| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 7.93 | 194008300_CLE_CHA |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 3.8 | 194008292_DET_MIN |
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 2.87 | 194008290_LAN_CIN |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.43 | 194008280_ATL_CHN |
| Lon Warneke | SLN | 2.22 | 194008280_SFN_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.9 | 194008291_BAL_NYA |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -2.08 | 194008290_CHA_BOS |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -1.38 | 194008292_DET_MIN |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -0.77 | 194008290_PHI_PIT |
| Steve Sundra | NYA | -0.55 | 194008292_BAL_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-30.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 10.13 | Bob Feller | 266.3 | CLE |
| +004+ | 8.55 | Bucky Walters | 247.7 | CIN |
| +006+ | 8.48 | Claude Passeau | 228.3 | CHN |
| +008+ | 7.93 | Bobo Newsom | 202.7 | DET |
| +012+ | 5.74 | Dick Errickson | 200.3 | ATL |
| +013+ | 5.61 | Vito Tamulis | 136.7 | LAN |
| +018+ | 5.11 | Paul Derringer | 244.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 4.92 | Lon Warneke | 187.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.63 | Marius Russo | 153 | NYA |
| +021+ | 4.52 | Jim Turner | 148.3 | CIN |
| +023+ | 4.31 | Johnny Rigney | 226.7 | CHA |
| +026+ | 4.13 | Ken Chase | 208 | MIN |
| +028+ | 3.98 | Al Smith | 150 | CLE |
| +029+ | 3.95 | Hugh Mulcahy | 229 | PHI |
| +030+ | 3.89 | Larry French | 198 | CHN |
| +033+ | 3.73 | Junior Thompson | 184 | CIN |
| +036+ | 3.68 | Rip Sewell | 140 | PIT |
| +037+ | 3.68 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +038+ | 3.6 | Vern Olsen | 129.3 | CHN |
| +042+ | 3.39 | Carl Hubbell | 166.7 | SFN |
| +046+ | 3.3 | Bill Lohrman | 155 | SFN |
| +047+ | 3.29 | Manny Salvo | 121.7 | ATL |
| +049+ | 3.18 | Hal Schumacher | 166.7 | SFN |
| +050+ | 3.17 | Jake Mooty | 114 | CHN |
| +051+ | 3.13 | Dutch Leonard | 227.7 | MIN |
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