| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 | 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 | |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 2 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 | |
| 3 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 | |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 6.0 | 4 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 | |
| 5 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 5 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 | |
| 6 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 5.7 | 6 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.0 | |
| 7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 | 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | |
| 8 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 5.0 | 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.0 | |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 | 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 | |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 | 10 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 | 1 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf lf | fla nl | 4.5 | |
| 2 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 5.5 | 2 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b dh | chi al | 4.0 | 3 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 4.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 4.0 | 4 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 3.2 | |
| 5 | Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 4.0 | 5 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 3.5 | 6 | Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b ph | sd nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | dh | nyy al | 3.5 | 7 | Heyward, Jason 2695 | rf ph | chi nl | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf dh | tb al | 3.0 | 8 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b ph | atl nl | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Garcia, Adolis 4387 | cf dh | tex al | 3.0 | 9 | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Mercedes, Yermin 4367 | dh | chi al | 3.0 | 10 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 2.5 |
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow retakes the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings after Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole led for the previous two weeks.
Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League 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, May 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 |
| 8 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Glasnow has 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, rising past previous leader Cole. Though both Glasnow and Cole have 10.7 points for the season, Glasnow ranks higher because he had more 2020 points—8.0 vs. 7.4. Passing Cole, Glasnow also rises to first among AL pitchers. Cole falls to second place overall and among AL pitchers.
National League pitchers—Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers rises to lead with 8.4 Box-Toppers points, third place overall, passing last week’s leader Yu Darvish of the Padres (7.7), who falls to fourth place. Kershaw leads over second-place NL pitcher Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers. Though Kershaw, Woodruff and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler all have 8.4 points for the season, Kershaw ranks ahead because he had more 2020 points—7.7 vs. 7.0 for Woodruff and 1.0 for Wheeler.
National League batters—Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead with 4.5 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals (4.0), who falls to second place. Duvall ranks 40th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
American League batters—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads for the seventh straight week with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He falls from ninth place overall last week to 11th this week. He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox (5.5 points).
Top 10 list exits and entrances—Two players rise into Box-Toppers top 10 overall players list this week:
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to seventh place with 7.4 points.
Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to 10th place with 6.7 points.
They displace two players who were on the top 10 list last week—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox and Orioles pitcher John Means.
The #BT40—The Box-Toppers 40 (#BT40) is made up of the 40 players on Box-Toppers’ four top 10 category lists—AL and NL pitchers and batters. The #BT40 are listed in the chart at the top of this page.
Eight players joined the #BT40 this week:
Chris Bassitt of the Athletics rises to fourth place among AL pitchers with 6.0 points.
Michael Pineda of the Twins rises to eight place among AL pitchers with 5.0 points.
Dylan Cease of the White Sox rises to 10th place among AL pitchers with 5.0 points.
Rafael Devers of the Red Sox rises to fourth place among AL batters with 4.0 points.
Adolis Garcia of the Rangers rises to ninth place among AL batters with 3.0 points.
Julio Urias of the Dodgers rises to 10th place among NL pitchers with 6.0 points.
Jake Cronenworth of the Padres rises to sixth place among NL batters with 3.0 points.
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres rises to ninth place among NL batters with 2.5 points.
Those eight displace these eight players: Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber, Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea, Jeimer Candelario of the Tigers, Marcus Semien of the Blue Jays, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta, Gregory Polanco of the Pirates and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals.
It should be noted that the #BT40 are not the overall top 40 players, but the top 10 in each of four categories. The lowest-ranking player among the #BT40 is Manny Machado of the Padres (2.5 points, 10th among NL batters), who ranks 104th overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—423
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—119
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—59
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut in the past week—9
Games completed so far in 2021—744
Percentage of scheduled season completed—30.6
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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