Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 26.
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 | 12.0 | |
2 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 7.4 | 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 | |
3 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 | 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 | |
4 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 6.1 | 4 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 | |
5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 5 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 | |
6 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 | 6 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 | |
7 | Santiago, Hector 3109 | pi sp | ana al | 5.4 | 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.4 | |
8 | Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 | 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 | |
9 | Lewis, Colby 1567 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | |
10 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 10 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 7.7 | 1 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | cf lf | nym nl | 6.0 | |
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 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.0 | 6 | Bryant, Kris 3465 | lf 3b | chi nl | 3.5 | |
7 | Ortiz, David | dh | bos al | 3.5 | 7 | Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 3.5 | |
8 | Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh 1b ph | det al | 3.5 | 8 | Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf lf | pit nl | 3.5 | |
9 | Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 3.0 | 9 | Carter, Chris 2828 | 1b | mil nl | 3.5 | |
10 | Castellanos, Nick 3349 | 3b | det al | 3.0 | 10 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 3.0 |
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings report for the third straight week.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 26:Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
5 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
6 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
7 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 7.7 |
8 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 7.4 |
9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 |
10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 |
Kershaw has 12.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 points since last week.
All four Box-Toppers category leaders also maintain their top spot in the rankings:
National League pitchers—Kershaw’s 12.0 Box-Toppers points puts him ahead of second-place NL pitcher Johnny Cueto of the Giants (9.0).
American League pitchers—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintains his lead with 8.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks fourth among all players.
American League batters—Manny Machado of the Orioles maintains his lead with 7.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks seventh among all players.
National League batters—Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets maintains his lead with 6.0 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 15th among all players.
So far this season, 395 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 123 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.