| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 9.46 | 194009270_DET_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 8.78 | 194009290_PIT_CIN |
| Ken Chase | MIN | 2.96 | 194009282_NYA_MIN |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 2.13 | 194009290_BAL_CHA |
| Tiny Bonham | NYA | 1.2 | 194009290_NYA_MIN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -4.65 | 194009281_OAK_BOS |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -2.74 | 194009280_LAN_PHI |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -1.97 | 194009282_OAK_BOS |
| Bob Harris | BAL | -1.81 | 194009270_BAL_CHA |
| Rene Monteagudo | MIN | -1.59 | 194009270_MIN_BOS |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-09-29.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 11.2 | Bob Feller | 320.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 10.75 | Bucky Walters | 305 | CIN |
| +006+ | 10.21 | Claude Passeau | 280.7 | CHN |
| +010+ | 7.89 | Bobo Newsom | 264 | DET |
| +013+ | 6.5 | Johnny Rigney | 280.7 | CHA |
| +014+ | 6.4 | Paul Derringer | 296.7 | CIN |
| +018+ | 5.82 | Ken Chase | 261.7 | MIN |
| +020+ | 5.63 | Rip Sewell | 189.7 | PIT |
| +025+ | 5.22 | Dick Errickson | 236.3 | ATL |
| +026+ | 5.19 | Tiny Bonham | 99.3 | NYA |
| +029+ | 4.81 | Jim Turner | 187 | CIN |
| +030+ | 4.79 | Lon Warneke | 232 | SLN |
| +032+ | 4.76 | Al Milnar | 242.3 | CLE |
| +033+ | 4.71 | Dutch Leonard | 289 | MIN |
| +035+ | 4.5 | Hal Schumacher | 227 | SFN |
| +036+ | 4.41 | Larry French | 246 | CHN |
| +038+ | 4.39 | Vern Olsen | 172.7 | CHN |
| +039+ | 4.31 | Eddie Smith | 207.3 | CHA |
| +044+ | 4 | Red Ruffing | 226 | NYA |
| +047+ | 3.81 | Marius Russo | 189.3 | NYA |
| +048+ | 3.78 | Manny Salvo | 160 | ATL |
| +049+ | 3.77 | Ted Lyons | 186.3 | CHA |
| +053+ | 3.54 | Junior Thompson | 225.3 | CIN |
| +055+ | 3.5 | Hugh Mulcahy | 280 | PHI |
| +056+ | 3.47 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 134.3 | LAN |
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