| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.08 | 194008240_CLE_NYA |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.26 | 194008220_ATL_CIN |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.94 | 194008240_ATL_CIN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 2.9 | 194008220_DET_BOS |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 1.98 | 194008230_SFN_PIT |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.71 | 194008230_BAL_OAK |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.4 | 194008230_SFN_PIT |
| Walt Masterson | MIN | -0.86 | 194008241_CHA_MIN |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -0.77 | 194008230_CHA_MIN |
| Nick Strincevich | ATL | -0.75 | 194008220_ATL_CIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-24.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.49 | Bob Feller | 254.7 | CLE |
| +002+ | 8.19 | Bucky Walters | 238.7 | CIN |
| +005+ | 7.92 | Claude Passeau | 219.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 6.91 | Bobo Newsom | 187.7 | DET |
| +014+ | 5.43 | Vito Tamulis | 134.7 | LAN |
| +015+ | 5.33 | Dick Errickson | 191.3 | ATL |
| +018+ | 5.01 | Vern Olsen | 126 | CHN |
| +019+ | 4.96 | Paul Derringer | 235.7 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.94 | Lon Warneke | 180.3 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.64 | Hugh Mulcahy | 217 | PHI |
| +022+ | 4.51 | Marius Russo | 144 | NYA |
| +023+ | 4.41 | Larry French | 196 | CHN |
| +024+ | 4.37 | Johnny Rigney | 215.7 | CHA |
| +027+ | 4.05 | Hal Schumacher | 158 | SFN |
| +028+ | 4.03 | Al Smith | 150 | CLE |
| +030+ | 3.95 | Junior Thompson | 177 | CIN |
| +031+ | 3.91 | Ken Chase | 199 | MIN |
| +032+ | 3.91 | Jim Turner | 139.3 | CIN |
| +035+ | 3.75 | Whit Wyatt | 204.3 | LAN |
| +036+ | 3.74 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +037+ | 3.63 | Johnny Allen | 105.3 | CLE |
| +041+ | 3.47 | Manny Salvo | 116.7 | ATL |
| +044+ | 3.43 | Ken Raffensberger | 94.3 | CHN |
| +049+ | 3.19 | Bill Lohrman | 147 | SFN |
| +051+ | 3.13 | Dutch Leonard | 218.7 | MIN |
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