| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.7 | 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.4 | |
| 2 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 | 2 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 | |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 | 3 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 | |
| 4 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 | 4 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 | |
| 5 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 | 5 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | |
| 6 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 6 | Ross, Tyson 2840 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 | |
| 7 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 7.7 | 7 | Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 | |
| 8 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 | 8 | Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 5.7 | |
| 9 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 9 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 5.7 | |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 | 10 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.4 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 6.2 | 1 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 6.0 | 2 | Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 6.0 | |
| 3 | Davidson, Matt 3292 | dh 1b 3b | chi al | 5.2 | 3 | Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Segura, Jean 3173 | ss | sea al | 5.0 | 4 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | cle al | 4.7 | 5 | Martinez, Jose 3830 | 1b | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 6 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | cle al | 4.0 | 6 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b lf | sf nl | 4.0 | |
| 7 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | lf | bos al | 4.0 | 7 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf lf cf | mil nl | 3.5 | |
| 8 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 4.0 | 8 | Hundley, Nick 2497 | ca ph | sf nl | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Haniger, MItch 3772 | rf | sea al | 4.0 | 9 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Goodrum, Niko 3932 | 1b rf 3b pr | det al | 4.0 | 10 | Adams, Matt 3220 | 1b | dc nl | 3.0 |
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week in a row.
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 |
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Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino continues to lead American League players for the sixth straight week, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters for the sixth straight week and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters for the second week.
Scherzer has 13.4 Box-Toppers points to lead all players, picking up 2.0 additional points in the past week. Scherzer also leads all National League players, ahead of second-place player, Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin (8.0 points), who ranks seventh overall.
American League pitchers—Severino has 11.7 Box-Toppers points, earning 1.0 point in the past week. In second place is Astros pitcher Charlie Morton (10.1 points), who ranks third overall.
American League batters—Betts of the Red Sox leads AL batters with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week. He ranks 15th among all players. Betts leads second-place AL batter Nomar Mazara of the Rangers (6.0).
National League batters—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads NL batters with 6.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 points in the past week. He ranks 14th among all players. He leads second-place NL batter Brandon Crawford of the Giants (6.0).
So far this season, 440 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 155 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 58 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season (including seven in the past week) 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.