Mets' Jacob deGrom takes the lead in Box-Toppers player rankings; Cards' Grichuk leads NL batters

Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 30.


AL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP NL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 15.4 1 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp nym nl 16.4
2 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 14.4 2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
3 Price, David 2593 pi sp tor al 13.1 3 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 13.0
4 Gray, Sonny 3259 pi sp oak al 13.1 4 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 13.0
5 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 13.0 5 Martinez, Carlos 3371 pi sp stl nl 12.7
6 Keuchel, Dallas 3050 pi sp hou al 12.7 6 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 12.0
7 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp hou al 11.7 7 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 11.0
8 Carrasco, Carlos 2885 pi sp cle al 11.0 8 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 10.7
9 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp kc al 10.8 9 Lynn, Lance 2992 pi sp stl nl 10.4
10 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 10.1 10 Heston, Chris 3437 pi sp sf nl 10.4
AL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP NL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Trout, Mike 2949 cf ana al 10.0 1 Grichuk, Randal 3474 rf lf cf stl nl 8.5
2 Cain, Lorenzo 3171 cf kc al 8.2 2 Harper, Bryce 3011 lf rf dc nl 8.0
3 Rodriguez, Alex dh nyy al 7.7 3 Frazier, Todd 2929 3b cin nl 7.2
4 Hosmer, Eric 2886 1b kc al 7.5 4 Upton, Justin 2411 lf sd nl 7.0
5 Fielder, Prince 2029 dh tex al 7.5 5 Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 rf col nl 6.5
6 Altuve, Jose 3007 2b hou al 7.0 6 Bryant, Kris 3465 3b chi nl 6.5
7 Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 lf det al 6.7 7 Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b ari nl 6.2
8 Hunter, Torii 1190 rf dh min al 6.5 8 McCutchen, Andrew 2637 cf pit nl 6.0
9 Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 ss tor al 6.0 9 Arenado, Nolan 3306 3b col nl 6.0
10 Pujols, Albert 1438 1b dh ana al 6.0 10 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 5.5

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom has taken the lead among players in Box-Toppers points this season, with 16.4.

deGrom passes previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who has 16.0.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 30.  


Player Pos Team BTP
1 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp nym nl 16.4
2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
3 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 15.4
4 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 14.4
5 Price, David 2593 pi sp tor al 13.1
6 Gray, Sonny 3259 pi sp oak al 13.1
7 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 13.0
8 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 13.0
9 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 13.0
10 Keuchel, Dallas 3050 pi sp hou al 12.7
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Also this week, there is a new leader in Box-Toppers points among National League batters. Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals has 8.5 points, passing previous leader Todd Frazier of the Reds (7.2) who has fallen to third. Grichuk ranks 27th among all players.

Other category leaders remain the same as last week:

American League pitching leader—Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, 15.4 Box-Toppers points. (He ranks third among all players.)

American League batting leader—Mike Trout of the Angels, 10.0 Box-Toppers points. (He ranks 22nd among all players.)

Several players in the four category top 10 lists involved in trade deadline deals are on different teams (some in different leagues) since last week’s player rankings report:

  • David Price (13.1 Box-Toppers points, third among AL pitchers) moved from the Tigers to the Blue Jays.
  • Johnny Cueto (10.8, ninth among AL pitchers) moved from the Reds to the Royals.
  • Troy Tulowitzki (6.0, ninth among AL batters) moved from the Rockies to the Blue Jays.

So far this season, 595 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 270 players who 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