Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 19.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 | 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.0 | |
2 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 6.4 | 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.0 | |
3 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 6.1 | 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 | |
4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 4 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 | |
5 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 | 5 | De La Rosa, Rubby 3342 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.7 | |
6 | Santiago, Hector 3109 | pi sp | ana al | 5.4 | 6 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | |
7 | Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 | 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.0 | |
8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 8 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | |
9 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 4.4 | 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | |
10 | Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | bal al | 4.0 | 10 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 6.7 | 1 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | cf lf dh ph | nym nl | 4.5 | |
2 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 5.5 | 2 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 4.5 | |
3 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 5.0 | 3 | Jaso, John 2705 | 1b | pit nl | 4.0 | |
4 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 4.5 | 4 | Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf | nym nl | 4.0 | |
5 | Cano, Robinson 2092 | 2b | sea al | 4.5 | 5 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 3.5 | |
6 | Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh 1b ph | det al | 3.5 | 6 | Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 3.5 | |
7 | Castellanos, Nick 3349 | 3b | det al | 3.0 | 7 | Carter, Chris 2828 | 1b | mil nl | 3.5 | |
8 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.0 | 8 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 3.0 | |
9 | Desmond, Ian 2673 | cf lf | tex al | 3.0 | 9 | Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 3.0 | |
10 | Park, Byung Ho 3616 | dh | min al | 3.0 | 10 | Hill, Aaron 2056 | 3b 2b | mil nl | 3.0 |
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings report for the second straight week.
Kershaw has 10.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point since last week.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 19:Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.0 |
2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.0 |
4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 |
5 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 6.7 |
6 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 6.4 |
7 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 6.1 |
8 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
9 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 |
10 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 |
All four Box-Toppers category leaders also maintain their top spot in the rankings:
National League pitchers—Kershaw’s 10.0 Box-Toppers points puts him ahead of second-place NL pitcher Johnny Cueto of the Giants (8.0).
American League pitchers—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintains his lead with 8.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks second among all players.
American League batters—Manny Machado of the Orioles maintains his lead with 6.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks fifth among all players.
National League batters—Yoenis Cespedes of the mets maintains his lead with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 26th among all players.
So far this season, 363 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 105 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.