A look at Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams as voting wraps up this week

Here are Box-Toppers points leaders by position and by league for the current season (2023) and for this season and last season (2022-23) as of June 26. The top three outfielders and top four starting pitchers (SP) in each league over both time periods are shown. Also shown is closing pitcher (CP) with the most Box-Toppers points in each league over both time periods.  

2023 leaders 2022-23 leaders
Pos American League Team BTP Pos American League Team BTP
1B Ryan Noda Athletics 5.0 1B Ryan Mountcastle Orioles 9.2
2B Luis Rengifo Angels 5.0 2B Marcus Semien Rangers 11.7
SS Corey Seager Rangers 5.2 SS Amed Rosario Guardians 9.0
3B Isaac Paredes Rays 6.2 3B Jose Ramirez Guardians 15.4
CA Jonah Heim Rangers 3.5 CA Cal Raleigh Mariners 9.5
OF Aaron Judge Yankees 7.5 OF Aaron Judge Yankees 20.7
OF Randy Arozarena Rays 6.0 OF Yordan Alvarez Astros 12.7
OF Matt Vierling Tigers 5.0 OF Randy Arozarena Rays 12.0
DH Shohei Ohtani Angels 12.9 DH Shohei Ohtani Angels 37.6
SP Kevin Gausman Blue Jays 12.0 SP Dylan Cease White Sox 27.4
SP Shane McClanahan Rays 9.7 SP Shane McClanahan Rays 26.1
SP Chris Bassitt Blue Jays 9.4 SP Kevin Gausman Blue Jays 24.7
SP Bryce Miller Mariners 9.4 SP Framber Valdez Astros 23.0
CP Felix Bautista Orioles 7.0 CP Felix Bautista Orioles 12.0
Pos National League Team BTP Pos National League Team BTP
1B LaMonte Wade Jr. Giants 4.0 1B Pete Alonso Mets 18.4
2B Luis Arraez Marlins 5.5 2B Luis Arraez Marlins 11.0
SS Willy Adames Brewers 4.7 SS Willy Adames Brewers 10.6
3B Max Muncy Dodgesr 5.0 3B Max Muncy Dodgesr 12.2
CA Sean Murphy Braves 4.0 CA Travis d’Arnaud Braves 8.0
OF James Outman Dodgers 5.7 OF Mookie Betts Dodgers 11.7
OF Jake Fraley Reds 5.5 OF Mark Canha Mets 10.7
OF Ronald Acuna Jr. Braves 5.0 OF Jake Fraley Reds 8.7
DH Nolan Gorman Cardinals 5.0 DH Rowdy Tellez Brewers 10.2
SP Zac Gallen Diamondbacks 9.7 SP Justin Verlander Mets 29.0
SP Braxton Garrett Marlins 9.7 SP Zac Gallen Diamondbacks 28.4
SP Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 9.1 SP Sandy Alcantara Marlins 25.1
SP Max Scherzer Mets 8.7 SP Julio Urias Dodgers 23.4
CP David Robertson Mets 4.0 CP Eric Lauer Brewers 11.4
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With voting wrapping up this week for the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 25.

The first phase of fan All-Star voting is now closed and the second phase, with finalist voting only, continues through Thursday. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 11, in Seattle.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Sunday, June 25.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 12.9
2 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 12.0
3 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 9.7
4 McClanahan, Shane 4399 pi sp tb al 9.7
5 Garrett, Braxton 4341 pi sp fla nl 9.7
6 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 9.4
7 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 9.4
8 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 9.1
9 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp nym nl 8.7
10 Brown, Hunter 4729 pi sp hou al 8.4
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Box-Toppers offers two perspectives on All-Star teams—the first includes the Box-Toppers points leaders at each position for the current 2023 season. The second includes the points leaders at each position for the combined 2022 and 2023 seasons.

The chart above shows the leaders at each position in both the American League and National League for 2023 and 2022-23. There are 10 players who make both the 2023 and 2022-23 All-Star teams, including:

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 2023 and 2022-23.

It should be noted that Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads both AL pitchers and batters in Box-Toppers points. He could start for the AL at both positions, much like he starts at both positions for the Angels on the days he pitches. But we placed him at just designated hitter on our All-Star team, in something of the spirit of Little League baseball, to give more players a chance.

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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