Bucky Walters | 238.7 | CIN |
| +008+ | 7.7 | Claude Passeau | 214.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 6.92 | Bobo Newsom | 187.7 | DET |
| +010+ | 5.65 | Paul Derringer | 229.7 | CIN |
| +011+ | 5.57 | Dick Errickson | 185.3 | ATL |
| +013+ | 5.44 | Vito Tamulis | 134.7 | LAN |
| +017+ | 5.04 | Vern Olsen | 126 | CHN |
| +020+ | 4.61 | Hugh Mulcahy | 217 | PHI |
| +021+ | 4.52 | Marius Russo | 144 | NYA |
| +022+ | 4.25 | Johnny Rigney | 213.7 | CHA |
| +025+ | 4.17 | Al Smith | 143 | CLE |
| +026+ | 4.12 | Larry French | 186 | CHN |
| +027+ | 4.08 | Lon Warneke | 171.3 | SLN |
| +028+ | 4.04 | Hal Schumacher | 158 | SFN |
| +029+ | 3.91 | Jim Turner | 139.3 | CIN |
| +030+ | 3.86 | Bill Lohrman | 141 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.76 | Whit Wyatt | 204.3 | LAN |
| +034+ | 3.74 | Ken Raffensberger | 93 | CHN |
| +036+ | 3.73 | Johnny Allen | 104.3 | CLE |
| +037+ | 3.72 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +042+ | 3.46 | Manny Salvo | 116.7 | ATL |
| +044+ | 3.41 | Carl Hubbell | 158 | SFN |
| +048+ | 3.23 | Dutch Leonard | 218.7 | MIN |
| +051+ | 3.09 | Junior Thompson | 168 | CIN |
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