What would the 2019 baseball season have looked like if only the final 60 games were played?
Top 10 players for 2019’s final 60 games
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) over the final approximately 60 games of the 2019 season, from July 25 on.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 16.1 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 |
| 3 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.8 |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
| 5 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 10.0 |
| 6 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 8.0 |
| 7 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 7.2 |
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About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
In many ways, it would have looked exactly like the entire, overall 2019 season: From about July 25 on in 2019, the Houston Astros were Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole was Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player. Both also led for the overall 2019 season.
But there would have been key differences. The top National League team for the final 60 games was the New York Mets, ranked second overall. But the Mets ranked 10th in overall 2019 season Box-Toppers team standings, finishing third in the NL East, outside of playoff contention. The Washington Nationals—who led NL teams in 2019, ranked second overall—were ranked six spots lower during the final 60 games, in eighth place overall. The Nationals won the World Series in 2019.
Also, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg led NL players in Box-Toppers points for the entire 2019 season with 20.7. But over the final 60 games, he had just 7.0 points, fifth-most among NL pitchers over that span. Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom led NL pitchers over the final 60 games with 13.4 Box-Toppers points—he ranked second among NL pitchers over the entire season with 19.1. However, deGrom did win the NL Cy Young Award, based largely on how strongly he finished the 2019 season.
Team Box-Toppers points final 60 games of 2019
The Houston Astros had the most team Box-Toppers points during the final approximately 60 games of the 2019 season (from July 25 on). Here's a look at how all teams fared in Box-Toppers points for the final 60 games of 2019 to give an idea how a pandemic-shortened 2020 may look. Teams are ranked by their 2019 Box-Toppers point total (BTP (Last 60)). Also shown here is the team's Box-Toppers point total for the entire season (BTP (All ’19)), their rank for the entire season (Rank (All ’19)) and how their rank for the final 60 games compared to their rank for the entire 2019 season (+/-)—teams with positive numbers in that column did better in the final 60 games than the overall season; teams with negative numbers did worse. The chart is re-sortable. For example, to re-sort by rank for the entire season, click or tap the Rank (All ’19) column header. Refresh page to return to the chart’s default sort.| Rank (Last 60) |
Team | BTP (Last 60) |
BTP (All ’19) |
Rank (All ’19) |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astros | 55.7 | 158.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mets | 50.8 | 108.7 | 10 | +8 |
| 3 | Dodgers | 47.6 | 129.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Yankees | 46.8 | 123.4 | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Athletics | 46.8 | 124.9 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Cardinals | 45.7 | 105.8 | 12 | +6 |
| 7 | Twins | 44.9 | 115.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Nationals | 43.0 | 132.9 | 2 | -6 |
| 9 | Rays | 42.4 | 123.2 | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Braves | 41.4 | 112.7 | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Brewers | 38.9 | 104.9 | 14 | +3 |
| 12 | Diamondbacks | 38.2 | 92.8 | 17 | +5 |
| 13 | Cubs | 37.6 | 107.9 | 11 | -2 |
| 14 | Indians | 37.4 | 110.8 | 9 | -5 |
| 15 | Red Sox | 36.6 | 105.0 | 13 | -2 |
| 16 | Reds | 36.4 | 95.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | White Sox | 32.6 | 85.0 | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | Rangers | 32.2 | 85.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Phillies | 31.7 | 103.7 | 15 | -4 |
| 20 | Marinres | 30.6 | 69.4 | 25 | +5 |
| 21 | Blue Jays | 29.9 | 62.0 | 27 | +6 |
| 22 | Giants | 28.4 | 75.6 | 23 | +1 |
| 23 | Rockies | 27.5 | 83.2 | 20 | -3 |
| 24 | Padres | 26.3 | 80.1 | 21 | -3 |
| 25 | Orioles | 24.5 | 57.4 | 29 | +4 |
| 26 | Pirates | 24.2 | 69.6 | 24 | -2 |
| 27 | Royals | 23.2 | 60.7 | 28 | +1 |
| 28 | Marlins | 22.7 | 62.1 | 26 | -2 |
| 29 | Angels | 19.5 | 76.4 | 22 | -7 |
| 30 | Tigers | 17.7 | 47.1 | 30 | 0 |
With the pandemic-shortened 60-game 2020 Major League Baseball season underway, we take a look at how players and teams fared in Box-Toppers points over the final 60 games of the 2019 season, from about July 25 on. In an earlier post, we looked at how teams and players fared in Box-Toppers points over the first 60 games of 2019 (through the games of June 4).
