Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 4.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 | |
2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 | 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 | |
3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 | 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 | |
4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 4 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 | |
5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 | 5 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 | |
6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 6.4 | 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | |
7 | Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | bal al | 5.7 | 7 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 | |
8 | Britton, Zachary 2835 | pi cp | bal al | 5.7 | 8 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 | |
9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 | 9 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.7 | |
10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 | 10 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.4 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 6.5 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 | |
2 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 5.2 | 2 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 6.2 | |
3 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf dh | min al | 5.0 | 3 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 6.0 | |
4 | Rasmus, Colby 2608 | lf rf cf | hou al | 5.0 | 4 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 5.0 | |
5 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 | 5 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 5.0 | |
6 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 | 6 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 4.5 | |
7 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | det al | 4.7 | 7 | Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | ss | fla nl | 4.5 | |
8 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 4.5 | 8 | Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 4.0 | |
9 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 4.5 | 9 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 3.7 | |
10 | Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 4.5 | 10 | LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 3.5 |
Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez continues to lead Box-Toppers player rankings for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is this week’s new leader among National League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 4.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 |
Hernandez has 11.4 Box-Toppers points, the same total he had to lead last week’s player rankings report.
Cole has 10.0 Box-Toppers points to lead NL pitchers. He passed last week’s leader, Max Scherzer of the Nationals, who falls to second place among NL pitchers with 9.0 Box-Toppers points. Cole ranks second among all players.
Prince Fielder of the Rangers continues to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points with 6.5. Fielder falls from ninth place among all players to 14th place.
Bryce Harper of the Nationals continues to lead NL batters with 6.5 Box-Toppers points. Harper falls from 10th place among all players to 15th place.
There are no batters among the top 10 overall players.
So far this season, 423 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 147 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.