Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 13.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 | 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 18.4 | |
2 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 | |
3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 | 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 | |
4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 | 4 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 | |
5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 14.0 | 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 | |
6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 | 6 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 | |
7 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 | 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 | |
8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | kc al | 12.8 | 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.7 | |
9 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | hou al | 11.7 | 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.0 | |
10 | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | sea al | 10.7 | 10 | Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.9 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 10.0 | 1 | Grichuk, Randal 3474 | rf lf cf | stl nl | 9.5 | |
2 | Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 8.2 | 2 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 8.5 | |
3 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf dh | min al | 8.0 | 3 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | nym nl | 8.2 | |
4 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 7.7 | 4 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 8.0 | |
5 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 7.5 | 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 8.0 | |
6 | Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 7.5 | 6 | Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b | chi nl | 7.5 | |
7 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 7.5 | 7 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 7.2 | |
8 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 7.0 | 8 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 7.0 | |
9 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 7.0 | 9 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 7.0 | |
10 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | tor al | 6.7 | 10 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 6.2 |
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintained his lead atop Box-Toppers player rankings for the third week, as of Thursday, Aug. 13.
Meanwhile, Blue Jays pitcher David Price took the lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
deGrom gained 2.0 points over the week and has 18.4 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 13.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 18.4 |
2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 |
3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
6 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 |
8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
9 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
10 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
American League pitchers—Price, ranked third overall, took the lead among AL pitchers with 16.1 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who has 15.4. Hernandez falls to third place among AL pitchers, behind Sonny Gray of the Athletics (15.8 points).
American League batters—Mike Trout of the Angels, maintained his lead with 10.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 25th among all players.
National League batters—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals, maintained his lead with 9.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 27th among all players.
As of Aug. 13, 632 different players had earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 296 players who had 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.