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The Top Ranked MLB Starting Pitchers by 1940s Season
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | 1940 | Team |
| 1 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 2 | Bobo Newsom | Detroit Tigers |
| 3 | Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds |
| 4 | Claude Passeau | Chicago Cubs |
| 5 | Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers |
| 6 | Eddie Smith | Chicago White Sox |
| 7 | Paul Derringer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 8 | Johnny Rigney | Chicago White Sox |
| 9 | Junior Thompson | Cincinnati Reds |
| 10 | Whit Wyatt | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 11 | Hal Schumacher | New York Giants |
| 12 | Rip Sewell | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 13 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 14 | Marius Russo | New York Yankees |
| 15 | Al Milnar | Cleveland Indians |
| 16 | Ken Chase | Washington Senators |
| 17 | Luke Hamlin | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 18 | Lon Warneke | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19 | Kirby Higbe | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 20 | Larry French | Chicago Cubs |
| Rnk | 1941 | Team |
| 1 | Whit Wyatt | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 2 | Johnny Vander Meer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 4 | Ernie White | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 5 | Thornton Lee | Chicago White Sox |
| 6 | Elmer Riddle | Cincinnati Reds |
| 7 | Max Lanier | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Kirby Higbe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 9 | Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds |
| 10 | Al Benton | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | Marius Russo | New York Yankees |
| 12 | Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers |
| 13 | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 14 | Cliff Melton | New York Giants |
| 15 | Lon Warneke | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 16 | Tom Earley | Boston Braves |
| 17 | Curt Davis | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 18 | Eddie Smith | Chicago White Sox |
| 19 | Mickey Harris | Boston Red Sox |
| 20 | Dutch J. Leonard | Washington Senators |
| Rnk | 1942 | Team |
| 1 | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2 | Johnny Vander Meer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | Johnny Beazley | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 | Larry French | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 5 | Whit Wyatt | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | Tiny Bonham | New York Yankees |
| 7 | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox |
| 8 | Johnny Niggeling | St. Louis Browns |
| 9 | Hank Borowy | New York Yankees |
| 10 | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 12 | Max Lanier | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 | Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds |
| 14 | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees |
| 15 | Kirby Higbe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 16 | Ted Lyons | Chicago White Sox |
| 17 | Ernie White | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 18 | Curt Davis | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 19 | Cliff Melton | New York Giants |
| 20 | Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers |
| Rnk | 1943 | Team |
| 1 | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees |
| 2 | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 3 | Max Lanier | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 | Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers |
| 5 | Allie Reynolds | Cleveland Indians |
| 6 | Dizzy Trout | Detroit Tigers |
| 7 | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers |
| 8 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 9 | Whit Wyatt | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 10 | Johnny Vander Meer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 11 | Butch Wensloff | New York Yankees |
| 12 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 13 | Johnny Niggeling | St. Louis Browns |
| 14 | Mickey Haefner | Washington Senators |
| 15 | Hank Borowy | New York Yankees |
| 16 | Tiny Bonham | New York Yankees |
| 17 | Hi Bithorn | Chicago Cubs |
| 18 | Al Smith | Cleveland Indians |
| 19 | Elmer Riddle | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20 | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox |
| Rnk | 1944 | Team |
| 1 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 2 | Dizzy Trout | Detroit Tigers |
| 3 | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | Red Munger | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 5 | Max Lanier | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 6 | Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 7 | Johnny Niggeling | Washington Senators |
| 8 | Bill Voiselle | New York Giants |
| 9 | Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds |
| 10 | Jack Kramer | St. Louis Browns |
| 11 | Steve Gromek | Cleveland Indians |
| 12 | Hank Borowy | New York Yankees |
| 13 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 14 | Bobo Newsom | Philadelphia A's |
| 15 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 16 | Nels Potter | St. Louis Browns |
