| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 6.42 | 194008261_PHI_CIN |
| Claude Passeau | CHN | 4.74 | 194008270_SFN_CHN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 3.04 | 194008250_DET_OAK |
| Hugh Mulcahy | PHI | 2.18 | 194008252_PHI_CIN |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 1.77 | 194008270_CHA_NYA |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Mills | BAL | -2.63 | 194008252_BAL_BOS |
| Jack Wilson | BOS | -2.26 | 194008252_BAL_BOS |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -2.02 | 194008252_ATL_SLN |
| Sid Hudson | MIN | -1.68 | 194008250_CLE_MIN |
| Bill Lee | CHN | -0.94 | 194008252_SFN_CHN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-08-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.74 | Bob Feller | 257.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 8.62 | Bucky Walters | 247.7 | CIN |
| +004+ | 8.54 | Claude Passeau | 228.3 | CHN |
| +009+ | 7.35 | Bobo Newsom | 196.7 | DET |
| +012+ | 5.53 | Vito Tamulis | 135.7 | LAN |
| +016+ | 5.34 | Dick Errickson | 191.3 | ATL |
| +018+ | 4.95 | Paul Derringer | 235.7 | CIN |
| +019+ | 4.93 | Lon Warneke | 180.3 | SLN |
| +020+ | 4.56 | Jim Turner | 148.3 | CIN |
| +021+ | 4.48 | Marius Russo | 144 | NYA |
| +022+ | 4.48 | Larry French | 197 | CHN |
| +024+ | 4.42 | Johnny Rigney | 225 | CHA |
| +026+ | 4.17 | Hal Schumacher | 165.7 | SFN |
| +027+ | 4.03 | Al Smith | 150 | CLE |
| +028+ | 4.01 | Hugh Mulcahy | 221 | PHI |
| +031+ | 3.94 | Junior Thompson | 177 | CIN |
| +032+ | 3.89 | Ken Chase | 199 | MIN |
| +035+ | 3.73 | Al Milnar | 183.3 | CLE |
| +036+ | 3.63 | Vern Olsen | 129.3 | CHN |
| +040+ | 3.42 | Carl Hubbell | 166.7 | SFN |
| +042+ | 3.38 | Whit Wyatt | 209.3 | LAN |
| +046+ | 3.34 | Bill Lohrman | 155 | SFN |
| +047+ | 3.33 | Manny Salvo | 121.7 | ATL |
| +050+ | 3.14 | Dutch Leonard | 227.7 | MIN |
| +054+ | 2.97 | Jake Mooty | 105 | CHN |
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