1940 MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders

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PLAYER	TEAM	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG
1 BobB FellerFeller P 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	27	11	2.61	43	37	31	4	4	--	320.1	245	102	93	13	5	118	261	1.13	.210
2 BoboB NewsomNewsom P 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	21	5	2.83	36	34	20	3	0	--	264.0	235	110	83	19	3	100	164	1.27	.238
3 JohnnyJ RigneyRigney P 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	14	18	3.11	39	33	19	2	3	--	280.2	240	117	97	22	2	90	141	1.18	.230
4 KirbyK HigbeHigbe P 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	14	19	3.72	41	36	20	1	1	--	283.0	242	126	117	12	3	121	137	1.28	.232
5 TommyT BridgesBridges P 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	12	9	3.37	29	28	12	2	0	--	197.2	171	89	74	11	0	88	133	1.31	.229
6 KenK ChaseChase P 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	15	17	3.23	35	34	20	1	0	--	261.2	260	120	94	14	5	143	129	1.54	.261
7 DutchD LeonardLeonard P 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	14	19	3.49	35	35	23	2	0	--	289.0	328	136	112	19	2	78	124	1.40	.286
7 ClaudeC PasseauPasseau P 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	20	13	2.50	46	31	20	4	5	--	280.2	259	97	78	8	4	59	124	1.13	.237
7 WhitW WyattWyatt P 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	BRO	15	14	3.46	37	34	16	5	0	--	239.1	233	105	92	19	5	62	124	1.23	.254
10 HalH SchumacherSchumacher P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	13	13	3.25	34	30	12	1	1	--	227.0	218	93	82	14	0	96	123	1.38	.251
11 EddieE SmithSmith P 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	14	9	3.21	32	28	12	0	0	--	207.1	179	92	74	16	3	95	119	1.32	.228
12 PaulP DerringerDerringer P 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	20	12	3.06	37	37	26	3	0	--	296.2	280	110	101	17	0	48	115	1.11	.246
12 BuckyB WaltersWalters P 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	22	10	2.48	36	36	29	3	0	--	305.0	241	95	84	19	5	92	115	1.09	.220
14 LarryL FrenchFrench P 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	14	14	3.29	40	33	18	3	2	--	246.0	240	93	90	12	4	64	107	1.24	.256
15 JuniorJ ThompsonThompson P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	16	9	3.32	33	31	17	3	0	--	225.1	197	90	83	10	2	96	103	1.30	.233
16 JackJ WilsonWilson P 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	12	6	5.08	41	16	9	0	5	--	157.2	170	104	89	17	3	87	102	1.63	.270
17 AlA MilnarMilnar P 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	18	10	3.27	37	33	15	4	3	--	242.1	242	120	88	14	1	99	99	1.41	.257
18 RedR RuffingRuffing P 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	15	12	3.38	30	30	20	3	0	--	226.0	218	98	85	24	3	76	97	1.30	.252
19 SidS HudsonHudson P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	17	16	4.57	38	31	19	3	1	--	252.0	272	149	128	20	3	81	96	1.40	.274
20 MortM CooperCooper P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	11	12	3.63	38	29	16	3	3	--	230.2	225	103	93	12	3	86	95	1.35	.253
21 JohnnyJ BabichBabich P 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	14	13	3.73	31	30	16	1	0	--	229.1	222	111	95	16	1	80	94	1.32	.248
22 LukeL HamlinHamlin P 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	BRO	9	8	3.06	33	25	9	2	0	--	182.1	183	77	62	17	2	34	91	1.19	.256
22 CliffC MeltonMelton P 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	10	11	4.91	37	21	4	1	2	--	166.2	185	103	91	9	3	68	91	1.52	.285
24 HalH NewhouserNewhouser P 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	9	9	4.86	28	20	7	0	0	--	133.1	149	81	72	12	2	76	89	1.69	.282
25 TexT CarletonCarleton P 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	BRO	6	6	3.81	34	17	4	1	2	--	149.0	140	68	63	12	3	47	88	1.26	.245

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