2022 leaders
Who had the most Box-Toppers points in the 2022 season? Here is a breakdown of the overall leaders, plus the leaders by league in both pitching and batting.OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.0 |
2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 24.7 |
3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 21.1 |
4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 20.8 |
5 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.8 |
7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 |
8 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 |
9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 17.4 |
10 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.0 |
2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 24.7 |
3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 16.4 |
5 | Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 16.0 |
6 | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 15.7 |
7 | Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 15.7 |
8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
9 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
10 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 14.7 |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 13.2 |
2 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 11.7 |
3 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 8.7 |
4 | Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 8.7 |
5 | Springer, George 3337 | cf rf | tor al | 8.0 |
6 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 8.0 |
7 | Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca ph | sea al | 7.5 |
8 | Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 7.5 |
9 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 7.0 |
10 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 7.0 |
NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 21.1 |
2 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 20.8 |
3 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.8 |
4 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 |
5 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 |
6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 17.4 |
7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 |
9 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 16.0 |
10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.4 |
NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 14.9 |
2 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 11.7 |
3 | Canha, Mark 3454 | lf | nym nl | 8.7 |
4 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 8.5 |
5 | Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b | mil nl | 8.2 |
6 | Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 8.0 |
7 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 7.5 |
8 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 7.2 |
9 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 7.0 |
10 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 7.0 |
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2022 leaders
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year.
Meanwhile Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins is Box-Toppers National League Player of the Year, Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers top AL batter and Pete Alonso of the Mets is Box-Toppers top NL batter.
Verlander earned 26.0 Box-Toppers points, leading all players and all AL pitchers. This is the second time Verlander has been Box-Toppers Player of the Year, he also did it in 2012 with the Tigers when he had 24.8 points.
National League pitchers—Alcantara leads with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, third among all players. This is the first time a Marlins player has led NL pitchers or batters in season Box-Toppers points since tracking began in 1995.
American League batters—Judge led AL batters with 13.2 Box-Toppers points, 28th overall. Though Shohei Ohtani of the Angels had more Box-Toppers points (24.7, second overall), he did not qualify to rank among batters because he earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher. Ohtani earned 19.7 of his points as a starting pitcher and 5.0 as a designated hitter.
National League batters—Alonso led NL batters with 14.9 Box-Toppers points, 20th overall. This is the first time a Mets player has led NL pitchers or batters in season Box-Toppers points since tracking began in 1995.
Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.