Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 6.
| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 | 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 | |
| 2 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 | 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 | |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 | 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 | |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 | 4 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 | |
| 5 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 | 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 | |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 | 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 | |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 13.0 | 7 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 12.7 | |
| 8 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | hou al | 11.7 | 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.7 | |
| 9 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | kc al | 10.8 | 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.4 | |
| 10 | Wilson, C.J. 2074 | pi sp | ana al | 10.1 | 10 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.4 | |
| 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 | Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | nym nl | 8.2 | |
| 3 | Rodriguez, Alex | dh | nyy al | 7.7 | 3 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 7.5 | 4 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 7.5 | |
| 5 | Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 7.5 | 5 | Frazier, Todd 2929 | 3b | cin nl | 7.2 | |
| 6 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 7.5 | 6 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | sd nl | 7.0 | |
| 7 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 7.0 | 7 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 6.5 | |
| 8 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 7.0 | 8 | Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b | chi nl | 6.5 | |
| 9 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | tor al | 6.7 | 9 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 6.2 | |
| 10 | Bautista, Jose 2169 | rf dh | tor al | 6.5 | 10 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 6.0 |
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom kept his lead atop Box-Toppers player rankings for the second week.
deGrom gained no points over the week and has 16.4 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. 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
All four category leaders remained the same from last week, in addition to deGrom leading National League pitchers.
American League pitching leader—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, 15.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked third among all players.
American League batting leader—Mike Trout of the Angels, 10.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 22nd among all players.
National League batting leader—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals, 9.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 24th among all players.
Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets now ranks second among NL batters with 8.2 Box-Toppers points. In last week’s player rankings report, Cespedes, then with the Tigers, had 6.7 Box-Toppers points and ranked seventh among AL batters. Cespedes was traded July 31.
So far this season, 615 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 283 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.