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 |
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.