The charts elsewhere on this page show a comparison of how top players fared over the final 60 games vs. the entire 162-game 2019 season. Also shown is how teams fared in Box-Toppers points over the final 60 games compared to the overall season.
Here is a look at select players and teams:
Gerrit Cole and the Astros
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole led all players for the 2019 season with 32.2 Box-Toppers points, the fourth-highest single-season total since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Cole also led players over the final 60 games of the season with 16.1 points, ahead of second-place deGrom’s 13.4. Teammate Justin Verlander ranked a distant second among AL pitchers with 10.7. Verlander also ranked second in the overall 2019 season with 27.5 points.
The Houston Astros led all teams over the entire 2019 season with 158.1 Box-Toppers points, ahead of the second-place Nationals (132.9). The Astros also led in the final 60 games (55.7), ahead of the second-place Mets (50.8) and the second-place AL team, the New York Yankees (46.8).
Josh Hader
One prime example of a player who excelled early in 2019 but whose performance fell off precipitously was Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader.
He had 17.7 Box-Toppers points for the entire season, which ranked eighth among all players for the entire season, one of the few times a closing pitcher ranked among the season top 10 in Box-Toppers rankings. It was the third-most Box-Toppers points earned in a single-season by a closing pitcher. It far and away led NL closers, more than double the total of second-place Felipe Vazquez of the Pirates (8.7). However, Hader earned just 2.0 Box-Toppers points in the final 60 games of the season, which ranked fifth among NL closers.
While Hader was still selected as NL Reliever of the Year, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of American (IBWAA) selected Kirby Yates of the Padres as top NL reliever. Yates had 7.0 Box-Toppers points in all of 2019, fourth among NL closers. From July 25 on, he had 4.0 points and did not rank among the top five NL closers.
Hader also ranked third among all NL pitchers in 2019 Box-Toppers points, but was not among the 11 NL pitchers who received votes for the 2019 NL Cy Young Award.
Washington Nationals
The World Series-champion Washington Nationals had a down-and-up-and-down-and-up season.
Through the first 60 games, they had 37.4 accumulated points, 15th among all teams. But for the middle 42 games, they had 52.5 points to lead all teams. By comparison, the Astros had 46.8 and the Dodgers had 29.7 over those middle 42 games. However, for the final 60 games of the season, the Nationals had 43.0 Box-Toppers points, which ranked eighth among all teams. Still, the Nationals won enough to qualify for the postseason as an NL Wild Card team and got hot again to beat the Astros in the World Series.
Max Scherzer
The fortunes of the Washington Nationals seemed to be tied to pitcher Max Scherzer, who had the same sort of down-up-down season.
In the first 60 games through June 4, he had just 3.0 Box-Toppers points. In the middle 42 games, from about June 5 to July 24, he had 12.4 points. But in the final 60 games from July 25 on, he had just 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
He did not rank among the top 10 NL pitchers in either the first 60 games or final 60 games of the season, but his 15.4 points did rank eighth among NL pitchers for the entire season. If Scherzer had earned points all season at the pace he did in the middle 42 games of the season, he would have had 50 points in 2019. The highest single-season point total in Box-Toppers tracking history (going back to 1995) is 33.7 by Randy Johnson in both 2000 and 2002.
