| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 13.9 | 1 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.7 | |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 | 2 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.1 | |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 11.4 | 3 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.7 | |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 9.7 | 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.1 | |
| 5 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 | 5 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 | |
| 6 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 | 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 | |
| 7 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 8.7 | 7 | Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 | |
| 8 | Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 8.4 | 8 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 | |
| 9 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 8.0 | 9 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 | |
| 10 | Bautista, Felix 4668 | pi cp | bal al | 8.0 | 10 | Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 13.9 | 1 | Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 6.0 | |
| 2 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf dh | nyy al | 7.5 | 2 | Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 5.7 | |
| 3 | Duran, Jarren 4783 | cf | bos al | 7.5 | 3 | Outman, James 4699 | cf | lad nl | 5.7 | |
| 4 | Paredes, Isaac 4666 | 3b 1b 2b | tb al | 6.2 | 4 | Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b | fla nl | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf | tb al | 6.0 | 5 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 5.5 | |
| 6 | Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 5.5 | 6 | Fraley, Jake 4430 | lf ph | cin nl | 5.5 | |
| 7 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 5.5 | 7 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 5.0 | |
| 8 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 5.2 | 8 | Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b dh | stl nl | 5.0 | |
| 9 | Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 5.2 | 9 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | lf cf | pit nl | 4.7 | |
| 10 | Garcia, Adolis 4387 | rf | tex al | 5.0 | 10 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | rf dh | fla nl | 4.7 |
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week.
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, July 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 13.9 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 |
| 3 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 11.4 |
| 5 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.1 |
| 6 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.1 |
| 8 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 9.7 |
| 9 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
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Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Spencer Strider of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers rankings. Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves leads NL batters for the second week.
Ohtani
Ohtani has 13.9 Box-Toppers points to maintain his lead among all players, earning no points since the last player rankings report June 30. He leads over Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (12.0), who is second among all players and among AL pitchers. Ohtani also leads AL batters for the eighth straight week, ahead of Aaron Judge of the Yankees (7.5 points).
Ohtani has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors 12 times in 2023—six as a designated hitter and six as a starting pitcher. He’s earned 7.2 of his Box-Toppers points as a batter and 6.7 as a starting pitcher. He is the only player to qualify to rank among both pitchers and batters in Box-Toppers rankings because he’s earned more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors in both categories.
In both 2021 and 2022, Ohtani spent periods of both seasons ranked among batters but finished both years ranked only as a starting pitcher because he earned such an overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher.
By themselves, Ohtani’s 7.2 points as a batter would rank third among AL batters and his 6.7 points as a pitcher would rank 19th among AL pitchers.
National League pitchers
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to lead the category this week, passing Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, who falls to fourth with 10.1 points. Strider leads over second-place NL pitcher Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins (11.1).
Strider ranks third overall.
National League batters
Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves leads for the second straight week with 6.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He leads over second-place NL batter Willy Adames of the Brewers (5.7 points).
Acuna ranks 48th overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023—609 (there were 583 as of June 30).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—252 (there were 221 as of June 30).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2023 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—112 (there were 108 as of June 30).
Games completed so far in 2023—1,357, an average of 90.5 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—55.8.
In the 141 games played since June 30, pitchers won Player of the Game honors in 81 (57.5 percent) while batters won in 60 (42.5 percent). Batters overall share of Player of the Game honors won this season is 40.6 percent (551 of 1,357 games). Pitchers have won Player of the Game in 59.4 percent of all games in 2023. Batters are doing only slightly better than they were at the same point last year. At the 2022 All-Star break, batters won Player of the Game honors in 39.7 percent of games (549 out of 1,384). Through the entire 2022 season, batters won a record-low 38 percent share of Player of the Game honors.
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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