| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 1 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| 3 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 | 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.7 | |
| 4 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 4 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp mr cp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 | |
| 10 | Arihara, Kohei 4378 | pi sp | tex al | 3.0 | 10 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.7 | 1 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf lf | pit nl | 2.0 | |
| 2 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b dh | sea al | 2.5 | 2 | Young, Andrew 4381 | lf 2b | ari nl | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 2.5 | 3 | Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 1.7 | |
| 4 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 2.5 | 4 | Owings, Chris 3347 | ss cf | col nl | 1.7 | |
| 5 | Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b | oak al | 2.5 | 5 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf dh rf ph | fla nl | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Trammell, Taylor 4374 | cf | sea al | 2.0 | 6 | Ruf, Darin 3575 | lf dh | sf nl | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | dh 1b | chi al | 1.5 | 7 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf | oak al | 1.5 | 8 | Marte, Starling 3122 | cf | fla nl | 1.5 | |
| 9 | Verdugo, Alex 4129 | rf | bos al | 1.5 | 9 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 1.5 | |
| 10 | France, Ty 4243 | dh 2b | sea al | 1.5 | 10 | Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b 1b | chi nl | 1.5 |
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters, Trevor Rogers of the Marlins rises to lead National League pitchers and Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to lead 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 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 5 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.7 |
| 8 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 9 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
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Glasnow has 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, earning 1.0 point in the past week, maintaining his lead among all players and among AL pitchers, ahead of Shane Bieber of the Indians (4.7), who ranks second overall and among AL pitchers.
American League batters—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads for the second week with 4.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 points in the past week, third among all players. He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter Kyle Seager of the Mariners (2.5 points).
National League pitchers—Trevor Rogers of the Marlins leads with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players. He passes last week’s leader Joe Musgrove of the Pirates, who falls to sixth among NL pitchers with 3.0 points. Rogers ranks ahead of second-place NL pitcher, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (3.7 points).
National League batters—Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to the lead with 2.0 Box-Toppers points. He’s earned Player of the Game honors twice so far in 2021 (on April 18 and April 22). He passes last week’s NL batting leader, Justin Turner of the Dodgers, who falls to third with 1.7 points. Though Reynolds and second-place NL batter Andrew Young of the Diamondbacks both have 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, Reynolds ranks ahead because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—3.0 vs. 0.0.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—216
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—30
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—23
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut in the past week—7
Games completed so far in 2021—272
Percentage of scheduled season completed—11.2
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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