The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2021 team rankings, through the games of Thursday, June 17. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from June 11 to 17. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of June 10.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Sox | 56.5 | +6.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Rays | 52.5 | +4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Brewers | 50.3 | +3.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Athletics | 49.8 | +7.2 | 7 |
| 5 | Dodgers | 48.4 | +4.0 | 6 |
| 6 | Yankees | 48.1 | +3.0 | 5 |
| 7 | Red Sox | 47.9 | +5.7 | 8 |
| 8 | Giants | 47.5 | +6.5 | 9 |
| 9 | Padres | 47.5 | +2.0 | 4 |
| 10 | Astros | 46.3 | +5.5 | 10 |
| 11 | Indians | 44.0 | +7.7 | 15 |
| 12 | Cubs | 42.9 | +4.0 | 11 |
| 13 | Mets | 42.6 | +6.4 | 16 |
| 14 | Phillies | 42.5 | +4.0 | 12 |
| 15 | Reds | 42.4 | +8.0 | 20 |
| 16 | Angels | 41.6 | +4.5 | 14 |
| 17 | Mariners | 41.0 | +5.0 | 18 |
| 18 | Cardinals | 40.7 | +3.0 | 13 |
| 19 | Blue Jays | 38.6 | +2.5 | 17 |
| 20 | Marlins | 37.9 | +2.0 | 19 |
| 21 | Nationals | 35.9 | +6.0 | 25 |
| 22 | Twins | 35.9 | +2.7 | 22 |
| 23 | Braves | 35.5 | +3.5 | 23 |
| 24 | Rockies | 34.9 | +5.5 | 26 |
| 25 | Royals | 33.9 | +0.0 | 21 |
| 26 | Tigers | 32.1 | +2.0 | 24 |
| 27 | Rangers | 26.7 | +0.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Diamondbacks | 26.0 | +0.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Orioles | 25.2 | +0.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Pirates | 22.5 | +1.0 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams for the second week and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team.
White Sox players have accumulated 56.5 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 6.2 points in the past week. Trailing them in second place both overall and among American League teams is the Tampa Bay Rays with 52.5 Box-Toppers points.
The White Sox have baseball’s second-best winning percentage (.623), behind the San Francisco Giants (.638). The Giants are eighth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 47.5 points.
The White Sox are led by pitcher Lance Lynn with 7.7 Box-Toppers points, fifth among AL pitchers. White Sox top batter is Jose Abreu with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters. There are 19 White Sox players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
The Brewers lead NL teams for the second straight week with 50.3 Box-Toppers points, maintaining their overall third-place ranking. Trailing them among NL teams is the Los Angeles Dodgers with 48.4 Box-Toppers points, in fifth place overall.
The Brewers have the fifth-best winning percentage (.551) among NL teams, behind the Giants (.638), the Los Angeles Dodgers (.608), the New York Mets (.574) and the Chicago Cubs (.565). The Giants are eighth in Box-Toppers team rankings (47.5), the Dodgers are fifth (48.4), the Mets are 13th (42.6) and the Cubs are 12th (42.9).
The Brewers are led by pitcher Brandon Woodruff with 11.4 Box-Toppers points, who ranks fourth among all players and second among NL pitchers. Brewers top batter is Christian Yelich with 2.5 points, 20th among NL batters. So far this season, 19 different Brewers players have earned Box-Toppers points.
The Cincinnati Reds are the hottest team of the week, picking up 8.0 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Reds won six of their seven games in the past week. The Reds now have 42.4 Box-Toppers points on the season, 15th overall. Their five spot rise in rankings from 20th to 15th was the biggest jump among all teams this week.
Two teams fell five spots in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, tied for the biggest plummet in standings:
The The San Diego Padres fell from fourth to ninth place with 47.5 points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week.
The St. Louis Cardinals fell from 13th to 18th with 40.7 points, picking up 3.0 points in the past week.
The Pittsburgh Pirates rank 30th and last place in team rankings for the fourth straight week with 22.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
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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