| 2022 leaders | 2021-22 leaders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | AL players | Team | BTP | Pos | AL players | Team | BTP | |
| 1B | France, Ty 4243 | sea al | 6.0 | 1B | France, Ty 4243 | sea al | 13.5 | |
| 2B | Arraez, Luis 4219 | min al | 4.5 | 2B | Lowe, Brandon 4108 | tb al | 12.0 | |
| SS | Bichette, Bo 4233 | tor al | 3.5 | SS | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | bos al | 11.0 | |
| 3B | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | cle al | 7.2 | 3B | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | cle al | 20.2 | |
| CA | Heim, Jonah 4492 | tex al | 4.2 | CA | Perez, Salvador 2972 | kc al | 7.5 | |
| OF | Judge, Aaron 3767 | nyy al | 5.5 | OF | Judge, Aaron 3767 | nyy al | 14.5 | |
| OF | Ward, Taylor 4345 | ana al | 4.9 | OF | Tucker, Kyle 4277 | hou al | 10.7 | |
| OF | Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | sea al | 4.5 | OF | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | nyy al | 9.0 | |
| DH | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | ana al | 11.0 | DH | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | ana al | 27.1 | |
| SP | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | tb al | 10.7 | SP | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | nyy al | 30.8 | |
| SP | Verlander, Justin 2112 | hou al | 10.0 | SP | Cease, Dylan 4231 | chi al | 22.4 | |
| SP | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | det al | 8.7 | SP | Ray, Robbie 3502 | sea al | 21.4 | |
| SP | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | nyy al | 8.4 | SP | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | tor al | 18.7 | |
| CP | Lopez, Jorge 4060 | bal al | 5.0 | CP | Houck, Tanner 4342 | bos al | 9.0 | |
| Pos | NL players | Team | BTP | Pos | NL players | Team | BTP | |
| 1B | Alonso, Pete 4118 | nym nl | 9.2 | 1B | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | stl nl | 13.5 | |
| 2B | Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | sd nl | 3.5 | 2B | Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | sd nl | 8.5 | |
| SS | Kim, Ha-Seong 4373 | sd nl | 4.0 | SS | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | sd nl | 10.2 | |
| 3B | Machado, Manny 3087 | sd nl | 5.5 | 3B | Machado, Manny 3087 | sd nl | 11.4 | |
| CA | Stephenson, Tyler 4384 | cin nl | 3.0 | CA | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | phi nl | 8.2 | |
| OF | Betts, Mookie 3404 | lad nl | 6.5 | OF | Duvall, Adam 3573 | atl nl | 11.5 | |
| OF | Canha, Mark 3454 | nym nl | 4.7 | OF | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | phi nl | 11.5 | |
| OF | Pederson, Joc 3621 | sf nl | 4.2 | OF | O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | stl nl | 10.5 | |
| DH | Harper, Bryce 3011 | phi nl | 6.0 | DH | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | stl nl | 13.0 | |
| SP | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | sd nl | 11.4 | SP | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | phi nl | 27.8 | |
| SP | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | fla nl | 9.7 | SP | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | sd nl | 27.5 | |
| SP | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | sf nl | 8.7 | SP | Scherzer, Max 2588 | nym nl | 27.1 | |
| SP | Wright, Kyle 4349 | atl nl | 8.7 | SP | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | mil nl | 24.8 | |
| CP | Bednar, David 4499 | pit nl | 5.0 | CP | Kennedy, Ian 2723 | ari nl | 8.7 | |
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With voting now underway for the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s an updated look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 19.
The first phase of voting is open now and continues until June 30. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 19, at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
Box-Toppers offers two perspectives on All-Star teams—the first includes the Box-Toppers points leaders at each position for the current 2022 season. The second includes the points leaders at each position for the combined 2021 and 2022 seasons.
The chart above shows the leaders at each position in both the American League and National League for 2022 and 2021-22. There are eight players who make both the 2022 and 2021-22 All-Star teams, including:
AL first base—Ty France, Mariners
AL third base—Jose Ramirez, Guardians
AL outfield—Aaron Judge, Yankees
AL designated hitter—Shohei Ohtani, Angels
AL starting pitcher—Gerrit Cole, Yankees
NL second base—Jake Cronenworth, Padres
NL third base—Manny Machado, Padres
NL starting pitcher—Joe Musgrove, Padres
This season, both leagues have 14 spots each on Box-Toppers All-Star team—the customary five infield spots, three for outfield, four for starting pitchers plus one spot for closing pitcher and one spot for designated hitter.
Fans don’t get to pick pitchers for the All-Star Game (which doesn’t make sense), but Box-Toppers lists the top pitchers by league in Box-Toppers points for both 2022 and 2021-22.
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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