Dodgers' Kershaw leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 5th week; Reds' Suarez rises to lead NL batters

Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 9.


AL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP NL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 8.7 1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 15.0
2 Hill, Rich 2215 pi sp oak al 8.4 2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 11.7
3 Salazar, Danny 3223 pi sp cle al 7.8 3 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 9.0
4 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 6.4 4 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 8.7
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 6.1 5 Matz, Steven 3516 pi sp nym nl 8.7
6 Kennedy, Ian 2723 pi sp kc al 6.0 6 Lackey, John 1640 pi sp chi nl 8.4
7 Price, David 2593 pi sp bos al 5.7 7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 8.0
8 Lewis, Colby 1567 pi sp tex al 5.7 8 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp ari nl 8.0
9 Quintana, Jose 3040 pi sp chi al 5.7 9 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 8.0
10 Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 pi sp nyy al 5.7 10 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 8.0
AL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP NL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Machado, Manny 3087 ss 3b bal al 8.7 1 Suarez, Eugenio 3355 3b cin nl 7.0
2 Cain, Lorenzo 3171 cf kc al 6.5 2 Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 cf lf nym nl 6.0
3 Altuve, Jose 3007 2b hou al 6.0 3 Carter, Chris 2828 1b mil nl 5.0
4 Davis, Chris 2478 1b bal al 5.5 4 Conforto, Michael 3622 lf nym nl 5.0
5 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b tor al 5.5 5 Carpenter, Matt 2987 3b stl nl 4.5
6 Betts, Mookie 3404 rf bos al 4.7 6 Hill, Aaron 2056 2b 3b mil nl 4.5
7 Trout, Mike 2949 cf ana al 4.5 7 Murphy, Daniel 2589 2b dc nl 4.0
8 Cano, Robinson 2092 2b sea al 4.5 8 Jaso, John 2705 1b pit nl 4.0
9 Valencia, Danny 2772 3b oak al 4.5 9 Arenado, Nolan 3306 3b col nl 3.5
10 Wieters, Matt 2643 ca bal al 4.5 10 Bryant, Kris 3465 lf 3b chi nl 3.5

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings report for the fifth straight week.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 9:  


Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 15.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 11.7
3 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 9.0
4 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 8.7
5 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 8.7
6 Machado, Manny 3087 ss 3b bal al 8.7
7 Matz, Steven 3516 pi sp nym nl 8.7
8 Lackey, John 1640 pi sp chi nl 8.4
9 Hill, Rich 2215 pi sp oak al 8.4
10 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 8.0
What are those numbers after players' names?

Kershaw has 15.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point since last week.

Also, Eugenio Suarez of the Reds is the new leader in Box-Toppers points this week among National League batters, passing previous leader Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets. Suarez has 7.0 Box-Toppers points, 16th among all players. Cespedes falls to second among NL batters with 6.0 points.

The other three category leaders remain the same from last week:

National League pitchers—Kershaw’s 15.0 Box-Toppers points puts him ahead of second-place NL pitcher Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (11.7).

American League pitchers—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintains his lead with 8.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks fifth among all players.

American League batters—Manny Machado of the Orioles maintains his lead with 8.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks sixth among all players.

So far this season, 454 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 160 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.

Last week’s player rankings