| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.08 | 194008240_CLE_NYA |
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 4.19 | 194008230_ATL_CIN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 3.04 | 194008250_DET_OAK |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.94 | 194008240_ATL_CIN |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | 2.18 | 194008252_PHI_CIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.71 | 194008230_BAL_OAK |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.4 | 194008230_SFN_PIT |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -2.26 | 194008252_BAL_BOS |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -2.02 | 194008252_ATL_SLN |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -1.68 | 194008250_CLE_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.51 | Bob Feller | 254.7 | CLE |
| +005+ | 8.19 | Bucky Walters | 238.7 | CIN |
| +007+ | 7.91 | Claude Passeau | 219.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 7.38 | Bobo Newsom | 196.7 | DET |
| +013+ | 5.55 | Vito Tamulis | 135.7 | LAN |
| +015+ | 5.35 | Dick Errickson | 191.3 | ATL |
| +018+ | 5 | Vern Olsen | 126 | CHN |
| +019+ | 4.97 | Paul Derringer | 235.7 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.94 | Lon Warneke | 180.3 | SLN |
| +021+ | 4.57 | Jim Turner | 148.3 | CIN |
| +022+ | 4.51 | Marius Russo | 144 | NYA |
| +023+ | 4.5 | Larry French | 197 | CHN |
| +024+ | 4.39 | Johnny Rigney | 215.7 | CHA |
| +026+ | 4.17 | Hal Schumacher | 165.7 | SFN |
| +028+ | 4.05 | Al Smith | 150 | CLE |
| +029+ | 4.02 | Hugh Mulcahy | 221 | PHI |
| +032+ | 3.96 | Junior Thompson | 177 | CIN |
| +033+ | 3.91 | Ken Chase | 199 | MIN |
| +035+ | 3.76 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +040+ | 3.4 | Whit Wyatt | 209.3 | LAN |
| +043+ | 3.34 | Manny Salvo | 121.7 | ATL |
| +048+ | 3.19 | Bill Lohrman | 147 | SFN |
| +049+ | 3.12 | Dutch Leonard | 218.7 | MIN |
| +051+ | 2.98 | Jake Mooty | 105 | CHN |
| +052+ | 2.98 | Ted Lyons | 150 | CHA |
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