Athletics' pitcher Scott Kazmir leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 2015

Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 16.  


AL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
NL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7 1 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
2 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0 2 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
3 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0 3 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
4 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0 4 Wood, Travis 2777 pi sp chi nl 2.0
5 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0 5 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 2.0
6 Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp bal al 2.0 6 Ottavino, Adam 3054 pi cp col nl 2.0
7 Greene, Shane 3381 pi sp det al 2.0 7 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp cin nl 1.7
8 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0 8 Lackey, John 1640 pi sp stl nl 1.7
9 Street, Huston 1979 pi cp ana al 2.0 9 Harang, Aaron 1599 pi sp phi nl 1.7
10 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp oak al 2.0 10 Nelson, Jimmy 3299 pi sp mil nl 1.7
AL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP NL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Cabrera, Miguel 1776 1b det al 1.7 1 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
2 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b tor al 1.5 2 Peralta, David 3370 lf ari nl 1.7
3 Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 dh 1b tor al 1.5 3 Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 1b lad nl 1.5
4 Bautista, Jose 2169 rf tor al 1.5 4 McCutchen, Andrew 2637 cf pit nl 1.5
5 Kinsler, Ian 2144 2b det al 1.5 5 Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b ari nl 1.5
6 Suzuki, Kurt 2344 ca min al 1.5 6 Fowler, Dexter 2698 cf chi nl 1.5
7 Chirinos, Robinson 2924 ca tex al 1.5 7 Arenado, Nolan 3306 3b col nl 1.5
8 Rios, Alex 1989 rf kc al 1.5 8 Soler, Jorge 3403 rf chi nl 1.5
9 Cain, Lorenzo 3171 cf kc al 1.5 9 Votto, Joey 2366 1b cin nl 1.5
10 Drew, Stephen 2210 2b ph nyy al 1.5 10 Upton, Justin 2411 lf sd nl 1.0
What are those numbers after players' names?

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir leads all players in Box-Toppers points two weeks into the season.

Kazmir has 3.7 Box-Toppers points. He earned 2.0 as Player of the Day on April 8 and 1.7 as AL Player of the Day on April 13.

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey ranks as top National League player with 2.7 Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 16.  


Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0
3 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
4 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
5 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
6 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
7 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
8 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
9 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0
10 Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp bal al 2.0
What are those numbers after players' names?

The top NL batter, Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins, has 2.5 Box-Toppers points, ranking fifth among all players. Top American League batter Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers has 1.7 Box-Toppers points and ranks 20th among all players.

Two weeks into the season is a pretty small sample size—only five players have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points.

Last season’s overall leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (31.5 Box-Toppers points) has yet to earn his first Box-Toppers points of the season after two starts.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.