| 17 | Ken Raffensberger | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 18 | Rip Sewell | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 19 | Ed Heusser | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20 | Preacher Roe | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Rnk | 1945 | Team |
| 1 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 2 | Roger Wolff | Washington Senators |
| 3 | Ray Prim | Chicago Cubs |
| 4 | Dutch J. Leonard | Washington Senators |
| 5 | Nels Potter | St. Louis Browns |
| 6 | Claude Passeau | Chicago Cubs |
| 7 | Preacher Roe | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 8 | Steve Gromek | Cleveland Indians |
| 9 | Thornton Lee | Chicago White Sox |
| 10 | Al Benton | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | Hank Borowy | New York Yankees |
| 12 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 | Hal Gregg | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 14 | Van Mungo | New York Giants |
| 15 | Hank Wyse | Chicago Cubs |
| 16 | Dave Ferriss | Boston Red Sox |
| 17 | Allie Reynolds | Cleveland Indians |
| 18 | Red Barrett | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19 | Bob Muncrief | St. Louis Browns |
| 20 | Ken Burkhart | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1946 | Team |
| 1 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 2 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 3 | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees |
| 4 | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox |
| 5 | Johnny Sain | Boston Braves |
| 6 | Howie Pollet | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 7 | Dizzy Trout | Detroit Tigers |
| 8 | Bill Bevens | New York Yankees |
| 9 | Kirby Higbe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 10 | Johnny Schmitz | Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | Fred Hutchinson | Detroit Tigers |
| 12 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers |
| 14 | Randy Gumpert | New York Yankees |
| 15 | Schoolboy Rowe | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 16 | Ewell Blackwell | Cincinnati Reds |
| 17 | Dave Ferriss | Boston Red Sox |
| 18 | Paul Erickson | Chicago Cubs |
| 19 | Murry Dickson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 20 | Joe Dobson | Boston Red Sox |
| Rnk | 1947 | Team |
| 1 | Ewell Blackwell | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 3 | Warren Spahn | Boston Braves |
| 4 | Ralph Branca | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 5 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 6 | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees |
| 7 | Allie Reynolds | New York Yankees |
| 8 | Joe Dobson | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Spec Shea | New York Yankees |
| 10 | Fred Hutchinson | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | Dutch J. Leonard | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 12 | Phil Marchildon | Philadelphia A's |
| 13 | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox |
| 14 | Larry Jansen | New York Giants |
| 15 | Eddie Lopat | Chicago White Sox |
| 16 | Johnny Sain | Boston Braves |
| 17 | Walt Masterson | Washington Senators |
| 18 | Red Munger | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19 | Murry Dickson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 20 | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1948 | Team |
| 1 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2 | Johnny Sain | Boston Braves |
| 3 | Bob Lemon | Cleveland Indians |
| 4 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 5 | Johnny Schmitz | Chicago Cubs |
| 6 | Gene Bearden | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | Rex Barney | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 8 | Preacher Roe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 9 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 10 | Ray Scarborough | Washington Senators |
| 11 | Ralph Branca | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 12 | Johnny Vander Meer | Cincinnati Reds |
| 13 | Vic Raschi | New York Yankees |
| 14 | Dutch J. Leonard | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 15 | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers |
| 16 | Larry Jansen | New York Giants |
| 17 | Joe Dobson | Boston Red Sox |
| 18 | Spec Shea | New York Yankees |
| 19 | Warren Spahn | Boston Braves |
| 20 | Vern Bickford | Boston Braves |
| Rnk | 1949 | Team |
| 1 | Virgil Trucks | Detroit Tigers |
| 2 | Bob Lemon | Cleveland Indians |
| 3 | Mel Parnell | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | Mike Garcia | Cleveland Indians |
| 5 | Don Newcombe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | Warren Spahn | Boston Braves |
| 7 | Howie Pollet | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Ellis Kinder | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Tommy Byrne | New York Yankees |
| 10 | Preacher Roe | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 11 | Vic Raschi | New York Yankees |
| 12 | Jack Banta | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 13 | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers |
| 14 | Russ Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 15 | Dave Koslo | New York Giants |
| 16 | Fred Hutchinson | Detroit Tigers |
| 17 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 18 | Gerry Staley | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19 | Ken Raffensberger | Cincinnati Reds |
| 20 | Harry Brecheen | St. Louis Cardinals |
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