Luke Voit of the Yankees led all players in home runs in 2020 and also led all batters in Box-Toppers points during the season.
Four of the top six home run hitters in 2020 were also among the overall top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points for the season.
Home run leaders’ Box-Toppers points
Here is how 2020 home run leaders fared in Box-Toppers points. Players are listed by most home runs. Also shown are their 2020 Box-Toppers points (BTP) and their rank in Box-Toppers points among all players.| Player | Team | HR | BTP | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Voit | Yankees | 22 | 6.0 | 22 |
| 2 | Jose Abreu | White Sox | 19 | 4.5 | 41 |
| 3 | Marcell Ozuna | Braves | 18 | 4.5 | 38 |
| 4 | Mike Trout | Angels | 17 | 4.5 | 40 |
| 4 | Jose Ramirez | Indians | 17 | 3.5 | 78 |
| 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Padres | 17 | 3.0 | 94 |
| 7 | Pete Alonso | Mets | 16 | 1.5 | 252 |
| 7 | Nelson Cruz | Twins | 16 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 7 | Kole Calhoun | Diamondbacks | 16 | 2.0 | 188 |
| 7 | Teoscar Hernandez | Blue Jays | 16 | 1.5 | 258 |
| 7 | Adam Duvall | Braves | 16 | 4.0 | 55 |
| 7 | AJ Pollock | Dodgers | 16 | 3.0 | 99 |
| 7 | Mookie Betts | Dodgers | 16 | 2.5 | 131 |
| 7 | Manny Machado | Padres | 16 | 3.0 | 104 |
Voit led all players with 22 home runs and also led all batters with 6.0 Box-Toppers points, which was 22nd among all players.
The three other top home run hitters who also ranked among the overall top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points are:
Jose Abreu of the White Sox, who ranks second in home runs with 19. He had 4.5 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all batters and 41st among all players.
Marcell Ozuna of the Braves, who ranks third in home runs with 18. He had 4.5 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all batters (first among National League batters) and 38th among all players.
Mike Trout of the Angels, who ranks tied for fourth in home runs with 17. He had 4.5 Box-Toppers points, seventh among all batters and 40th among all players.
(There were six batters—including Abreu, Ozuna and Trout—who each earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The ties were broken based on who had the most Box-Toppers points in 2019. Ozuna, who had 12.0 in 2019, led the group.)
Normally, the top home run hitters are among the top batters in Box-Toppers points. Home runs generally help a player earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors more frequently and rack up more Box-Toppers points.
Of the 14 players who had 16 or more home runs in 2020, nine of them are among the overall top 100 players in Box-Toppers points for the season. In addition to the four previously mentioned (Voit, Abreu, Ozuna and Trout), the other five are:
Jose Ramirez of the Indians, tied for fourth with 17 home runs. Ramirez had 3.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 78th among all players and 26th among all batters.
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres, tied for fourth with 17 home runs. Tatis had 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 94th among all players and 34th among all batters.
Nelson Cruz of the Twins, tied for seventh with 16 home runs. Cruz had 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 82nd among all players and 28th among all batters.
Adam Duvall of the Braves, tied for seventh with 16 home runs. Duvall had 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 55th among all players and 13th among all batters.
AJ Pollock of the Dodgers, tied for seventh with 16 home runs. Pollock had 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 99th among all players and 38th among all batters.
All but two home run leaders listed here earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors at least twice during the season. The only two who didn’t:
Pete Alonso of the Mets, who tied for seventh with 16 home runs. Alonso earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 252nd overall, earning Player of the Game honors just once in 2020 on Aug. 12, when he was NL Batter of the Day. (Alonso led all players in home runs in 2019 with 53, but ranked just 119th among all players in Box-Toppers points that season with 7.0.)
Teoscar Hernandez of the Blue Jays tied for seventh with 16 home runs. Hernandez earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 258th overall, earning Player of the Game honors just once in 2020 on Aug. 14, when he was AL Batter of the Day.
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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