| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 | 1 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 | |
| 2 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 | 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 | 3 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 | |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 4 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
| 5 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 | 5 | Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.4 | |
| 6 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 4.4 | 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Richards, Garrett 3042 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 | 7 | Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 9 | Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 10 | Ross, Tyson 2840 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 4.2 | 1 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 2 | Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b dh | bos al | 3.5 | 2 | Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Davidson, Matt 3292 | dh 1b | chi al | 3.2 | 3 | Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | cf | col nl | 2.5 | |
| 4 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 3.0 | 4 | Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | mil nl | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | nyy al | 3.0 | 5 | Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf | pit nl | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 2.5 | 6 | Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | chi nl | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 2.5 | 7 | DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Haniger, MItch 3772 | rf | sea al | 2.5 | 8 | Martinez, Jose 3830 | 1b | stl nl | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Simmons, Andrelton 3165 | ss | ana al | 2.5 | 9 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh | det al | 2.5 | 10 | La Stella, Tommy 3367 | 2b ph | chi nl | 2.5 |
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Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to lead American League pitchers and ranks third overall. Also, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox rises to lead AL batters and Bryce Harper of the Nationals maintains his lead among National League batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of April 26:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 |
| 3 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 |
| 4 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 |
| 6 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 |
| 7 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
| 8 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 |
| 9 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 4.4 |
| 10 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 4.2 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Corbin has 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018 and passes last week’s leader, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios (6.0 points), who falls to fourth place. Corbin took the lead April 22, passing then-leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (6.7 points), who falls to second place. Corbin also leads NL pitchers.
Severino leads AL pitchers with 6.7 Box-Toppers points, third among all players. He passes last week’s AL pitching leader Berrios (6.0).
Betts leads AL batters with 4.2 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 10th among all players and is currently the only batter among the overall top 10 players. Betts passes last week’s leader, teammate Hanley Ramirez (3.5 points), who falls to second among AL batters.
Harper maintains his lead among NL batters with 3.0 points, though he picked up no additional points the past week.
So far this season, 265 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 48 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.
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.