Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 18.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 | |
2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 | 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.0 | |
3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 | 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 | |
4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 | 4 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 | |
5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 | 5 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 | |
6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 6 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 | |
7 | Wilson, C.J. 2074 | pi sp | ana al | 7.4 | 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | |
8 | Britton, Zachary 2835 | pi cp | bal al | 6.7 | 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | |
9 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 9 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | |
10 | Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | pi sp | det al | 6.4 | 10 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 7.5 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 | |
2 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 5.5 | 2 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 6.2 | |
3 | Bautista, Jose Antonio 2169 | dh rf | tor al | 5.5 | 3 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 6.2 | |
4 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 5.2 | 4 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 6.0 | |
5 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf dh | min al | 5.0 | 5 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 5.5 | |
6 | Rasmus, Colby 2608 | lf rf cf | hou al | 5.0 | 6 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 5.0 | |
7 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 | 7 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 5.0 | |
8 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 | 8 | Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | ss | fla nl | 4.5 | |
9 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | det al | 4.7 | 9 | Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 4.0 | |
10 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 4.5 | 10 | Montero, Miguel 2304 | ca | chi nl | 4.0 |
For the ninth straight week, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings.
Hernandez has 12.4 Box-Toppers points to lead all players. He has led players all but six days this season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 18.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.0 |
4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 |
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole leads NL pitchers with 12.0 Box-Toppers points. Cole leads all NL players for the second week in a row. Cole rises from third to second place among all players.
Prince Fielder of the Rangers continues to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points with 7.5. Fielder rises to 14th place among all players from 17th place.
Bryce Harper of the Nationals continues to lead NL batters with 6.5 Box-Toppers points. Harper falls from 17th place among all players to 21st place.
There are no batters among the top 10 overall players.
So far this season, 480 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 185 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.