| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.4 | |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 | 2 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 | |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 | 3 | Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 | |
| 4 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 | 4 | Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 5.7 | |
| 5 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 5 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 | |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 6 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
| 8 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 9 | Hand, Brad 2907 | pi cp | sd nl | 4.0 | |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 4.7 | 10 | Ross, Tyson 2840 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 5.2 | 1 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 5.0 | 2 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Davidson, Matt 3292 | dh 1b | chi al | 4.2 | 3 | Hundley, Nick 2497 | ca ph | sf nl | 3.5 | |
| 4 | Solarte, Yangervis 3304 | 3b 2b 1b | tor al | 3.7 | 4 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b dh | bos al | 3.5 | 5 | Adams, Matt 3220 | 1b | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 3.0 | 6 | Pollock, A.J. 3142 | cf | ari nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | ana al | 3.0 | 7 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | lf | bos al | 3.0 | 8 | Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | nyy al | 3.0 | 9 | Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | cf | col nl | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Alvarez, Pedro 2817 | dh 3b ph | bal al | 2.7 | 10 | Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | mil nl | 2.5 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer continues to lead National League pitchers, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds rises to lead NL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of May 10:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.4 |
| 4 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 6 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.4 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Severino has 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2018, picking up 1.0 point in the past week. He has led player rankings since May 2, a nine-day stretch, the longest for any player this season. Severino leads by 0.7 points over second-place player, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole (10.0 Box-Toppers points). He also leads Cole among American League pitchers.
National League pitchers—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer continues to lead with 9.4 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.7 points in the past week, ahead of second-place NL pitcher Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks (7.0).
American League batters—Mookie Betts of the Red Sox leads AL batters with 5.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He ranks 12th among all players. Betts leads second-place AL batter Nomar Mazara of the Rangers (5.0).
National League batters—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds rises to lead NL batters with 4.0 points, passing last week’s leader, Nick Hundley of the Giants, who falls to third among NL batters with 3.5 points. Suarez leads second-place NL batter Freddie Freeman of the Braves (4.0).
So far this season, 340 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 93 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 38 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season (including three in the past week) 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.
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Box-Toppers
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.