1940 NL Winning Percentage Leaders

Rip Sewell led the NL in winning percentage with .762 in 1940, 74 points ahead of Bucky Walters (.688).

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Led the NL in 1940 Rip Sewell Pittsburgh Pirates

.762 Winning Percentage .074 clear of Bucky Walters

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#	Player	Team	W-L%	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Rip Sewell	PIT	.762	16	5	2.80	189.2
2	Bucky Walters	CIN	.688	22	10	2.48	305.0
3	Jim Turner	CIN	.667	14	7	2.89	187.0
4	Gene Thompson	CIN	.640	16	9	3.32	225.1
5	Paul Derringer	CIN	.625	20	12	3.06	296.2
6	BM Bill McGee	SLN	.615	16	10	3.80	218.0
7	Lon Warneke	SLN	.615	16	10	3.14	232.0
8	Claude Passeau	CHN	.606	20	13	2.50	280.2
9	VO Vern Olsen	CHN	.591	13	9	2.97	172.2
10	Clyde Shoun	SLN	.542	13	11	3.92	197.1
11	Luke Hamlin	BRO	.529	9	8	3.06	182.1
12	Mace Brown	PIT	.526	10	9	3.49	173.0
13	Manny Salvo	BSN	.526	10	9	3.08	160.2
14	Whit Wyatt	BRO	.517	15	14	3.46	239.1
15	Larry French	CHN	.500	14	14	3.29	246.0
16	Ken Heintzelman	PIT	.500	8	8	4.47	165.0
17	Hal Schumacher	NY1	.500	13	13	3.25	227.0
18	Dick Errickson	BSN	.480	12	13	3.16	236.1
19	Mort Cooper	SLN	.478	11	12	3.63	230.2
20	Carl Hubbell	NY1	.478	11	12	3.65	214.1
21	Cliff Melton	NY1	.476	10	11	4.91	166.2
22	Joe Bowman	PIT	.474	9	10	4.46	187.2
23	Harry Gumbert	NY1	.462	12	14	3.76	237.0
24	Kirby Higbe	PHI	.424	14	19	3.72	283.0
25	Curt Davis	BRO +1	.421	8	11	4.19	191.0
26	Joe Sullivan	BSN	.417	10	14	3.55	177.1
27	Bill Posedel	BSN	.414	12	17	4.13	233.0
28	Bill Lohrman	NY1	.400	10	15	3.78	195.0
29	Hugh Mulcahy	PHI	.371	13	22	3.60	280.0
30	Bill Lee	CHN	.346	9	17	5.03	211.1