| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp mr | tb al | 6.7 | 1 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 7.0 | |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 | 2 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 3 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.2 | |
| 4 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 | 4 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 5 | Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | |
| 6 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 6 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 | |
| 7 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 7 | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 | |
| 8 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 8 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 | |
| 9 | Fiers, Mike 3029 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 9 | Eflin, Zach 3679 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | |
| 10 | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 10 | Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | |
| 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 1b | lad nl | 6.2 | |
| 2 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b dh | chi al | 4.0 | 2 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 5.5 | |
| 3 | Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b dh | nyy al | 4.0 | 3 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Gardner, Brett 2486 | cf | nyy al | 3.5 | 4 | Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b cf ss | ari nl | 5.0 | |
| 5 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b | tex al | 3.5 | 5 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Beckham, Tim 3452 | ss dh 2b | sea al | 3.5 | 6 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Vogelbach, Daniel 4070 | dh | sea al | 3.5 | 7 | Reyes, Franmil 4036 | rf | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Narvaez, Omar 4095 | ca | sea al | 2.7 | 8 | Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 2.5 | 9 | Aguilar, Jesus 3787 | 1b | mil nl | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf lf dh | tex al | 2.5 | 10 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 1b 3b lf 2b | lad nl | 2.5 |
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Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings through the games of May 9, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led the past two weeks.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of May 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 7.0 |
| 2 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 3 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.2 |
| 6 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 6.2 |
| 7 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
| 8 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 5.5 |
| 9 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.0 |
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Meanwhile, Hader also rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is the new leader in points among American League pitchers.
Hader leads all players with 7.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week. He is ahead of second-place overall player Glasnow (6.7 points). Hader passed Verlander (6.4), who led for the past two weeks, who now ranks fourth overall. Hader also passed last week’s NL pitching leader, Zack Greinke of the Diamondbacks (6.2 points), who falls to third among NL pitchers.
American League pitchers—Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads with 6.7 Box-Toppers points and ranks second overall. He passes last week’s AL pitching leader, Justin Verlander of the Astros (6.4), who falls to second among AL pitchers.
National League batters—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers leads NL batters for the fifth straight week with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, falling from third to sixth place overall, picking up no points in the past week. He’s ahead of second-place NL batter Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals, who with 5.5 points, ranks eighth overall.
American League batters—Joey Gallo of the Rangers leads AL batters for the third straight week with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, 29th place overall, picking up no points in the past week. He’s ahead of second-place AL batter Jose Abreu of the White Sox (4.0). (Though both Gallo and Abreu have 4.0 points on the season, Gallo ranks ahead because he has more 2017 Box-Toppers points—6.5 vs. 1.0.)
So far this season, 556 games have been played and 349 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 92 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 45 players who have made their Box-Toppers debut so far this season (11 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.