| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 | 1 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 2 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 3 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | |
| 4 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 4 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | |
| 5 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 5 | Castillo, Luis 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp mr | tb al | 3.7 | 6 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Shoemaker, Matt 3290 | pi sp | tor al | 3.7 | 7 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 | |
| 9 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 9 | Eflin, Zach 3679 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | |
| 10 | McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 10 | Lucchesi, Joey 3936 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Beckham, Tim 3452 | ss dh 2b | sea al | 3.5 | 1 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 5.2 | |
| 2 | Narvaez, Omar 4095 | ca | sea al | 2.7 | 2 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 4.5 | |
| 3 | Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 2.5 | 3 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 3.0 | |
| 4 | Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf lf dh | tex al | 2.5 | 4 | Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b ph | ari nl | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Gallo, Joey 3485 | dh lf 1b | tex al | 2.5 | 5 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 2.0 | |
| 6 | Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 2.5 | 6 | Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b lf | phi nl | 2.0 | |
| 7 | Santana, Domingo 3507 | lf | sea al | 2.0 | 7 | Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | lf | atl nl | 1.7 | |
| 8 | Profar, Jurickson 3665 | 2b ss 3b 1b | oak al | 1.7 | 8 | Dean, Austin 4109 | rf | fla nl | 1.7 | |
| 9 | Piscotty, Stephen 3570 | rf | oak al | 1.5 | 9 | Baez, Javier 3395 | ss 2b 3b | chi nl | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 1.5 | 10 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf ph | ari nl | 1.5 |
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Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, passing last week’s leader Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers.
Meanwhile, Bellinger continues to lead National League players in Box-Toppers points, ranking second overall.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of April 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 2 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 5.2 |
| 3 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf lf | mil nl | 4.5 |
| 4 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 |
| 5 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 9 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
| 10 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Bauer leads all players with 5.4 Box-Toppers points. He ranked fifth overall last week. Bauer also leads American League pitchers, passing last week’s leader, Blake Snell of the Rays, who falls to second with 4.0 points. Bauer ranked third among AL pitchers last week.
Bellinger falls from first to second place overall with the same 5.2 Box-Toppers point total he had last week. He continues to lead all NL players and all NL batters, ahead of Christian Yelich of the Brewers (4.5 points).
German Marquez of the Rockies is the new leader among NL pitchers this week with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader Josh Hader of the Brewers (4.0). Marquez ranks fifth overall. Though both Marquez and Hader have 4.0 Box-Toppers points, Marquez ranks ahead because he had more 2018 Box-Toppers points—14.7 vs. 11.7.
Tim Beckham of the Mariners continues to lead AL batters with the same 3.5 Box-Toppers point total he had last week, ahead of second-place AL batter and teammate Omar Narvaez (2.7). Beckham ranks 14th overall.
So far this season, 220 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 32 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 23 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season (10 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.