Nelson Cruz and AL batters
Nelson Cruz of the Twins led AL batters over both the entire season and the final 60 games.
He had 12.5 Box-Toppers points through all of 2019 and 8.0 points through the final 60 games, ahead of second-place Jorge Soler of the Royals (7.2). (Joey Gallo of the Rangers led AL batters through the first 60 games of the season with 6.0.)
Nick Ahmed and NL batters
Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks led NL batters over the final 60 games with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, ahead of second-place Kevin Newman of the Pirates (also with 6.2, but ranked second because he had fewer 2018 points than Ahmed—0.0 vs. 5.5).
Ahmed earned all his points in the final 60 games of the season and his 6.2 points ranked 20th among NL batters for all of 2019.
Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals, who led batters for all of 2019 with 12.0 points had 4.0 points in the final 60 games of the season, 10th among NL batters.
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers led NL batters through the first 60 games of the season with 8.2, which also ranked eighth among all players. He finished the season third overall with 11.2 points, third among NL batters, earning just 2.0 points in the season’s final 60 games.
Chris Paddack in rookie comparisons
Padres pitcher Chris Paddack earned 15.8 Box-Toppers points in 2019, eighth among NL pitchers, however earned just 3.4 points over the final 60 games of the season.
Through the first 60 games, Paddack ranked fifth among NL pitchers with 7.7 points. His 15.8 points for the season were far and away the most for any rookie in 2019—the next-highest were Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox (7.5) and Pete Alonso of the Mets (7.0), yet Paddack received no votes for NL Rookie of the Year.
Blake Snell
Rays pitcher Blake Snell, who led all players in 2018 with 27.2 Box-Toppers points, ranked seventh among AL pitchers in the first 60 games of 2019 with 7.0 Box-Toppers points.
However, he finished the season with just 10.0 points, 19th among AL pitchers and earned 0.0 points in the final 60 games of the season. Through the entire 2019 season, he ranked second among players whose point total declined the most from the previous season, falling 17.2 points. (Corey Kluber of the Indians had the biggest decline from 2018 to 2019, falling 21.7 points.)
However, if the 2019 season only comprised the final 60 games, Snell would have had the biggest point decline from 2018 (27.2) to 2019 (0.0), falling 27.2 points.
Batters in overall top 10
There were two batters in Box-Toppers overall top 10 players for the final 60 games of the season: Nelson Cruz of the Twins in sixth place with 8.0 points and Jorge Soler of the Royals in 10th place with 7.2.
There was one batter in the overall top 10 for the first 60 games of the season: Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, who ranked eighth with 8.2 points.
However, there were no batters who ranked among the top 10 for the entire 2019 season. Cruz was the highest-ranked batter, whose 12.5 points ranked 26th overall.
In fact, no batters have ranked among the overall top 10 in season-ending Box-Toppers points since 2013, when Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers ranked eighth with 16.9. However, from 2000 to 2009, batters ranked in Box-Toppers season-ending overall top 10 list 23 times, a period in which batters earned a larger share of Box-Toppers points.
Soler finished the 2019 season with 10.2 points, ranked 44th overall and second among AL batters. Bellinger finished 2019 with 11.2 points, 35th overall and third among NL batters.
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Detail leaders 2019, final 60 games vs. full season
Here is a look at Box-Toppers points leaders for 2019. To the left is the results of all players for approximately the final 60 games of the season (from July 25 on), to give a sense for how point totals may look during this pandemic-shortened 60-game season in 2020. To the right are the final results for the entire season. Box-Toppers point leaders for 2019 are broken down according to several factors, including by position and league. Included here are:▶︎ Overall top 10 leaders and top 10 American League and National League pitchers and batters.
▶︎ Top batters by position in each league—top 10 for outfielders, top five for all other positions.
▶︎ The top 10 biggest dippers and risers—the “dippers” are players whose Box-Toppers point total declined most from 2018; the “risers” are players whose point total climbed the most from 2018.
