| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | |
| 2 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 | 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 | 3 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 | |
| 4 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 4 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.7 | |
| 5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 5 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 | 6 | Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 7 | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 3.0 | 8 | Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 9 | Richard, Clayton 2584 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 3.0 | 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 3.2 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Gallo, Joey 3485 | 3b | tex al | 3.0 | 2 | Marte, Starling 3122 | lf cf | pit nl | 3.0 | |
| 3 | Davis, Khris 3242 | lf | oak al | 2.5 | 3 | Reynolds, Mark 2297 | 1b | col nl | 2.5 | |
| 4 | Healy, Ryon 3685 | 1b 3b | oak al | 2.5 | 4 | Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | nym nl | 2.0 | |
| 5 | Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | chi al | 2.5 | 5 | Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 2b | dc nl | 2.0 | |
| 6 | Haniger, MItch 3772 | rf | sea al | 2.5 | 6 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | cin nl | 2.0 | |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 2.5 | 7 | Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Castro, Starlin 2767 | 2b | nyy al | 2.0 | 8 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 | 9 | Puig, Yasiel 3193 | rf | lad nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 2.0 | 10 | Russell, Addison 3559 | ss | chi nl | 2.0 |
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana rises to lead American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader, Royals pitcher Jason Vargas.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 27:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 3 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 10 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.7 |
Kershaw has 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 1.0 point more than last week, and leads second-place player Santana (5.7) by 0.3 points.
Santana leads AL players, passing last week’s leader Vargas, who is now in second place with 5.0.
Batting leaders in both leagues remain the same from last week: Bryce Harper of the Nationals leads NL batters with 4.0 Box-Toppers points and Logan Morrison of the Rays leads AL batters with 3.2 points.
So far this season, 245 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 37 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 21 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. Five players debuted during the past week.
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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