| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 8.38 | 194007300_BOS_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 7.54 | 194007310_CIN_SFN |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 3.43 | 194007290_CIN_SFN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 3.26 | 194007290_CHN_PHI |
| Lon Warneke | SLN | 1.94 | 194007300_SLN_ATL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -6.53 | 194007310_MIN_BAL |
| Chubby Dean | OAK | -1.38 | 194007290_OAK_DET |
| Fred Hutchinson | DET | -0.73 | 194007290_OAK_DET |
| Jim Bagby | BOS | -0.68 | 194007300_BOS_CLE |
| Ike Pearson | PHI | -0.56 | 194007290_CHN_PHI |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-07-31.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.2 | Bob Feller | 203 | CLE |
| +002+ | 7.07 | Bucky Walters | 196.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 6.39 | Claude Passeau | 178.3 | CHN |
| +008+ | 5.58 | Bobo Newsom | 157 | DET |
| +007+ | 5.58 | Paul Derringer | 190 | CIN |
| +010+ | 4.89 | Hugh Mulcahy | 181 | PHI |
| +012+ | 4.77 | Vito Tamulis | 97.7 | LAN |
| +014+ | 4.56 | Al Milnar | 156.7 | CLE |
| +015+ | 4.5 | Bill Lohrman | 113 | SFN |
| +018+ | 4.22 | Jim Turner | 113 | CIN |
| +019+ | 4.2 | Dutch Leonard | 181.7 | MIN |
| +025+ | 3.79 | Johnny Rigney | 172.7 | CHA |
| +026+ | 3.72 | Ken Raffensberger | 76.3 | CHN |
| +027+ | 3.56 | Larry French | 151.7 | CHN |
| +028+ | 3.54 | Lon Warneke | 132.3 | SLN |
| +029+ | 3.49 | Vern Olsen | 99.7 | CHN |
| +032+ | 3.26 | Carl Hubbell | 128 | SFN |
| +033+ | 3.23 | Hal Schumacher | 121.3 | SFN |
| +038+ | 3.11 | Dick Errickson | 146.3 | ATL |
| +040+ | 3.05 | Junior Thompson | 144.3 | CIN |
| +042+ | 3.01 | Al Smith | 107.7 | CLE |
| +044+ | 2.84 | Johnny Allen | 85 | CLE |
| +047+ | 2.79 | Jake Mooty | 90.3 | CHN |
| +050+ | 2.77 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 85.3 | LAN |
| +055+ | 2.46 | Tommy Bridges | 131.7 | DET |
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