Seven of the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points in 2021 also recorded among the 10 lowest earned run averages for the season.
ERA leaders’ Box-Toppers points
Here is how 2021 earned run average leaders fared in Box-Toppers points. Players are listed from lowest ERA. Also shown are their 2021 Box-Toppers points (BTP) and their rank in Box-Toppers points among all players.| Player | Team | ERA | BTP | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbin Burnes | Brewers | 2.43 | 18.1 | 5 |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | Dodgers | 2.46 | 25.1 | 1 |
| 3 | Walker Buehler | Dodgers | 2.47 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 4 | Brandon Woodruff | Brewers | 2.56 | 17.1 | 8 |
| 5 | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | 2.78 | 21.1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kevin Gausman | Giants | 2.81 | 13.7 | 18 |
| 7 | Robbie Ray | Blue Jays | 2.84 | 17.7 | 6 |
| 8 | Julio Urias | Dodgers | 2.96 | 19.1 | 4 |
| 9 | Marcus Stroman | Mets | 3.02 | 10.0 | 48 |
| 10 | Max Fried | Braves | 3.04 | 11.8 | 30 |
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, who had the lowest ERA (2.43), ranked fifth in Box-Toppers points for 2021 (18.1), fourth among National League pitchers.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer, who led all players with 25.1 Box-Toppers points, had the second-lowest ERA (2.46).
Here are the other five players who were among the top 10 in both lowest ERA and highest Box-Toppers point total for 2021:
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler ranks third in ERA (2.47) and 10th in Box-Toppers points (16.7).
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff ranks fourth in ERA (2.56) and eighth in Box-Toppers points (17.1).
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler ranks fifth in ERA (2.78) and third in Box-Toppers points (21.1).
Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray ranks seventh in ERA (2.84) and sixth in Box-Toppers points (17.7).
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias ranks eighth in ERA (2.96) and fourth in Box-Toppers points (19.1).
Burnes, who had the lowest ERA, was voted NL Cy Young Award winner. Ray, who had the lowest ERA among AL pitchers, was voted AL Cy Young Award winner.
Three pitchers who ranked outside the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2021 were also among the 10 pitchers with the lowest ERAs in 2021:
Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman had the sixth-lowest ERA (2.81), but ranked 18th in Box-Toppers points (13.7), 11th among NL pitchers.
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman had the ninth-lowest ERA (3.02), but ranked 48th in Box-Toppers points (10.0), 26th among NL pitchers.
Braves pitcher Max Fried had the 10th-lowest ERA (3.04), but ranked 30th in Box-Toppers points (11.8), 19th among NL pitchers.
Three pitchers who ranked among the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2021 were not among the 10 pitchers with the lowest ERAs in 2021:
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole ranked second in Box-Toppers points (22.4), first among AL pitchers, but had an ERA of 3.23, 16th among all players.
Rockies pitcher German Marquez ranked seventh in Box-Toppers points (17.4), fifth among NL pitchers, but had an ERA of 4.40, 33rd among all players.
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom ranked ninth in Box-Toppers points (16.7), seventh among NL pitchers. Though he had an ERA of 1.08, he did not qualify to be ranked among ERA leaders because he only pitched 92 innings in 2021, below the required 162 innings to qualify for ranking.
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