| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 | 1 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 20.1 | |
| 2 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 17.1 | 2 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.7 | |
| 3 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 16.7 | 3 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.1 | |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 15.4 | 4 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 15.7 | |
| 5 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 15.1 | 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 13.7 | |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.0 | 6 | Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 | |
| 7 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 13.4 | 7 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.7 | |
| 8 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 13.1 | 8 | Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 12.7 | |
| 9 | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 13.0 | 9 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 12.0 | |
| 10 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 | 10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 | 1 | Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 10.7 | |
| 2 | Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 12.5 | 2 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 10.5 | |
| 3 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf dh | nyy al | 10.0 | 3 | Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b | stl nl | 10.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 7.5 | 4 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf 2b | lad nl | 8.5 | |
| 5 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 7.5 | 5 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 8.5 | |
| 6 | Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | dh 3b ss | bal al | 7.5 | 6 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | lf cf | pit nl | 7.7 | |
| 7 | McCormick, Chas 4444 | lf cf | hou al | 7.5 | 7 | Outman, James 4699 | cf | lad nl | 7.7 | |
| 8 | Duran, Jarren 4783 | cf | bos al | 7.5 | 8 | Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b | fla nl | 7.5 | |
| 9 | Paredes, Isaac 4666 | 3b 1b 2b | tb al | 7.2 | 9 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 7.5 | |
| 10 | Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 1b dh | tb al | 7.0 | 10 | Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | sd nl | 7.5 |
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Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels.
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 Thursday, Sept. 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 20.1 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 |
| 3 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.7 |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 17.1 |
| 5 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 16.7 |
| 6 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.1 |
| 7 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 15.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 15.4 |
| 9 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 15.1 |
| 10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.0 |
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Strider continues to lead National League pitchers, while Ohtani continues to lead both American League batters and pitchers. Also, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves continues to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Strider leads
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Strider took the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead Wednesday with 20.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023, passing Ohtani’s 19.4. Ohtani falls to second place overall.
Strider leads NL pitchers ahead of Freddy Peralta of the Brewers (17.7 points).
This is the second time Strider has led players this season. Strider took the lead for one day Aug. 25, but Ohtani passed him the next day, holding the lead until Wednesday.
Ohtani leads AL pitchers and batters
Ohtani had led all players for 12 straight weeks before losing the overall lead this week to Strider.
He still leads AL pitchers, ahead of Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays (17.1) and leads AL batters ahead of Kyle Tucker of the Astros (12.5.). Ohtani has led AL pitchers in 13 straight weekly reports. He has led AL batters in 17 straight weekly reports.
Ohtani has earned exactly half his points as a pitcher (9.7) and half as a batter (9.7). His pitching season was shut down when it was learned in late August he had a ligament tear in his pitching elbow. Ohtani missed his 10th straight game as a batter Wednesday (the Angels were idle Thursday)—his longest absence at the plate this season—due to a strained right oblique. However, he is not on the injured list and is theoretically eligible to return at any time.
While Box-Toppers adds all of Ohtani’s points together and counts the overall total when ranking him as an AL pitcher and an AL batter, if they are separated, here is how Ohtani would rank:
His 9.7 points as a batter would rank third among AL batters.
His 9.7 points as a pitcher would rank 17th among AL pitchers.
National League batters
Zac Gallen @Dbacks rises this week to lead NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points over 2022-23:
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1—Gallen 34.4 (18.7 in ’22, 15.7 in ’23)
2—Spencer Strider @Braves 33.5 (13.4 in ’22, 20.1 in ’23)
3—Julio Urias @Dodgers 30.4
4—Zack Wheeler @Phillies 28.1
5—Sandy Alcantara @Marlins 28.1
Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves leads the category for the third week with 10.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He leads over second-place NL batter Pete Alonso of the Mets (10.5).
Acuna ranks 32nd among all players.
Acuna’s current 10.7 point total would equal the lowest Box-Toppers point to lead a league category in a regular-length season. In 2016, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies led NL batters with 10.7 points, the lowest total to lead any category in a regular-length season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023—764 (there were 747 as of last week).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—377 (there were 367 as of last week).
Players with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points—41 (there were 39 as of last week).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2023 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—178 (there were 168 as of last week).
Games completed so far in 2023—2,199, an average of 146.6 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—90.5.
Pitchers rebounded with a strong week after last week’s rare instance of batter dominance, winning Player of the Game honors in 64 of the 98 games played (65.3 percent), with batters winning in 34 (34.7 percent). Batters’ share of Player of the Game honors for the season decreased from 41.3 percent last week to 41.0 percent this week (901 of the 2,199 games played). Pitchers have won in 1,298 games (59.0 percent).
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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