▶︎ Top relief pitchers, including the top five AL and NL closing (CP) and middle relief (MR) pitchers.
| Final 60 days of 2019 season | Entire 2019 season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 OVERALL | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 OVERALL | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 16.1 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 32.2 | |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 | 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 27.5 | |
| 3 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.8 | 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 | |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 | 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.1 | |
| 5 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 10.0 | 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 18.8 | |
| 6 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 8.0 | 6 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 | |
| 7 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.7 | 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 17.9 | |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 | 8 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 17.7 | |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.7 | 9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 17.4 | |
| 10 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 7.2 | 10 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 | |
| 2019 AL PITCHERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL PITCHERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 16.1 | 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 32.2 | |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 | 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 27.5 | |
| 3 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 10.0 | 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 18.8 | |
| 4 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.7 | 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 | |
| 5 | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | chi al | 6.4 | 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 17.9 | |
| 6 | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 6 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 17.4 | |
| 7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 6.0 | 7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 15.0 | |
| 8 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 8 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.1 | |
| 9 | Bailey, Homer 2324 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 9 | Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | tex al | 13.7 | |
| 10 | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 | 10 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 13.7 | |
| 2019 AL BATTERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL BATTERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 8.0 | 1 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 12.5 | |
| 2 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 7.2 | 2 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss 2b | nyy al | 12.0 | |
| 3 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 6.7 | 3 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 11.0 | |
| 4 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss | nyy al | 6.5 | 4 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 10.2 | |
| 5 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 6.2 | 5 | Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b ss | hou al | 10.0 | |
| 6 | Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 5.2 | 6 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 9.5 | |
| 7 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.0 | 7 | Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 9.0 | |
| 8 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 4.0 | 8 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf lf 1b | tex al | 4.0 | 9 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 8.7 | |
| 10 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.7 | 10 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 8.7 | |
| 2019 NL PITCHERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL PITCHERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 | 1 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 | |
| 2 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.8 | 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.1 | |
| 3 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 | 3 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 17.7 | |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.7 | 4 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 | |
| 5 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 | 5 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 16.5 | |
| 6 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 6 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.4 | |
| 7 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 7 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 | |
| 8 | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.0 | 8 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.8 | |
| 9 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.7 | 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.4 | |
| 10 | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 | 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 14.4 | |
| 2019 NL BATTERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL BATTERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ahmed, Nick 3520 | ss | ari nl | 6.2 | 1 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 12.0 | |
| 2 | Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 6.2 | 2 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 11.7 | |
| 3 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 5.7 | 3 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 11.2 | |
