| 2018 leaders | 2017-18 leaders | |||||
| AL players | Team | BTP | Pos | AL players | Team | BTP |
| Davidson, Matt 3292 | chi al | 5.2 | 1B | Healy, Ryon 3685 | sea al | 11.2 |
| Solarte, Yangervis 3304 | tor al | 3.7 | 2B | Odor, Rougned 3336 | tex al | 8.7 |
| Segura, Jean 3173 | sea al | 5.0 | SS | Andrus, Elvis 2582 | tex al | 11.0 |
| Goodrum, Niko 3932 | det al | 4.0 | 3B | Sano, Miguel 3527 | min al | 11.5 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | nyy al | 3.0 | CA | Perez, Salvador 2972 | kc al | 8.5 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | bos al | 6.2 | OF | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | nyy al | 16.2 |
| Mazara, Nomar 3614 | tex al | 6.0 | OF | Judge, Aaron 3767 | nyy al | 13.7 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | bos al | 4.0 | OF | Betts, Mookie 3404 | bos al | 12.2 |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | cle al | 4.0 | DH | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | cle al | 16.1 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | nyy al | 11.7 | SP | Severino, Luis 3567 | nyy al | 32.8 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | hou al | 10.1 | SP | Sale, Chris 2806 | bos al | 30.1 |
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | hou al | 10.0 | SP | Kluber, Corey 3200 | cle al | 28.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | min al | 9.4 | SP | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | cle al | 26.5 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | sea al | 3.0 | CP | Diaz, Edwin 3690 | sea al | 11.0 |
| NL players | Team | BTP | Pos | NL players | Team | BTP |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | atl nl | 5.0 | 1B | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | chi nl | 17.0 |
| Gennett, Scooter 3254 | cin nl | 2.5 | 2B | Gennett, Scooter 3254 | cin nl | 13.2 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | sf nl | 6.0 | SS | Seager, Corey 3587 | lad nl | 8.0 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | cin nl | 6.5 | 3B | Shaw, Travis 3544 | mil nl | 13.0 |
| Hundley, Nick 2497 | sf nl | 3.5 | CA | Posey, Buster 2745 | sf nl | 9.5 |
| Belt, Brandon 2943 | sf nl | 4.0 | OF | Bruce, Jay 2453 | nym nl | 11.5 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | mil nl | 3.5 | OF | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | sf nl | 11.0 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | dc nl | 3.0 | OF | Harper, Bryce 3011 | dc nl | 10.0 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | dc nl | 13.4 | SP | Scherzer, Max 2588 | dc nl | 38.4 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | ari nl | 8.0 | SP | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | dc nl | 27.2 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | phi nl | 7.7 | SP | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | lad nl | 26.1 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | phi nl | 7.7 | SP | Greinke, Zack 1871 | ari nl | 23.1 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | mil nl | 5.7 | CP | Hand, Brad 2907 | sd nl | 9.7 |
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2017
With Major League All-Star voting beginning, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of May 31:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.7 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 5 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 |
| 7 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Actually, because the first third of the season is a relatively small sample size, we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2017 season.
Max Scherzer of the Nationals leads all players in both 2018 and combined 2017-18 Box-Toppers points. Scherzer’s 13.4 points in 2018 and 38.4 points over 2017-18 also leads all National League pitchers.
The chart above shows the leaders in Box-Toppers points by position over the two time periods—the 2018 season and the combined 2017 and 2018 seasons.
The Box-Toppers National League team has 13 positions—the customary five infield spots, three for outfield, four for starting pitchers plus one spot for closing pitcher. The Box-Toppers American League team has 14 spots with the addition of the designated hitter.
There are three AL players who occupy All-Star spots at their positions for both 2018 and 2017-18:
Outfield—Mookie Betts, Red Sox
Designated hitter—Edwin Encarnacion, Indians
Starting pitcher—Luis Severino, Yankees
There are three NL players who occupy All-Star spots at their positions for both 2018 and 2017-18:
Second base—Scooter Gennett, Reds
Outfield—Bryce Harper, Nationals
Starting pitcher—Max Scherzer, Nationals
Voting closes July 5. The All-Star Game is July 17 at Nationals Park in Washington.
Though Box-Toppers list pitchers here, it remains an oddity that fans do not elect pitchers to the All-Star teams.
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.