Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer hold dominant lead among players in Box-Toppers points over last several years. Using longer term measure, Chris Sale rises to lead AL pitchers, Yoenis Cespedes rises to lead NL batters.
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Dodgers, Nationals top Box-Toppers 2017 preseason team rankings; Cubs slip to 5th
Los Angeles Dodgers edge out Washington Nationals as Box-Toppers' top preseason team. Champion Cubs slip to 5th after key player losses. Indians rank 1st among AL teams.
Read MoreIn 2016, pitchers had more Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors than batters
A comprehensive Box-Toppers analysis of all 2,428 games played in 2016 shows pitchers won Player of the Game honors more frequently than batters and won an overwhelming majority of overall Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top single game performances by batters for 2016
C.J. Cron of the Angels had highest Box-Toppers game score among batters in 2016, which is only 149th-best game score among 2,428 games played.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top single game performances for 2016
Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez has best single-game Box-Toppers game score in 2016. Clayton Kershaw, Jose Fernandez each had two of the 12 best game scores of the year.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top players by position over several time frames
A look at Box-Toppers points leaders by position over several time frames, summarizing the series of nine High by Position posts.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top closing pitchers by time frame
Trevor Hoffman leads closing pitchers in career Box-Toppers points, ahead of Mariano Rivera, the all-time saves leader.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top pitchers by time frame
Randy Johnson leads pitchers in career Box-Toppers points. CC Sabathia and Clayton Kershaw lead active pitchers in points.
Read MoreAlbert Pujols leads designated hitters in career Box-Toppers points
Pujols leads all DHs in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 and all active DHs in career points. Kendrys Morales led DHs in 2016 and Edwin Encarnacion led DHs over past two and past six seasons.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top outfielders by time frame
Manny Ramirez leads outfielders in career Box-Toppers points. Carlos Beltran leads active outfielders in career points. Mike Trout leads outfielders in recent seasons.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top catchers by time frame
Mike Piazza leads catchers in career Box-Toppers points. Brian McCann leads active catchers in career points.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top third basemen by time frame
Alex Rodriguez leads third basemen in career Box-Toppers points. Manny Machado and Adrian Beltre are Box-Toppers' leaders at third base in recent seasons.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top shortstops by time frame
Miguel Tejada leads shortstops in career Box-Toppers points, though 2nd-place Derek Jeter seen as superior shortstop.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top second basemen by time frame
Jeff Kent holds dominating lead among second basemen in Box-Toppers points since 1995. Jose Altuve led second basemen in 2016.
Read MoreBox-Toppers' top first basemen by time frame
Albert Pujols leads all first basemen in career Box-Toppers points since 1995. Miguel Cabrera leads first basemen over past season and past six seasons.
Read MoreHow 2017 Hall of Fame candidates fared in Box-Toppers
Bagwell, Raines, Rodriguez elected to Hall of Fame; Schilling, Hoffman, Kent, Guerrero among the Box-Toppers leaders who were overlooked.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top pitchers and batters by team in 2016
3 of 4 major postseason award winners are among Box-Toppers top-ranked pitchers or batters on their teams. The exception: AL Cy Young Rick Porcello, who ranks 6th among Red Sox players.
Read MoreBox-Toppers All-time All-Star teams, 1995-2016
Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team (since 1995) consists of two active players (Sabathia and Pujols) and 12 retired players.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2011-16 All-Star teams
Four players appear on Box-Toppers All-Star teams over all three major time periods (2016, 2015-16, 2011-16)—Kershaw, Scherzer, Hamels and Trout.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2015-16 All-Star teams
A look at Box-Toppers' leading players by position in both leagues over 2015-16.
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