| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.59 | 194008181_CIN_SLN |
| Dick Errickson | ATL | 2.25 | 194008190_ATL_PIT |
| Carl Hubbell | SFN | 2.01 | 194008190_SFN_CIN |
| Dutch Leonard | MIN | 1.6 | 194008170_MIN_BOS |
| Whit Wyatt | LAN | 1.58 | 194008181_ATL_LAN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -7.09 | 194008180_BAL_CLE |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -1.82 | 194008182_CIN_SLN |
| Steve Sundra | NYA | -1.03 | 194008181_NYA_OAK |
| Bob Klinger | PIT | -0.8 | 194008170_PIT_CHN |
| Bill Posedel | ATL | -0.79 | 194008182_ATL_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-19.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.77 | Bob Feller | 239.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 7.92 | Bucky Walters | 229.7 | CIN |
| +007+ | 6.96 | Claude Passeau | 205.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 6.84 | Bobo Newsom | 186 | DET |
| +010+ | 6.09 | Vito Tamulis | 130.3 | LAN |
| +011+ | 5.82 | Paul Derringer | 229.7 | CIN |
| +012+ | 5.64 | Dick Errickson | 185.3 | ATL |
| +018+ | 4.67 | Hugh Mulcahy | 210 | PHI |
| +020+ | 4.27 | Whit Wyatt | 200.7 | LAN |
| +022+ | 4.25 | Al Smith | 143 | CLE |
| +023+ | 4.25 | Vern Olsen | 117 | CHN |
| +024+ | 4.24 | Larry French | 186 | CHN |
| +025+ | 4.16 | Ken Raffensberger | 92.3 | CHN |
| +026+ | 4.14 | Marius Russo | 135 | NYA |
| +028+ | 4.07 | Al Milnar | 181.7 | CLE |
| +030+ | 4.02 | Jim Turner | 139.3 | CIN |
| +031+ | 4.01 | Johnny Rigney | 205.7 | CHA |
| +033+ | 3.93 | Hal Schumacher | 151 | SFN |
| +032+ | 3.93 | Lon Warneke | 162.3 | SLN |
| +037+ | 3.8 | Johnny Allen | 102.3 | CLE |
| +038+ | 3.77 | Bill Lohrman | 132.3 | SFN |
| +040+ | 3.57 | Carl Hubbell | 158 | SFN |
| +041+ | 3.55 | Manny Salvo | 108.7 | ATL |
| +050+ | 3.05 | Ken Chase | 186 | MIN |
| +054+ | 2.77 | Junior Thompson | 159 | CIN |
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