Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 14.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | |
2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 2 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.1 | |
3 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 3 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | |
4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 | 4 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | |
5 | Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | bal al | 4.7 | 5 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | |
6 | Young, Chris R. 1933 | pi sp mr | kc al | 4.0 | 6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.4 | |
7 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 7 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | |
8 | Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 | pi sp | bal al | 4.0 | 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 | |
9 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 3.7 | 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | |
10 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 | 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 5.0 | |
2 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 | 2 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 4.5 | |
3 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 4.5 | 3 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 4.0 | |
4 | Rasmus, Colby 2608 | lf | hou al | 4.0 | 4 | Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 4.0 | |
5 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf dh | min al | 3.5 | 5 | Ethier, Andre 2137 | rf | lad nl | 3.5 | |
6 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 3.0 | 6 | Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | ss | fla nl | 3.5 | |
7 | Ellsbury, Jacoby 2365 | cf | nyy al | 3.0 | 7 | Parra, Gerardo 2746 | rf cf | mil nl | 3.0 | |
8 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | det al | 2.7 | 8 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 2.7 | |
9 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b dh | tor al | 2.5 | 9 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 2.5 | |
10 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | tor al | 2.5 | 10 | Wong, Kolten 3377 | 2b | stl nl | 2.5 |
Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, there are new leaders among batters in Box-Toppers points in both the American League (Eric Hosmer of the Royals) and National League (Bryce Harper of the Nationals).
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 14.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 |
2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
4 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.1 |
5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
6 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 |
7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 5.0 |
8 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
9 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 |
10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
Hernandez has 8.7 Box-Toppers points, up from 7.7 last week.
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole leads all National League players for the third straight week. Cole has 6.0 Box-Toppers points, third place overall.
Hosmer rises to the top spot among AL batters with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, passing previous AL batting leader, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (4.7 Box-Toppers points). Hosmer is in sixth place among all players.
Harper rises to the top spot among NL batters with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, passing previous NL batting leader, Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins (4.5 Box-Toppers points). Harper is in seventh place among all players.
Five players rose onto the overall top 10 list this week:
- Phillies pitcher Aaron Harang (5.1 Box-Toppers points) rose to fourth place.
- Braves pitcher Shelby Miller (5.0 Box-Toppers points) rose to fifth place.
- Hosmer (5.0 points), sixth place.
- Harper (5.0 points), seventh place.
- Giants pitcher Chris Heston (5.0 points) rose to eighth place.
Five players also fell out of the overall top 10 this week: Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez and Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto.
So far this season, 337 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Eighty-six 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.