| 4 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 5.5 | 4 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 10.2 | |
| 5 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 5.2 | 5 | Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b | pit nl | 9.7 | |
| 6 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca 1b | phi nl | 4.5 | 6 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 9.0 | |
| 7 | Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | lad nl | 4.5 | 7 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 9.0 | |
| 8 | Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | chi nl | 4.0 | 8 | Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Moustakas, Mike 2967 | 3b | mil nl | 4.0 | 9 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | phi nl | 8.0 | |
| 10 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 4.0 | 10 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 8.0 | |
| 2019 AL 1B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL 1B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf lf 1b | tex al | 4.0 | 1 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 11.0 | |
| 2 | Ford, Mike 4235 | 1b dh ph | nyy al | 3.5 | 2 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 7.5 | |
| 3 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b dh | ana al | 3.0 | 3 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf 1b | tex al | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | min al | 3.0 | 4 | Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b | nyy al | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Choi, Ji-Man 3990 | 1b | tb al | 2.7 | 5 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | min al | 5.0 | |
| 2019 AL 2B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL 2B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 5.2 | 1 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss 2b | nyy al | 12.0 | |
| 2 | Solak, Nick 4227 | dh 2b | tex al | 3.0 | 2 | Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 6.2 | |
| 3 | Moncada, Yoan 3878 | 2b 3b | chi al | 2.5 | 3 | Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | min al | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Astudillo, Willians 4090 | 2b 3b ph | min al | 2.5 | 4 | Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf 1b | kc al | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | min al | 2.0 | 5 | Kipnis, Jason 2933 | 2b | cle al | 4.5 | |
| 2019 AL SS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL SS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 6.7 | 1 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss 2b | nyy al | 12.0 | |
| 2 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss | nyy al | 6.5 | 2 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 8.7 | |
| 3 | Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b ss | hou al | 3.0 | 3 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 8.2 | |
| 4 | Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 2.5 | 4 | Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 2.0 | 5 | Mondesi, Adalberto 3750 | ss | kc al | 4.5 | |
| 2019 AL 3B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL 3B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 6.2 | 1 | Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 10.0 | |
| 2 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 4.0 | 2 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 9.5 | |
| 3 | Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 3b | tor al | 3.7 | 3 | Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 3.5 | 4 | Urshela, Gio 4135 | 3b | nyy al | 7.5 | |
| 5 | Urshela, Gio 4135 | 3b | nyy al | 3.5 | 5 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 6.2 | |
| 2019 AL CA | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL CA | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | McCann, James 3649 | ca | chi al | 3.5 | 1 | Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 7.5 | |
| 2 | Perez, Roberto 3379 | ca | cle al | 2.5 | 2 | McCann, James 3649 | ca | chi al | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca | nyy al | 2.0 | 3 | d’Arnaud, Travis 3384 | ca | tb al | 6.2 | |
| 4 | Castillo, Wellington 3251 | dh ca ph | chi al | 2.0 | 4 | Phegley, Josh 3269 | ca | oak al | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Phegley, Josh 3269 | ca | oak al | 2.0 | 5 | Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca | nyy al | 4.0 | |
| 2019 AL OF | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL OF | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.0 | 1 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 8.7 | |
| 2 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf lf 1b | tex al | 4.0 | 2 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 8.7 | |
| 3 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.7 | 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 8.5 | |
| 4 | Pham, Thomas 3596 | lf | tb al | 3.5 | 4 | Gardner, Brett 2486 | cf | nyy al | 8.5 | |
| 5 | Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | cf lf | tor al | 3.5 | 5 | Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Brown, Seth 4239 | lf ph | oak al | 3.5 | 6 | Smith, Dwight Jr. 4112 | lf | bal al | 7.2 | |
| 7 | Reddick, Josh 2936 | cf rf | hou al | 3.0 | 7 | Kepler, Max 3664 | cf rf | min al | 6.7 | |
| 8 | Springer, George 3337 | cf | hou al | 2.5 | 8 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf 1b | tex al | 6.5 | |
| 9 | Kiermaier, Kevin 3373 | cf | tb al | 2.5 | 9 | Gallo, Joey 3485 | lf cf | tex al | 6.0 | |
| 10 | Calhoun, Willie 4208 | lf | tex al | 2.5 | 10 | Kiermaier, Kevin 3373 | cf | tb al | 6.0 | |
| 2019 AL DH | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL DH | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 8.0 | 1 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 12.5 | |
