Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 23.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 1 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 | |
2 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 | 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.4 | |
3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | |
4 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | |
5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 | |
6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 | |
7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 | 7 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
8 | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | |
9 | Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | |
10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 10 | Colon, Bartolo | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b dh | tor al | 2.5 | 1 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 2.5 | |
2 | Chirinos, Robinson 2924 | ca | tex al | 2.5 | 2 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 2.5 | |
3 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh 3b | nyy al | 2.5 | 3 | Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 2.5 | |
4 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | rf dh | sea al | 2.0 | 4 | Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf | col nl | 2.0 | |
5 | Young, Chris B. 2270 | cf rf | nyy al | 2.0 | 5 | Myers, Wil 3228 | cf | sd nl | 2.0 | |
6 | Travis, Devon 3436 | 2b | tor al | 2.0 | 6 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 1.7 | |
7 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 1.7 | 7 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 1.7 | |
8 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | det al | 1.7 | 8 | Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 1.5 | |
9 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | tor al | 1.5 | 9 | Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 2b | nym nl | 1.5 | |
10 | LaRoche, Adam 1910 | 1b | chi al | 1.5 | 10 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 1.5 |
Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez leads all players in Box-Toppers points three weeks into the season.
Hernandez has 4.0 Box-Toppers points, twice earning overall Player of the Day honors (worth 2.0 Box-Toppers points) on April 6 and April 18.
Last week’s overall leader, Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir, falls to second overall with 3.7 Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 23.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
2 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
3 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 |
4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.4 |
5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 |
6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 |
9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 |
10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani leads all National League players with 3.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks third among all players.
The top AL batter is Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays with 2.5 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 14th among all players. The top NL batter for the second straight week is Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins with 2.5 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 15th among all players.
So far this season, 191 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Nineteen players have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points.
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.