Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 13.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 1 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | |
2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | |
3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | |
4 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 4 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
5 | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 5 | Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | |
6 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 6 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 2.0 | |
7 | Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 2.0 | 7 | Leake, Mike 2709 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
8 | Bedrosian, Cam 3694 | pi cp | ana al | 2.0 | 8 | Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | |
9 | Givens, Mychal 3599 | pi mr | bal al | 2.0 | 9 | Richard, Clayton 2584 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | |
10 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 1.7 | 10 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 2.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | chi al | 2.5 | 1 | Puig, Yasiel 3193 | rf | lad nl | 2.0 | |
2 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 | 2 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | fla nl | 1.7 | |
3 | Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 1.7 | 3 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 1.5 | |
4 | Soto, Geovany 2409 | ca | chi al | 1.7 | 4 | Kendrick, Howie 2191 | 2b lf 1b | phi nl | 1.5 | |
5 | Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf | bal al | 1.7 | 5 | Reynolds, Mark 2297 | 1b | col nl | 1.5 | |
6 | Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | cle al | 1.5 | 6 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 1.5 | |
7 | Davis, Khris 3242 | lf | oak al | 1.5 | 7 | Solarte, Yangervis 3304 | 3b | sd nl | 1.5 | |
8 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 1.5 | 8 | Marte, Starling 3122 | lf | pit nl | 1.5 | |
9 | Vazquez, Christian 3380 | ca | bos al | 1.5 | 9 | Drew, Stephen 2210 | ss 2b | dc nl | 1.5 | |
10 | Gallo, Joey 3485 | 3b | tex al | 1.5 | 10 | Pollock, A.J. 3142 | cf | ari nl | 1.5 |
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report after two weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, Royals pitcher Jason Vargas leads American League players.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 13:Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
2 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 |
5 | Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | chi al | 2.5 |
6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
7 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 |
8 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
10 | Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 |
Both Syndergaard and Vargas have 3.0 Box-Toppers points so far in 2017. Syndergaard ranks ahead on a tiebreaker because he had more Box-Toppers points in 2016—16.7 vs. 1.0.
Avisail Garcia of the White Sox leads AL batters with 2.5 Box-Toppers points and Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers leads NL batters with 2.0 points.
Last year’s Box-Toppers points leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has 1.0 point, ranked 48th among all players. Last season he had 25.7 points to lead all players.
So far this season, 128 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are five players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 11 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors.
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.
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