Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 30.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | |
2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.4 | |
3 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 3 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 | |
4 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 | 4 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 | |
5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 5 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.4 | |
6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | |
7 | Robertson, David 2774 | pi cp | chi al | 3.0 | 7 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | |
8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
9 | Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 9 | Wood, Travis 2777 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | |
10 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 | 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 3.7 | 1 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 4.5 | |
2 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | det al | 2.7 | 2 | Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | ss | fla nl | 3.5 | |
3 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b dh | tor al | 2.5 | 3 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 2.5 | |
4 | Valbuena, Luis 2600 | 3b | hou al | 2.5 | 4 | Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 2.5 | |
5 | Chirinos, Robinson 2924 | ca | tex al | 2.5 | 5 | LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 2.5 | |
6 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh 3b | nyy al | 2.5 | 6 | Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf | col nl | 2.0 | |
7 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | rf dh | sea al | 2.0 | 7 | Myers, Wil 3228 | cf | sd nl | 2.0 | |
8 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 2.0 | 8 | Ethier, Andre 2137 | rf | lad nl | 2.0 | |
9 | Ellsbury, Jacoby 2365 | cf | nyy al | 2.0 | 9 | Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b ph | sf nl | 2.0 | |
10 | Rasmus, Colby 2608 | lf | hou al | 2.0 | 10 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 1.7 |
Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the second straight week.
Hernandez has 6.0 Box-Toppers points, up from 4.0 last week.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 30.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 |
2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
5 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 4.5 |
6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.4 |
7 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
8 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 3.7 |
9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
10 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 |
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is in second place overall and leads all National League players. Cole also has 6.0 Box-Toppers points but Hernandez wins the tie-breaker because he had more 2014 Box-Toppers points than Cole—20.8 vs. 5.7.
Last week’s leader among NL players, Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, falls to fourth place among NL pitchers. He has 3.7 Box-Toppers points.
The top NL batter for the third straight week is Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. He ranks fifth among all players.
The top AL batter is Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers with 3.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks eighth among all players.
Last week’s leading AL batter, Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays, falls to third among AL batters with 2.5 Box-Toppers points.
So far this season, 246 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Thirty-four 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.