| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 | 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.7 | |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 | 2 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | |
| 3 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 | 3 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| 4 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 4.4 | 4 | Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.4 | |
| 5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 6 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 2.7 | 7 | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.7 | |
| 8 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 8 | Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Richards, Garrett 3042 | pi sp | ana al | 2.7 | 9 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 10 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b dh | bos al | 3.5 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 2 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.2 | 2 | Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | cf | col nl | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 3.0 | 3 | Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf | pit nl | 2.5 | |
| 4 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 2.5 | 4 | DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh | det al | 2.5 | 5 | Martinez, Jose 3830 | 1b | stl nl | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | ana al | 2.0 | 6 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | nyy al | 2.0 | 7 | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf rf | sf nl | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Diaz, Aledmys 3612 | ss | tor al | 2.0 | 8 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf rf | mil nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Alvarez, Pedro 2817 | dh ph | bal al | 1.7 | 9 | Villanueva, Christian 3930 | 3b | sd nl | 1.7 | |
| 10 | Alonso, Yonder 2945 | 1b | cle al | 1.5 | 10 | Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | nym nl | 1.5 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of April 18:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.7 |
| 4 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 |
| 5 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 |
| 6 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 4.4 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 8 | Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b dh | bos al | 3.5 |
| 9 | Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.4 |
| 10 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.2 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Berrios was the leader in last week’s player rankings and while he lost the lead briefly during the past week, he regained it with his last start on April 18.
Meanwhile, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads National League players and ranked third overall.
Berrios has 6.0 Box-Toppers points so far in 2018.
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole ranks second with 6.0 Box-Toppers points. While he has the same point total as overall leader Berrios, Cole ranks lower because he has fewer 2017 Box-Toppers points than Berrios (7.0 vs. 9.0).
Scherzer leads NL players with 5.7 Box-Toppers points.
Hanley Ramirez of the Red Sox leads American League batters with 3.5 Box-Toppers points. Bryce Harper of the Nationals leads NL batters with 3.0 points.
So far this season, 212 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 28 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 15 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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Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.