| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 9.26 | 194009151_CIN_LAN |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 8.59 | 194009151_OAK_CLE |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 5.78 | 194009151_CHN_ATL |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 4.1 | 194009160_MIN_DET |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.34 | 194009170_PIT_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.45 | 194009160_NYA_BAL |
| George Caster | OAK | -3.3 | 194009152_OAK_CLE |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -3.1 | 194009160_BOS_CHA |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -2.56 | 194009151_SLN_PHI |
| Max Butcher | PIT | -2.51 | 194009160_PIT_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-09-17.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 10.93 | Bob Feller | 293.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 10.26 | Bucky Walters | 285 | CIN |
| +007+ | 8.5 | Claude Passeau | 258.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 7.78 | Bobo Newsom | 245.3 | DET |
| +012+ | 6 | Paul Derringer | 277.7 | CIN |
| +015+ | 5.87 | Ken Chase | 240 | MIN |
| +016+ | 5.79 | Johnny Rigney | 263.7 | CHA |
| +020+ | 5.53 | Dick Errickson | 234.3 | ATL |
| +027+ | 4.7 | Lon Warneke | 209.7 | SLN |
| +029+ | 4.5 | Larry French | 223 | CHN |
| +032+ | 4.34 | Jim Turner | 170 | CIN |
| +033+ | 4.26 | Rip Sewell | 168 | PIT |
| +034+ | 4.16 | Vern Olsen | 151.3 | CHN |
| +035+ | 4.06 | Luke Hamlin | 177.3 | LAN |
| +037+ | 4 | Dutch Leonard | 261.7 | MIN |
| +038+ | 3.9 | Tommy Bridges | 185.7 | DET |
| +040+ | 3.83 | Hal Schumacher | 201.7 | SFN |
| +044+ | 3.7 | Manny Salvo | 152 | ATL |
| +045+ | 3.67 | Tiny Bonham | 70.3 | NYA |
| +047+ | 3.64 | Junior Thompson | 209.7 | CIN |
| +049+ | 3.63 | Thornton Lee | 212.7 | CHA |
| +048+ | 3.63 | Eddie Smith | 184.3 | CHA |
| +050+ | 3.61 | Al Milnar | 213.3 | CLE |
| +053+ | 3.47 | Marius Russo | 174.3 | NYA |
| +054+ | 3.37 | Red Ruffing | 208 | NYA |
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