| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 1 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 2 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 | |
| 3 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 3 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 4 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 5 | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 | |
| 7 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 7 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Robles, Hansel 3580 | pi cp mr | bos al | 2.0 | 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi sp cp | ana al | 2.0 | 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 10 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 1 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 | |
| 2 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 | 2 | Chavis, Michael 4127 | 1b lf | pit nl | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 1.7 | 3 | Beer, Seth 4570 | dh | ari nl | 2.5 | |
| 4 | Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 1b | tor al | 1.7 | 4 | Lux, Gavin 4247 | 2b 3b | lad nl | 2.0 | |
| 5 | Heim, Jonah 4492 | ca | tex al | 1.7 | 5 | Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | dc nl | 1.7 | |
| 6 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 1.5 | 6 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 1.5 | 7 | Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Reyes, Franmil 4036 | rf dh | cle al | 1.5 | 8 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 1.5 | |
| 9 | Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | rf lf | tor al | 1.5 | 9 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | dh 1b | nym nl | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Perez, Salvador 2972 | dh ca | kc al | 1.5 | 10 | Aguilar, Jesus 378 | 1b | fla nl | 1.5 |
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2022 season.
Ohtani also leads both American League pitching and batting categories.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2022. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, April 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 |
| 3 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
| 5 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 |
| 7 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 |
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Meanwhile, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove leads National League pitchers and C.J. Cron of the Rockies leads NL batters.
Ohtani has 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, earning Player of the Game honors three times so far this season, twice as a designated hitter and once as a starting pitcher. He has 3.0 points as a batter and 2.0 points as a pitcher, neither enough to lead the AL categories separately, but enough to lead both when combined.
Ohtani earned 16.1 Box-Toppers points in 2021 but was ranked only as a pitcher because he earned such an overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher.
Ohtani leads AL batters over Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (3.2 points) and leads AL pitchers over Logan Gilbert of the Mariners (3.0).
National League pitchers—Joe Musgrove of the Padres leads with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, second among all players. He ranks ahead of second-place Tylor Megill of the Mets (3.7 points).
National League batters—C.J. Cron of the Rockies leads with 3.0 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players. He ranks ahead of second-place Michael Chavis of the Pirates (2.5 points).
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2022—160.
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—13.
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2022 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—14.
Games completed so far in 2021—192, an average of 12.8 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—7.9.
In the 192 games completed in the first two weeks of the season, batters have won Player of the Game honors in 56 games (29.2 percent) while pitchers won in 136 (70.8 percent). That’s worse news for batters than even their poor performance in 2021, when they earned just 39.15 percent of all Player of the Game honors. The record-low for share of Player of the Game honors won by batters is 39.14 percent in 2014. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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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