Mariners' pitcher Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings

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
What are those numbers after players' names?

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
What are those numbers after players' names?

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.

Last week's player rankings report