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 |
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 |
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.