2008-2013 leaders
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw earned more Box-Toppers points than any other player over the past six seasons.
Kershaw has accumulated 102.1 Box-Toppers points from 2008 (his first season in the big leagues) through 2013. He led the league in Box-Toppers points during two seasons, 2011 (26.1 points) and 2013 (21.7). He also led the National League in Box-Toppers points in 2012 (20.8).
Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia, in second place overall, leads all American League players in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons. He has 93.6, holding a narrow lead over Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, with 93.1.
Albert Pujols of the Angels leads all American League batters in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons. Pujols earned 69.8 points from 2008-2013, just 0.1 more than Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 69.7.
Ryan Braun of the Brewers leads all National League batters in Box-Toppers points during this six-season period. Braun has 63.0 points from 2008-2013. He earned 3.5 points in 2013 and was suspended for the final 65 games of the season for violating baseball’s drug policy.
This list includes only MLB players active at the close of the 2013 season and includes them with the team they were with and the league they were in at the end of the season.
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Box-Toppers points leaders over the period 2008-2013
OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
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1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 102.1 |
2 | Sabathia, C.C. 1492 | pi sp | nyy al | 93.6 |
3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 93.1 |
4 | Lee, Cliff 1798 | pi sp | phi nl | 92.6 |
5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 92.1 |
6 | Weaver, Jered 2178 | pi sp | ana al | 91 |
7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 90.8 |
8 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 89.9 |
9 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | bos al | 88.7 |
10 | Halladay, Roy 1178 | pi sp | phi nl | 87.3 |
TOP AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Sabathia, C.C. 1492 | pi sp | nyy al | 93.6 |
2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 93.1 |
3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 92.1 |
4 | Weaver, Jered 2178 | pi sp | ana al | 91 |
5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | bos al | 88.7 |
6 | Shields, James 2157 | pi sp | kc al | 64.6 |
7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | det al | 62.9 |
8 | Kuroda, Hiroki 2401 | pi sp | nyy al | 61.5 |
9 | Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 | pi sp | cle al | 57.7 |
10 | Garza, Matt 2343 | pi sp | tex al | 57.4 |
TOP AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | dh 1b | ana al | 69.8 |
2 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 3b | det al | 69.7 |
3 | Ortiz, David | dh | bos al | 52.9 |
4 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | 1b | det al | 51.9 |
5 | Rodriguez, Alex | 3b dh | nyy al | 44 |
6 | Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 43.7 |
7 | Mauer, Joe 1869 | ca | min al | 43.2 |
8 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf | det al | 41.9 |
9 | Hamilton, Josh 2332 | dh cf lf | ana al | 41.7 |
10 | Lind, Adam 2238 | 1b | tor al | 41.6 |
TOP NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 102.1 |
2 | Lee, Cliff 1798 | pi sp | phi nl | 92.6 |
3 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 90.8 |
4 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 89.9 |
5 | Halladay, Roy 1178 | pi sp | phi nl | 87.3 |
6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 77.3 |
7 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 70.1 |
8 | Cain, Matt 2081 | pi sp | sf nl | 68 |
9 | Gallardo, Yovani 2333 | pi sp | mil nl | 66.7 |
10 | Haren, Danny 1787 | pi sp | dc nl | 65 |
TOP NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 63 |
2 | Howard, Ryan 2040 | 1b | phi nl | 52.8 |
3 | Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 46.2 |
4 | Holliday, Matt 1836 | lf | stl nl | 43.2 |
5 | Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 42.5 |
6 | Wright, David 1911 | 3b | nym nl | 42.2 |
7 | Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | cin nl | 41.6 |
8 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | lf | col nl | 40.2 |
9 | Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 | ss | col nl | 39.2 |
10 | Phillips, Brandon 1691 | 2b | cin nl | 38 |
BTP: Box-Toppers points