| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 9.46 | 194009270_DET_CLE |
| Paul Derringer | CIN | 3.16 | 194009270_PIT_CIN |
| Ken Chase | MIN | 2.96 | 194009282_NYA_MIN |
| Larry French | CHN | 1.54 | 194009260_PIT_CHN |
| Lon Warneke | SLN | 1.19 | 194009270_CHN_SLN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -4.65 | 194009281_OAK_BOS |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -4.56 | 194009261_CIN_SLN |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -2.74 | 194009280_LAN_PHI |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -1.97 | 194009282_OAK_BOS |
| Bob Harris | BAL | -1.81 | 194009270_BAL_CHA |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-09-28.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 11.37 | Bob Feller | 320.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 10.73 | Bucky Walters | 302 | CIN |
| +004+ | 10.25 | Claude Passeau | 280.7 | CHN |
| +010+ | 8.02 | Bobo Newsom | 264 | DET |
| +013+ | 6.46 | Paul Derringer | 296.7 | CIN |
| +016+ | 5.92 | Ken Chase | 261.7 | MIN |
| +017+ | 5.9 | Johnny Rigney | 271.7 | CHA |
| +020+ | 5.65 | Rip Sewell | 189.7 | PIT |
| +026+ | 5.25 | Dick Errickson | 236.3 | ATL |
| +029+ | 4.84 | Jim Turner | 187 | CIN |
| +030+ | 4.83 | Lon Warneke | 232 | SLN |
| +032+ | 4.58 | Tiny Bonham | 88.3 | NYA |
| +033+ | 4.55 | Hal Schumacher | 227 | SFN |
| +035+ | 4.44 | Larry French | 246 | CHN |
| +037+ | 4.37 | Dutch Leonard | 278 | MIN |
| +038+ | 4.35 | Eddie Smith | 207.3 | CHA |
| +039+ | 4.34 | Vern Olsen | 169.7 | CHN |
| +043+ | 4.08 | Red Ruffing | 226 | NYA |
| +046+ | 3.88 | Marius Russo | 189.3 | NYA |
| +048+ | 3.8 | Manny Salvo | 160 | ATL |
| +047+ | 3.8 | Ted Lyons | 186.3 | CHA |
| +049+ | 3.76 | Al Milnar | 228.3 | CLE |
| +053+ | 3.55 | Hugh Mulcahy | 280 | PHI |
| +054+ | 3.51 | Tommy Bridges | 197.7 | DET |
| +056+ | 3.5 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 134.3 | LAN |
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