| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.42 | 194008261_PHI_CIN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 4.74 | 194008270_SFN_CHN |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.43 | 194008280_ATL_CHN |
| Lon Warneke | SLN | 2.22 | 194008280_SFN_SLN |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 1.77 | 194008270_CHA_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Harris | BAL | -1.49 | 194008260_BAL_BOS |
| Nick Strincevich | ATL | -0.64 | 194008260_ATL_SLN |
| Lefty Smoll | PHI | -0.55 | 194008261_PHI_CIN |
| Bill Dietrich | CHA | -0.49 | 194008280_CHA_BOS |
| Mel Harder | CLE | -0.19 | 194008260_CLE_MIN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.71 | Bob Feller | 257.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 8.59 | Bucky Walters | 247.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 8.52 | Claude Passeau | 228.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 7.33 | Bobo Newsom | 196.7 | DET |
| +010+ | 5.78 | Dick Errickson | 200.3 | ATL |
| +013+ | 5.52 | Vito Tamulis | 135.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.95 | Lon Warneke | 187.3 | SLN |
| +019+ | 4.92 | Paul Derringer | 235.7 | CIN |
| +020+ | 4.54 | Jim Turner | 148.3 | CIN |
| +022+ | 4.46 | Marius Russo | 144 | NYA |
| +023+ | 4.4 | Johnny Rigney | 225 | CHA |
| +025+ | 4.15 | Hal Schumacher | 165.7 | SFN |
| +027+ | 4.01 | Al Smith | 150 | CLE |
| +028+ | 3.97 | Hugh Mulcahy | 229 | PHI |
| +031+ | 3.92 | Junior Thompson | 177 | CIN |
| +032+ | 3.92 | Larry French | 198 | CHN |
| +033+ | 3.86 | Ken Chase | 199 | MIN |
| +035+ | 3.71 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +036+ | 3.71 | Rip Sewell | 140 | PIT |
| +037+ | 3.62 | Vern Olsen | 129.3 | CHN |
| +043+ | 3.4 | Carl Hubbell | 166.7 | SFN |
| +045+ | 3.36 | Whit Wyatt | 209.3 | LAN |
| +049+ | 3.32 | Manny Salvo | 121.7 | ATL |
| +048+ | 3.32 | Bill Lohrman | 155 | SFN |
| +052+ | 3.12 | Dutch Leonard | 227.7 | MIN |
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