Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is the top-ranked player in Box-Toppers points since the start of the 2012 season.
Verlander has 26.8 Box-Toppers points in that span, 24.8 in 2012 and 2.0 so far in 2013.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads among all National League players with 23.8 points (20.8 in 2012 and 3.0 in 2013).
Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers leads among American League batters with 15.9 points (11.7 in 2012 and 4.2 in 2013). Cabrera's strong performance so far this season has moved him to the top spot from third place on this list at the start of the season, passing both Adrian Beltre of the Rangers and Chris Davis of the Orioles.
Ryan Braun of the Brewers is NL's top batter with 12.5 points, all scored in 2012.
The player with the most points so far in 2013 is Paul Maholm of the Braves with 4.7 points. He has moved up to eighth place among NL pitchers for 2012-13, with 15.4 points.
The combined two season totals for players gives a better, more accurate picture of where they stand, especially early into the new season.
What are those numbers after players' names?
| 2012-2013 LEADERS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | PTS | |
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 26.8 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 23.8 |
| 3 | Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | tor al | 22.1 |
| 4 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 21.4 |
| 5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 20.4 |
| 6 | Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.7 |
| 7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 19.7 |
| 8 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.4 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | tex al | 18.8 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | det al | 18.7 |
| AL PITCHERS | ||||
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 26.8 |
| 2 | Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | tor al | 22.1 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 20.4 |
| 4 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | tex al | 18.8 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | det al | 18.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.7 |
| 7 | Sabathia, C.C. 1492 | pi sp | nyy al | 17.1 |
| 8 | Kuroda, Hiroki 2401 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 |
| 9 | Weaver, Jered 2178 | pi sp | ana al | 15.4 |
| 10 | Shields, Jamie (James) 2157 | pi sp | kc al | 14.7 |
| AL BATTERS | ||||
| 1 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 3b | det al | 15.9 |
| 2 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b lf dh rf | bal al | 14 |
| 3 | Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | tex al | 13 |
| 4 | Hamilton, Josh 2332 | cf lf | ana al | 11.5 |
| 5 | Butler, Billy 2330 | 1b dh | kc al | 11.2 |
| 6 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf rf lf | ana al | 11 |
| 7 | Mauer, Joe 1869 | ca dh | min al | 10.5 |
| 8 | Moss, Brandon 2520 | 1b | oak al | 10 |
| 9 | Rios, Alex 1989 | rf | chi al | 9.9 |
| 10 | Napoli, Mike 2161 | 1b ca | bos al | 9.2 |
| NL PITCHERS | ||||
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 23.8 |
| 2 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 21.4 |
| 3 | Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.7 |
| 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 19.7 |
| 5 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.4 |
| 6 | Medlen, Kris 2596 | pi sp | atl nl | 18 |
| 7 | Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp | cin nl | 16 |
| 8 | Maholm, Paul 2078 | pi sp | atl nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | cin nl | 15.4 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | atl nl | 15 |
| NL BATTERS | ||||
| 1 | Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 12.5 |
| 2 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | lf | col nl | 12.2 |
| 3 | Holliday, Matt 1836 | lf | stl nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Phillips, Brandon 1691 | 2b | cin nl | 11 |
| 5 | Kemp, Matt 2151 | cf | lad nl | 10 |
| 6 | Freese, David 2710 | 3b | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 9.5 |
| 8 | Uggla, Dan 2158 | 2b | atl nl | 9.5 |
| 9 | Wright, David 1911 | 3b | nym nl | 9.5 |
| 10 | Hill, Aaron 2056 | 2b | ari nl | 9 |