| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 | 1 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 | |
| 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 | 2 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 | |
| 3 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 3 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 | |
| 4 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.5 | |
| 5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 5 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.7 | 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 | |
| 7 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 | |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp mr | tb al | 3.7 | 8 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | |
| 9 | Shoemaker, Matt 3290 | pi sp | tor al | 3.7 | 9 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | |
| 10 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 10 | Lucchesi, Joey 3936 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Gallo, Joey 3485 | lf dh | tex al | 4.0 | 1 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 5.2 | |
| 2 | Beckham, Tim 3452 | ss dh 2b | sea al | 3.5 | 2 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 4.5 | |
| 3 | Vogelbach, Daniel 4070 | dh | sea al | 3.5 | 3 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 3.0 | |
| 4 | Narvaez, Omar 4095 | ca | sea al | 2.7 | 4 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 2.5 | 5 | Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b ss cf | ari nl | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf lf dh | tex al | 2.5 | 6 | Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 2b ss rf cf | lad nl | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Piscotty, Stephen 3570 | rf | oak al | 2.5 | 7 | Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b ph | ari nl | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Gardner, Brett 2486 | cf | nyy al | 2.5 | 8 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 2.5 | 9 | Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b lf | phi nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Fletcher, David 4111 | lf 2b ss | ana al | 2.5 | 10 | Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf rf | stl nl | 2.0 |
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, passing last week’s leader, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of April 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 3 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 5.2 |
| 4 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 5 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 |
| 6 | Castillo, Luis 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.5 |
| 8 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf lf | mil nl | 4.5 |
| 9 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 |
| 10 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 |
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Meanwhile, there are new leaders in 2019 Box-Toppers points in three of the four major categories:
American League pitchers—Verlander passes Bauer.
National League pitchers—Chris Paddack of the Padres passes German Marquez of the Rockies.
American League batters—Joey Gallo of the Rangers passes Tim Beckham of the Mariners.
Verlander, with 6.4 Box-Toppers points, rises to lead this week’s player rankings report, passing Bauer, last week’s leader, who falls to second with 5.4 points. Verlander also passes Bauer for the lead among AL pitchers.
This is the first time Verlander has led Box-Toppers season player rankings at any point in a season since he led all players in points at the end of the 2012 season with 24.8 points. (Verlander was with the Tigers then.)
NL pitchers—Chris Paddack of the Padres rises to lead NL pitchers with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Marquez, who falls to fifth among NL pitchers with 4.0 points. Paddack ranks fourth among all players.
AL batters—Joey Gallo of the Rangers rises to lead AL batters with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Beckham, who falls to second among AL batters with 3.5 points. Gallo ranks 15th among all players.
NL batters—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers maintains his lead among NL batters with 5.2 Box-Toppers points, earning no points in the past week. He ranks third among all players.
So far this season, 274 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 46 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 27 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season (four 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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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.