Box-Toppers points leaders for 2017
Who had the most Box-Toppers points in the 2017 season? Here is a breakdown of the overall leaders, plus the leaders by league in both pitching and batting (more details below the chart):OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 25.1 |
2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 25.0 |
3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 23.1 |
4 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 22.5 |
5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 22.0 |
6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 21.8 |
7 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 21.1 |
8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 20.1 |
9 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 16.1 |
10 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.0 |
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 25.1 |
2 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 22.0 |
3 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 21.8 |
4 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 21.1 |
5 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 16.1 |
6 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 14.7 |
7 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 13.7 |
8 | Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.4 |
9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
10 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | bal al | 11.1 |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | cle al | 12.1 |
2 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 11.2 |
3 | Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 11.0 |
4 | Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | cle al | 10.0 |
5 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b 2b | cle al | 10.0 |
6 | Healy, Ryon 3685 | dh 1b | oak al | 9.7 |
7 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 9.5 |
8 | Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 8.7 |
9 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 8.5 |
10 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 8.0 |
NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 25.0 |
2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 23.1 |
3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 22.5 |
4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 20.1 |
5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.0 |
6 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.8 |
7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.7 |
8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.7 |
9 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.0 |
10 | Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.0 |
NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 15.5 |
2 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 14.2 |
3 | Gennett, Scooter 3254 | 2b | cin nl | 10.7 |
4 | Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 9.5 |
5 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 9.2 |
6 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | fla nl | 9.2 |
7 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 9.0 |
8 | Parra, Gerardo 2746 | rf lf | col nl | 9.0 |
9 | Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf | stl nl | 9.0 |
10 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b rf lf | lad nl | 8.7 |
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2017 leaders
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Box-Toppers 2017 Player of the Year, finishing the season with the most Box-Toppers points among all players.
Sale earned 25.1 points in 2017, finishing just 0.1 point ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (25.0).
Other category leaders:
Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year—Sale with 25.1 Box-Toppers points finished 3.1 points ahead of Indians pitcher Corey Kluber (22.0).
Box-Toppers National League Player of the Year—Scherzer with 25.0 Box-Toppers points finished 1.9 points ahead of Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (23.1).
Box-Toppers National League Batter of the Year—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs with 15.5 Box-Toppers points finished 1.3 points head of Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins (14.2). Rizzo ranks 14th among all players.
Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Year— Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians had 12.1 Box-Toppers points, leading second-place AL batter Aaron Judge of the Yankees (11.2). Encarnacion ranks 22nd among all players.
How did 2017 postseason award winners do in Box-Toppers points?
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Box-Toppers
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