| 2 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 7.2 | 2 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 10.2 | |
| 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.0 | 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 8.5 | |
| 4 | Ford, Mike 4235 | 1b dh ph | nyy al | 3.5 | 4 | Vogelbach, Daniel 4070 | dh | sea al | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b dh | ana al | 3.0 | 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh | ana al | 6.5 | |
| 2019 NL 1B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL 1B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 5.7 | 1 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 10.2 | |
| 2 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca 1b | phi nl | 4.5 | 2 | Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b | pit nl | 9.7 | |
| 3 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 3.5 | 3 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 3.5 | 4 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 2.5 | 5 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 5.5 | |
| 2019 NL 2B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL 2B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 5.5 | 1 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 9.0 | |
| 2 | McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 2b 3b | col nl | 4.0 | 2 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 8.0 | |
| 3 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 2b 3b | ari nl | 2.5 | 3 | McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 2b 3b | col nl | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Galvis, Freddy 3202 | 2b ss | cin nl | 2.5 | 4 | Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b cf | ari nl | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Dozier, Brian 3219 | 2b | dc nl | 2.5 | 5 | Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 6.5 | |
| 2019 NL SS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL SS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ahmed, Nick 3520 | ss | ari nl | 6.2 | 1 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 7.0 | |
| 2 | Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 6.2 | 2 | Ahmed, Nick 3520 | ss | ari nl | 6.2 | |
| 3 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 3.0 | 3 | Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 6.2 | |
| 4 | Hoerner, Nico 4245 | ss | chi nl | 3.0 | 4 | DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Galvis, Freddy 3202 | 2b ss | cin nl | 2.5 | 5 | Arcia, Orlando 3717 | ss | mil nl | 4.7 | |
| 2019 NL 3B | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL 3B | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 5.5 | 1 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 9.0 | |
| 2 | Moustakas, Mike 2967 | 3b | mil nl | 4.0 | 2 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 9.0 | |
| 3 | McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 2b 3b | col nl | 4.0 | 3 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 2b 3b | ari nl | 2.5 | 4 | McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 2b 3b | col nl | 8.0 | |
| 5 | Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 2.0 | 5 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | atl nl | 7.5 | |
| 2019 NL CA | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL CA | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca 1b | phi nl | 4.5 | 1 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 7.0 | |
| 2 | Molina, Yadier 1967 | ca | stl nl | 2.0 | 2 | Posey, Buster 2745 | ca | sf nl | 5.0 | |
| 3 | Alfaro, Jorge 3920 | ca | fla nl | 2.0 | 3 | Suzuki, Kurt 2344 | ca | dc nl | 4.5 | |
| 4 | Caratini, Victor 4026 | 1b ca | chi nl | 2.0 | 4 | Alfaro, Jorge 3920 | ca | fla nl | 4.0 | |
| 5 | Barnhart, Tucker 3519 | ca | cin nl | 2.0 | 5 | McCann, Brian 2179 | ca | atl nl | 3.5 | |
| 2019 NL OF | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL OF | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 5.2 | 1 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 12.0 | |
| 2 | Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | lad nl | 4.5 | 2 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 11.7 | |
| 3 | Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | chi nl | 4.0 | 3 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 11.2 | |
| 4 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 4.0 | 4 | Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 8.7 | |
| 5 | Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 3.7 | 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | phi nl | 8.0 | |
| 6 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | phi nl | 3.5 | 6 | Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b cf | ari nl | 7.0 | |
| 7 | Pillar, Kevin 3486 | cf | sf nl | 3.5 | 7 | Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | dc nl | 6.0 | |
| 8 | Lagares, Juan 3243 | cf | nym nl | 3.5 | 8 | Dahl, David 3714 | rf cf lf | col nl | 6.0 | |
| 9 | Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf | phi nl | 3.2 | 9 | Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf rf | stl nl | 6.0 | |
| 10 | Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | dc nl | 2.5 | 10 | Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | lad nl | 5.5 | |
| 2019 DIPPERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 DIPPERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | -27.2 | 1 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | -21.7 | |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | -24.1 | 2 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | -17.2 | |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | -21.7 | 3 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | -15.7 | |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | -18.1 | 4 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi sp | bos al | -13.7 | |
