A look at Box-Toppers All-Star teams: Kershaw, Arrieta among points leaders

Here are Box-Toppers points leaders by position and by league for the current season (2016) and for this season and last season (2015-16). The top three outfielders and top four starting pitchers (SP) in each league over both time periods are shown. Also shown is the middle relief (MR) and closing pitcher (CP) with the most Box-Toppers points in each league over both time periods.

2016 leaders 2015-16 leaders
Pos AL players Team BTP AL players Team BTP
1B Davis, Chris 2478 bal al 5.5 Davis, Chris 2478 bal al 16.5
2B Altuve, Jose 3007 hou al 5.0 Altuve, Jose 3007 hou al 12.0
SS Machado, Manny 3087 bal al 7.7 Machado, Manny 3087 bal al 15.2
3B Castellanos, Nick 3349 det al 3.0 Beltre, Adrian 1141 tex al 15.0
CA Perez, Salvador 2972 kc al 2.5 Perez, Salvador 2972 kc al 7.0
OF Trout, Mike 2949 ana al 4.5 Trout, Mike 2949 ana al 16.5
OF Cain, Lorenzo 3171 kc al 3.0 Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 bos al 12.0
OF Betts, Mookie 3404 bos al 3.0 Cain, Lorenzo 3171 kc al 11.2
DH Ortiz, David bos al 3.5 Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 tor al 12.9
SP Sale, Chris 2806 chi al 8.7 Sale, Chris 2806 chi al 27.5
SP Hill, Rich 2215 oak al 7.4 Price, David 2593 bos al 26.8
SP Hamels, Cole 2135 tex al 6.4 Keuchel, Dallas 3050 hou al 22.4
SP Salazar, Danny 3223 cle al 6.1 Hamels, Cole 2135 tex al 21.8
MR Allen, Cody 3265 cle al 2.0 Allen, Cody 3265 cle al 6.0
CP Colome, Alex 3189 tb al 4.0 Robertson, David 2774 chi al 11.0
Pos NL players Team BTP NL players Team BTP
1B Jaso, John 2705 pit nl 4.0 Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 ari nl 11.7
2B Hill, Aaron 2056 mil nl 3.0 LeMahieu, DJ 3091 col nl 9.0
SS Diaz, Aledmys 3612 stl nl 3.0 Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 fla nl 5.5
3B Suarez, Eugenio 3355 cin nl 4.5 Arenado, Nolan 3306 col nl 12.0
CA Brown, Trevor 3610 sf nl 2.5 Realmuto, J.T. 3491 fla nl 6.0
OF Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 nym nl 6.0 Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 nym nl 16.9
OF Conforto, Michael 3622 nym nl 4.0 Bryant, Kris 3465 chi nl 12.0
OF Bryant, Kris 3465 chi nl 3.5 McCutchen, Andrew 2637 pit nl 12.0
SP Kershaw, Clayton 2494 lad nl 12.0 Arrieta, Jake 2738 chi nl 37.8
SP Cueto, Johnny 2400 sf nl 9.0 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 lad nl 37.7
SP Arrieta, Jake 2738 chi nl 8.7 Scherzer, Max 2588 dc nl 27.0
SP Fernandez, Jose 3147 fla nl 8.7 Greinke, Zack 1871 ari nl 25.7
MR Pomeranz, Drew 3061 sd nl 4.0 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 sd nl 7.0
CP Siegrist, Kevin 3260 stl nl 3.0 Familia, Jeurys 3446 nym nl 9.0
What are those numbers after players' names?

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta are among top players in Box-Toppers All-Star teams.

Kershaw leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2016 season with 12.0. Arrieta leads all players in points since the start of the 2015 season with 37.8, with Kershaw trailing close behind with 37.7.

The chart shows the leaders in Box-Toppers points by position over two different time periods—the 2016 season and the combined 2015 and 2016 seasons.

The National League team has 14 positions—the customary five infield spots, three for outfield, four for starting pitchers plus one spot for middle reliever and a spot for closing pitcher. The American League team has 15 spots with the addition of the designated hitter.

There are nine AL players who are the top player at his position for both 2016 and 2015-16:

  • 1B—Chris Davis, Orioles
  • 2B—Jose Altuve, Astros
  • SS—Manny Machado, Orioles
  • CA—Salvador Perez, Royals
  • OF—Mike Trout, Angels and Lorenzo Cain, Royals
  • SP—Chris Sale, White Sox and Cole Hamels, Rangers
  • MR—Cody Allen, Indians

There are five NL players who are the top player at his position for both 2016 and 2015-16:

  • OF—Yoenis Cespedes, Mets and Kris Bryant, Cubs
  • SP—Kershaw and Arrieta
  • MR—Drew Pomeranz, Padres

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.