| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 1 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 2 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 | 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | |
| 4 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 4 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp mr | mil nl | 2.7 | |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 5 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 2.7 | |
| 6 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 9 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 10 | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 | 1 | Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 1.7 | |
| 2 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b dh | sea al | 2.5 | 2 | Owings, Chris 3347 | ss cf | col nl | 1.7 | |
| 3 | Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b | oak al | 2.5 | 3 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf dh rf ph | fla nl | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf | oak al | 1.5 | 4 | Ruf, Darin 3575 | lf dh | sf nl | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Verdugo, Alex 4129 | rf | bos al | 1.5 | 5 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 1.5 | 6 | Marte, Starling 3122 | cf | fla nl | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 1.5 | 7 | Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf ph | mil nl | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 1.5 | 8 | Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf dh | pit nl | 1.5 | |
| 9 | Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 1.5 | 9 | Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf 1b | kc al | 1.5 | 10 | Vogt, Stephen 3503 | ca dh | ari nl | 1.5 |
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2021 season.
Meanwhile, Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove leads National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads American League batters and Justin Turner of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, April 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 |
| 2 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 4 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 5 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 |
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Glasnow has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021 after earning overall Player of the Day honors twice (April 1 and April 12). While Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes also has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season (earned by winning Player of the Game honors four times—April 6, April 10, April 13 and April 14), Glasnow ranks higher because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—8.0 vs. 1.0.
National League pitchers—Joe Musgrove of the Pirates leads with 3.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players. He ranks ahead of second-place Trevor Bauer of the Dodgers (2.7 points).
American League batters—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads with 3.2 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players. He ranks ahead of second-place Kyle Seager of the Mariners (2.5 points).
National League batters—No NL batter has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors more than once. Two of them have earned Box-Toppers NL Player of the Day honors worth 1.7 points—Justin Turner of the Dodgers (on April 15) and Chris Owings of the Rockies (on April 1). Turner ranks higher because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—1.0 vs. 0.0.
So far this season, 157 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are 15 players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points. There are 16 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. There have been 185 games completed in the 2021 season in which 2,430 are scheduled, meaning 7.6 percent of scheduled games have been played.
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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