| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 9.4 | 194009252_CIN_SLN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 6.49 | 194009230_SLN_CHN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 3.76 | 194009252_CHA_DET |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 2.03 | 194009252_CHA_DET |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 1.52 | 194009241_MIN_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.58 | 194009250_BAL_CLE |
| Bill Lee | CHN | -3.03 | 194009251_PIT_CHN |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -2.37 | 194009242_BOS_OAK |
| Joe Krakauskas | MIN | -0.9 | 194009242_MIN_NYA |
| Spud Chandler | NYA | -0.29 | 194009242_MIN_NYA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-09-25.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 11 | Bob Feller | 311.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 10.78 | Bucky Walters | 302 | CIN |
| +004+ | 10.13 | Claude Passeau | 276.3 | CHN |
| +010+ | 8.08 | Bobo Newsom | 262 | DET |
| +012+ | 6.48 | Paul Derringer | 289.7 | CIN |
| +013+ | 6.45 | Ken Chase | 256 | MIN |
| +017+ | 5.98 | Johnny Rigney | 271.7 | CHA |
| +023+ | 5.44 | Rip Sewell | 187 | PIT |
| +025+ | 5.29 | Dick Errickson | 236.3 | ATL |
| +028+ | 4.96 | Jim Turner | 179 | CIN |
| +030+ | 4.88 | Larry French | 241 | CHN |
| +032+ | 4.41 | Dutch Leonard | 278 | MIN |
| +033+ | 4.39 | Vern Olsen | 169.7 | CHN |
| +034+ | 4.28 | Lon Warneke | 223 | SLN |
| +040+ | 4.06 | Red Ruffing | 217 | NYA |
| +041+ | 4.01 | Hal Schumacher | 218.7 | SFN |
| +042+ | 3.86 | Ted Lyons | 186.3 | CHA |
| +043+ | 3.83 | Manny Salvo | 160 | ATL |
| +044+ | 3.81 | Al Milnar | 228.3 | CLE |
| +047+ | 3.75 | Eddie Smith | 198.3 | CHA |
| +048+ | 3.73 | Marius Russo | 183.3 | NYA |
| +049+ | 3.71 | Tiny Bonham | 79.3 | NYA |
| +050+ | 3.71 | Luke Hamlin | 182.3 | LAN |
| +053+ | 3.55 | Tommy Bridges | 197.7 | DET |
| +054+ | 3.51 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 134.3 | LAN |
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