| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | CLE | 9.46 | 194009270_DET_CLE |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 9.4 | 194009252_CIN_SLN |
| Bobo Newsom | DET | 3.76 | 194009252_CHA_DET |
| Johnny Rigney | CHA | 2.03 | 194009252_CHA_DET |
| Larry French | CHN | 1.54 | 194009260_PIT_CHN |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | BAL | -5.58 | 194009250_BAL_CLE |
| Carl Doyle | SLN | -4.56 | 194009261_CIN_SLN |
| Bill Lee | CHN | -3.03 | 194009251_PIT_CHN |
| Rene Monteagudo | MIN | -1.59 | 194009270_MIN_BOS |
| George Barnicle | ATL | -1.26 | 194009261_ATL_LAN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1940-09-27.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +002+ | 11.39 | Bob Feller | 320.3 | CLE |
| +003+ | 10.74 | Bucky Walters | 302 | CIN |
| +005+ | 10.23 | Claude Passeau | 277.7 | CHN |
| +010+ | 8.03 | Bobo Newsom | 262 | DET |
| +013+ | 6.46 | Paul Derringer | 296.7 | CIN |
| +014+ | 6.41 | Ken Chase | 256 | MIN |
| +017+ | 5.91 | Johnny Rigney | 271.7 | CHA |
| +020+ | 5.64 | Rip Sewell | 189.7 | PIT |
| +026+ | 5.24 | Dick Errickson | 236.3 | ATL |
| +029+ | 4.94 | Jim Turner | 179 | CIN |
| +030+ | 4.88 | Lon Warneke | 232 | SLN |
| +033+ | 4.57 | Tiny Bonham | 88.3 | NYA |
| +035+ | 4.37 | Vern Olsen | 169.7 | CHN |
| +034+ | 4.37 | Dutch Leonard | 278 | MIN |
| +036+ | 4.2 | Larry French | 243 | CHN |
| +042+ | 4.06 | Red Ruffing | 226 | NYA |
| +043+ | 3.97 | Hal Schumacher | 218.7 | SFN |
| +045+ | 3.86 | Marius Russo | 189.3 | NYA |
| +046+ | 3.81 | Ted Lyons | 186.3 | CHA |
| +047+ | 3.8 | Manny Salvo | 160 | ATL |
| +048+ | 3.77 | Al Milnar | 228.3 | CLE |
| +049+ | 3.7 | Eddie Smith | 198.3 | CHA |
| +051+ | 3.69 | Luke Hamlin | 182.3 | LAN |
| +053+ | 3.57 | Hugh Mulcahy | 280 | PHI |
| +054+ | 3.51 | Tommy Bridges | 197.7 | DET |
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