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Despite not earning a Box-Toppers points in a month, Clayton Kershaw still leads player rankings

Shawn Plank July 22, 2016

Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 21.


AL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP NL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5 1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1 2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 10.7 3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Salazar, Danny 3223 pi sp cle al 10.5 4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Santiago, Hector 3109 pi sp ana al 10.4 5 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
6 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp bos al 10.4 6 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
7 Hill, Rich 2215 pi sp oak al 9.4 7 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
8 Fulmer, Michael 3640 pi sp det al 8.7 8 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
9 Price, David 2593 pi sp bos al 8.4 9 Lester, Jon 2173 pi sp chi nl 10.7
10 Carrasco, Carlos 2885 pi sp cle al 8.4 10 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp ari nl 9.7
AL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP NL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Machado, Manny 3087 ss 3b bal al 8.7 1 Carpenter, Matt 2987 3b 1b 2b stl nl 7.5
2 Altuve, Jose 3007 2b hou al 8.5 2 Myers, Wil 3228 1b sd nl 7.2
3 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b tor al 8.2 3 Bryant, Kris 3465 lf 3b rf chi nl 7.0
4 Correa, Carlos 3506 ss hou al 7.7 4 Suarez, Eugenio 3355 3b cin nl 7.0
5 Trout, Mike 2949 cf ana al 7.5 5 Carter, Chris 2828 1b mil nl 7.0
6 Davis, Chris 2478 1b bal al 7.5 6 Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 cf lf nym nl 6.0
7 Trumbo, Mark 2851 rf bal al 7.2 7 Holliday, Matt 1836 1b lf dh stl nl 6.0
8 Martin, Russell 2202 ca tor al 7.0 8 LeMahieu, DJ 3091 2b col nl 5.5
9 Wieters, Matt 2643 ca bal al 7.0 9 Bruce, Jay 2453 rf cin nl 5.0
10 Lee, Dae-Ho 3627 1b ph sea al 6.7 10 Murphy, Daniel 2589 2b dc nl 5.0

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw hasn’t earned a Box-Toppers point in more than a month but still holds a lead in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 21:  


Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
What are those numbers after players' names?

Kershaw has 20.0 Box-Toppers points and has been on the disabled list since late June with a back injury. No date has been set for his return and there has been speculation he may require surgery—leaving the remainder of his season in doubt.

Still, even though he last earned Box-Toppers points on June 20, he leads second-place player, Marlin pitcher Jose Fernandez (16.4 Box-Toppers points) by 3.6 points. That means Fernandez would need at least two starts to catch Kershaw.

Meanwhile, all four category leaders from the July 10 All-Star break player rankings report remain on top for the latest report:

National League pitchers—Kershaw leads with 20.0 Box-Toppers points.

American League pitchers—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber has 12.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He ranks fifth among all players.

American League batters—Manny Machado of the Orioles leads with 8.7 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 20th among all players.

National League batters—Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals leads with 7.5 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 34th among all players.

Two players rose into Box-Toppers overall top 10 since last week—National pitcher Stephen Strasburg (11.4) rises to seventh and Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaad (11.0) rises to ninth. Two players fell from the overall top 10—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale (10.7) fell to 11th and Indians pitcher Danny Salazar (10.5) fell to 13th.

So far this season, 584 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 253 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 85 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season, the first time in their career they earned 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.

Last player rankings report, July 10

TagsTop 10 players, Box-Toppers Player Rankings, Clayton Kershaw, Jose Fernandez, Corey Kluber, Manny Machado, Matt Carpenter, Stephen Strasburg, Noah Syndergaard, Chris Sale, Danny Salazar
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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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