| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bithorn | CHN | -1.08 | 194209162_CHN_PHI |
| Eddie Smith | CHA | -0.95 | 194209160_OAK_CHA |
| Johnny Podgajny | PHI | -0.88 | 194209161_CHN_PHI |
| Jim Tobin | ATL | -0.83 | 194209160_SLN_ATL |
| Bill Kennedy | MIN | -0.64 | 194209160_MIN_CLE |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1942-09-18.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +003+ | 9.22 | Mort Cooper | 260.7 | SLN |
| +010+ | 6.26 | Spud Chandler | 191.7 | NYA |
| +012+ | 6.02 | Tiny Bonham | 217 | NYA |
| +013+ | 5.85 | Tex Hughson | 261.3 | BOS |
| +014+ | 5.57 | Curt Davis | 188.3 | LAN |
| +017+ | 5.46 | Ted Lyons | 171.3 | CHA |
| +018+ | 5.43 | Johnny Beazley | 197.3 | SLN |
| +019+ | 5.08 | Johnny Vander Meer | 231 | CIN |
| +021+ | 4.99 | Larry French | 134.3 | LAN |
| +023+ | 4.79 | Johnny Humphries | 219.3 | CHA |
| +024+ | 4.73 | Ray Starr | 258.3 | CIN |
| +026+ | 4.36 | Claude Passeau | 261.3 | CHN |
| +028+ | 4.24 | Hal Newhouser | 183.7 | DET |
| +029+ | 4.2 | Whit Wyatt | 207.7 | LAN |
| +030+ | 4.09 | Hank Borowy | 170.3 | NYA |
| +033+ | 3.89 | Johnny Niggeling | 206.3 | BAL |
| +035+ | 3.85 | Bucky Walters | 236.7 | CIN |
| +038+ | 3.4 | Tommy Hughes | 238 | PHI |
| +041+ | 3.29 | Bill Butland | 104.3 | BOS |
| +044+ | 3.22 | Bill Lohrman | 161.7 | TOT |
| +047+ | 3.1 | Al Javery | 253.7 | ATL |
| +051+ | 2.89 | Hal White | 206 | DET |
| +052+ | 2.84 | Tommy Bridges | 161 | DET |
| +058+ | 2.77 | Virgil Trucks | 165.3 | DET |
| +059+ | 2.76 | Max Macon | 75.7 | LAN |
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