| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 | 1 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.7 | |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.0 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 | |
| 3 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 3 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 4 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | |
| 5 | Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 4.0 | 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 | |
| 6 | Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 | 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 | |
| 7 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 | 7 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | |
| 9 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 9 | Ynoa, Huascar 4343 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | |
| 10 | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | tex al | 3.7 | 10 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 | 1 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 3.2 | |
| 2 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 3.5 | 2 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 3.0 | |
| 3 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | dh | nyy al | 3.5 | 3 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 | |
| 4 | Mercedes, Yermin 4367 | dh | chi al | 3.0 | 4 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Candelario, Jeimer 4025 | 3b 1b | det al | 2.5 | 5 | Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf dh | pit nl | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b dh | sea al | 2.5 | 6 | Marisnick, Jake 3428 | cf | chi nl | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 2.5 | 7 | Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | phi nl | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b | oak al | 2.5 | 8 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf lf | pit nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 2.0 | 9 | Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b ph | sd nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Mullins, Cedric 4100 | cf | bal al | 2.0 | 10 | Young, Andrew 4381 | lf 2b | ari nl | 2.0 |
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to lead National League pitchers, Trevor Story of the Rockies rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, May 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 |
| 4 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 |
| 7 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 9 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Glasnow has 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, earning no points in the past week, maintaining his lead among all players and among AL pitchers, ahead of Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (7.0), who ranks second overall.
American League batters—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads for the fourth week with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 points in the past week. He rises from seventh place overall last week to third this week. He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter Matt Olson of the Athletics (3.5 points).
National League pitchers—Yu Darvish rises to the lead with 5.7 Box-Toppers points, fifth place overall. He passes last week’s NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, who falls to second with 5.4 points.
National League batters—Trevor Story of the Rockies rises to the lead with 3.2 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Gregory Polanco of the Pirates, who falls to fifth place with 2.5 points. Story ranks ahead of second-place NL batter Nick Castellanos of the Reds (3.0 points). Story is 30th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—316
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—61
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—36
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut in the past week—7
Games completed so far in 2021—462
Percentage of scheduled season completed—19.0
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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