| American League | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | National League | Team | BTP | Rank |
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| *†Pujols, Albert 1438 | ana al | 42.0 | 55 | 1B | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | chi nl | 49.0 | 35 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | hou al | 31.5 | 109 | 2B | Cano, Robinson 2092 | nym nl | 31.0 | 116 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | hou al | 26.4 | 156 | SS | Machado, Manny 3087 | sd nl | 33.9 | 88 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | sea al | 34.7 | 84 | 3B | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | atl nl | 45.6 | 43 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | kc al | 23.7 | 201 | CA | Posey, Buster 2745 | sf nl | 32.0 | 104 |
| *†Trout, Mike 2949 | ana al | 54.7 | 26 | OF | *†Yelich, Christian 3334 | mil nl | 43.7 | 52 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | nyy al | 40.4 | 58 | OF | McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | phi nl | 40.0 | 60 |
| *†Martinez, J.D. 2922 | bos al | 38.7 | 69 | OF | *Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | stl nl | 39.7 | 62 |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | nyy al | 48.0 | 38 | DH | |
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| Sale, Chris 2806 | bos al | 105.8 | 3 | SP | †Scherzer, Max 2588 | dc nl | 134.3 | 1 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | cle al | 104.1 | 4 | SP | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | lad nl | 125.4 | 2 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | hou al | 97.9 | 5 | SP | *†deGrom, Jacob 3343 | nym nl | 96.7 | 6 |
| *†Verlander, Justin 2112 | hou al | 91.4 | 8 | SP | *Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | dc nl | 95.7 | 7 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | kc al | 39.4 | 64 | CP | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | stl nl | 47.6 | 39 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
* Player who is also on Box-Toppers’ 2019 year-end All-Star team
† Player who is also on Box-Toppers’ 2018-19 All-Star team
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for 2014-19 consist of the best players over the past six seasons, which includes seven of the 27 players who are also on Box-Toppers 2018-19 All-Star teams.
Also, among the 27 players on the teams, there are eight players who are on Box-Toppers 2019 All-Star teams and six who are on All-Star teams over all three time spans—for 2019, for 2018-19 and for 2014-19.
Leading the 2014-19 All-Stars is Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who ranks first in Box-Toppers points over that six-season period with 134.3. Scherzer ranks third among players over 2018-19 (40.5) and was 15th among all players in 2019 (15.4).
The Houston Astros have four players on the 2014-19 All-Star team, most of any club:
Zack Greinke, the third-ranked AL pitcher with 97.9 Box-Toppers points.
Justin Verlander, the fourth-ranked AL pitcher with 91.4 points.
Jose Altuve, who leads AL second basemen with 31.5 points.
Carlos Correa, who leads AL shortstops with 26.4 points.
The All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point total by position in each league over the 2014-19 time period. In addition to the batters—eight in the National League and nine (including the designated hitter) in the American League—are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
This six-year view of All-Stars, as opposed to the single-season (2019) or two-season (2018-19) view, provides an indication of established players who have been able to maintain superiority over a sustained period.
Scherzer, who leads all players over 2014-19, has been among the top 10 pitchers in his league in each of the past six seasons. He ranked second in the AL in 2014 with the Tigers (22.1 points) and was among the top 10 NL pitchers each year from 2015-19, including leading NL pitchers three straight years (2016—25.7 points, 2017—25.0 points and 2018—25.1 points). Scherzer fell to ninth among NL pitchers in 2019 with 15.4 points, which was 15th overall.
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leads AL players in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons with 105.8, third among all players over that span, behind Scherzer and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (125.4). Sale ranked among the top 10 AL pitchers from 2014-18, including leading all players in 2017 with 25.1 Box-Toppers points. But in 2019, Sale ranked 15th among AL pitchers with 11.0 points. As a result of his comparatively down year in 2019, he did not appear on Box-Toppers’ 2019 or 2018-19 All-Star teams. He ranked seventh among AL pitchers over 2018-19 (31.1 points).
Mike Trout of the Angels leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons, earning 54.7 from 2014-19, 26th among all players. Trout, who is also on Box-Toppers’ 2019 and 2018-19 All-Star teams, ranked among the top 10 AL batters in five of the six past seasons, missing only 2017, when he had 5.0 points, 45th among AL batters. Although Trout leads AL batters in total Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons, he did not lead AL batters in any season, finishing as high as second in 2015 (12.0 points, behind Adrian Beltre of the Rangers with 21.5) and 2016 (12.5 points, behind Manny Machado of the Orioles with 12.7).
Leading NL batters among the 2014-19 All-Stars is Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs, who has 49.0 Box-Toppers points in the six-season period, 35th among all players. Rizzo has been among the top 10 NL batters in three of the past six seasons, including leading all NL batters in 2017 with 15.5 Box-Toppers points.
In the chart, players who are among the 2019 All-Stars are denoted with an asterisk (*). Players who are among the 2018-19 All-Stars are denoted with a dagger (†). There are six players with both an asterisk and a dagger, meaning they made all three All-Star teams. They are:
AL first baseman—Albert Pujols, Angels
AL outfielder—Mike Trout, Angels
AL outfielder—J.D. Martinez, Red Sox
AL pitcher—Justin Verlander, Astros
NL outfielder—Christian Yelich, Brewers
NL pitcher—Jacob deGrom, Mets
There is one player who made the 2014-19 All-Stars and 2018-19 All-Stars who did not make the 2019 single-season All-Stars: NL pitcher—Max Scherzer.
And there are two players who made both the 2019 All-Stars and the 2014-19 All-Stars:
NL outfielder—Marcell Ozuna, Cardinals (with the Braves for 2020)
NL pitcher—Stephen Strasburg, Nationals
All eight starting pitchers on both the NL and AL Box-Toppers All-Star teams for 2014-19 are the top eight players over that span. The highest ranked player for 2013-18 who is not among the All-Stars is Carlos Carrasco of the Indians, who ranks ninth among all players over the past six seasons with 89.7 Box-Toppers points.
There are five players among the 27 All-Stars for 2014-19 who rank outside the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons. They are:
NL catcher—Buster Posey, Giants, who with 32.0 Box-Toppers points over 2014-19 ranks 104th among all players over the past six seasons.
AL second baseman—Jose Altuve, Astros, 31.5 points, 109th.
NL second baseman—Robinson Cano, Mets, 31.0 points, 116th.
AL shortstop—Carlos Correa, Astros, 26.4 points, 156th.
AL catcher—Salvador Perez, Royals, 23.7 points, 201st, the lowest-ranked among the 27 All-Stars for 2014-19.
Players are listed with the team with whom they finished the 2019 season.
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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Related:
Box-Toppers’ 2019 year-end All-Star teams
Box-Toppers’ 2018-19 year-end All Star teams
Top 10 players by category (AL, NL pitching and batting) for 2014-19