| 5 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | -18.1 | 5 | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | -12.4 | |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi mr sp | cle al | -17.1 | 6 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | -11.4 | |
| 7 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | -15.7 | 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | -11.4 | |
| 8 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | -14.4 | 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | -11.4 | |
| 9 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi sp | bos al | -13.7 | 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | -10.7 | |
| 10 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | -13.7 | 10 | Godley, Zack 3538 | pi mr sp | free agent | -9.7 | |
| 2019 RISERS | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 RISERS | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 6.2 | 1 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.8 | |
| 2 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 5.7 | 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 14.2 | |
| 3 | Bailey, Homer 2324 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 | |
| 4 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 5.5 | 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 12.0 | |
| 5 | Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 5.2 | 5 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 11.7 | |
| 6 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss | nyy al | 5.0 | 6 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 11.2 | |
| 7 | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 7 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss 2b | nyy al | 10.5 | |
| 8 | Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | atl nl | 4.0 | 8 | Bailey, Homer 2324 | pi sp | oak al | 10.4 | |
| 9 | Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | 9 | Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh | min al | 10.0 | |
| 10 | Santana, Danny 3350 | cf lf 1b | tex al | 4.0 | 10 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 9.7 | |
| 2019 AL CP | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL CP | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Rogers, Taylor 3648 | pi cp | min al | 4.0 | 1 | Hand, Brad 2907 | pi cp | cle al | 8.0 | |
| 2 | Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | oak al | 4.0 | 2 | Rogers, Taylor 3648 | pi cp | min al | 7.0 | |
| 3 | Osich, Josh 3677 | pi mr cp | chi al | 3.7 | 3 | Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | oak al | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | hou al | 3.0 | 4 | Treinen, Blake 3495 | pi cp | oak al | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Magill, Matt 4221 | pi cp | sea al | 3.0 | 5 | Pena, Felix 4002 | pi sp mr cp | ana al | 5.0 | |
| 2019 AL MR | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 AL MR | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Osich, Josh 3677 | pi mr cp | chi al | 3.7 | 1 | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | tb al | 12.4 | |
| 2 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi mr sp | cle al | 2.0 | 2 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp mr | oak al | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp mr | oak al | 2.0 | 3 | Pena, Felix 4002 | pi sp mr cp | ana al | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Castillo, Diego 3995 | pi cp mr | tb al | 2.0 | 4 | McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi sp mr | hou al | 5.0 | |
| 5 | VerHagen, Drew 3584 | pi mr sp | det al | 2.0 | 5 | Buttrey, Ty 4124 | pi mr | ana al | 5.0 | |
| 2019 NL CP | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL CP | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi cp | nym nl | 4.0 | 1 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 17.7 | |
| 2 | Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | atl nl | 4.0 | 2 | Vazquez, Felipe 3579 | pi cp | pit nl | 8.7 | |
| 3 | Vazquez, Felipe 3579 | pi cp | pit nl | 3.0 | 3 | Jackson, Luke 4139 | pi cp | atl nl | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Bradley, Archie 3438 | pi cp | ari nl | 3.0 | 4 | Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | sd nl | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 2.0 | 5 | Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | cin nl | 7.0 | |
| 2019 NL MR | Pos | Team | BTP | 2019 NL MR | Pos | Team | BTP | |||
| 1 | Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | atl nl | 4.0 | 1 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi mr | mil nl | 8.0 | |
| 2 | Gonzalez, Chi Chi 3490 | pi sp mr | col nl | 3.0 | 2 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp mr cp | lad nl | 6.0 | |
| 3 | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi mr sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 3 | Parker, Blake 3823 | pi cp mr | phi nl | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 4 | Hudson, Dan 2776 | pi mr | dc nl | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Guerra, Junior 3633 | pi mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 5 | Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | atl nl | 5.0 | |
What are those numbers after players' names?
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
➜ Players are listed by the position they predominantly played when they earned Box-Toppers points (by earning Player of the Game honors).
➜ Players are listed with the team on which they finished the season. Some players played on two or more teams in a single season.
➜ DIPPERS: Players whose Box-Toppers point total declined most from one season to the next, ranked by biggest point decline.
➜ RISERS: Players whose Box-Toppers point total increased most from one season to the next, ranked by biggest point increase.
➜ Note: If players have the same Box-Toppers point total, ties are broken based on which player had more Box-Toppers points in the previous season (or the previous season before that—and so on, if those point totals are tied).