Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 20.
| 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 | 19.4 | |
| 2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 16.1 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 | |
| 3 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 | 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 | |
| 4 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 | 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.0 | |
| 5 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 15.0 | 5 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 | |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 14.7 | 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 | |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 14.0 | 7 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.0 | |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | kc al | 12.8 | 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 | |
| 9 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 11.7 | 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.7 | |
| 10 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | hou al | 11.7 | 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 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 8.0 | 3 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | nym nl | 8.2 | |
| 4 | Hunter, Torii 1190 | rf dh | min al | 8.0 | 4 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 8.0 | |
| 5 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 7.9 | 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 8.0 | |
| 6 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 7.7 | 6 | Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b | chi nl | 7.5 | |
| 7 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 7.5 | 7 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 7.2 | |
| 8 | Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 7.5 | 8 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 7.0 | |
| 9 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 7.5 | 9 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 7.0 | |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 7.0 | 10 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 6.2 |
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintained his lead atop Box-Toppers player rankings for the fourth week, as of Thursday, Aug. 20.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.4 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 |
| 3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 16.1 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.0 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 8 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 |
All three other major category leaders also stayed the same.
deGrom gained 1.0 point over the week and has 19.4 Box-Toppers points for the season.
American League pitchers—David Price maintained his lead with 16.1 Box-Toppers points. He ranks third among all players, behind deGrom and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (16.7 Box-Toppers points).
American League batters—Mike Trout of the Angels, maintained his lead with 10.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks 27th among all players.
National League batters—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals, maintained his lead with 9.5 Box-Toppers points and ranks 30th among all players.
As of Aug. 20, 650 different players had earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 307 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.